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HISTORY
OF THE
TOWN OF CORNISH
Vol. II.
GEO. L. DEMING.
WILLIAM W. BALLOCH. FENNO B. COMINGS.
The Committee chosen by the town to assist the historian
in the publication and sale of Cornish History.
HISTORY
OF THE
TOWN OF CORNISH
NEW HAMPSHIRE
WITH GENEALOGICAL RECORD
1763-1910
By WM. H. child
IN TWO VOLUMES
Vol. n.
GENEALOGY
Recording all events we can.
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PREFACE.
As the history of Cornish was nearing completion the writer
became desirous of aid and counsel, and asked the town to appoint
a committee for that purpose. The town kindly granted his
request, and a committee, designated by himself, consisting of
George L. Deming, Wilham W. Balloch and Fenno B. Comings
was chosen. Their duties at first were examination of the
manuscript and ascertaining cost of publication. The com-
mittee having rendered a favorable report, on March 13, 1911,
the following resolution was by vote adopted: "Resolved,
That the town history committee appointed in March, 1910,
arrange for the publication and sale of the Town History,
and act with the historian in any matter pertaining thereto."
The committee have endeavored to be faithful in the dis-
charge of all these duties, and the writer hereby takes pleasure
in expressing his profound gratitude for all of their aid and
cooperation.
W. H. CHILD.
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
VOL. II
Introduction, Genealogical
Department
Abbott Genealogy
Alden Genealogy .
Atwood Genealogy
Atwood Genealogy
Austin Genealogy
Ayers Genealogy .
Babcock Genealogy
Bachelor Genealogy
Badger Genealogy
Bailey Genealogy
Baker Genealogy .
Balloch Genealogy
Barker Genealogy
Barnard Genealogy
Bartlett Genealogy
Barrows Genealogy
Barton Genealogy
Beal Genealogy .
Beaman Genealogy
Bean Genealogy .
Bemis Genealogy .
Benway Genealogy
Bengham Genealogy
Blake Genealogy
Blanchard Genealogy
Blood Genealogy .
Boardman Genealogy
Bradley Genealogy
Breck Genealogy .
Bryant Genealogy
BuGBEE Genealogy
BuRNAP Genealogy
Burr Genealogy .
Butman Genealogy
BUTTERFIELD GeNEALOGY
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Cady Genealogy .... 48
Carpenter Genealogy . . 41
Carroll Genealogy ... 51
Carter Genealogy ... 53
Cate Genealogy .... 53
Chadbourne Genealogy . . 54
Chaffin Genealogy ... 56
Chapman Genealogy ... 56
Chase Genealogy .... 58
Chellis Genealogy ... 83
Child Genealogy .... 83
Choate Genealogy ... 88
Churchill Genealogy . . 89
Clark Genealogy ... 90
Clement Genealogy ... 91
Cobb Genealogy .... 92
Coburn Genealogy ... 95
Cole Genealogy . . . ■ . 99
Collins Genealogy . . . 104
Comings Genealogy . . . 105
Pelham Branch . . . 116
Cook Genealogy . . . > 119
CoRBiN Genealogy. . . . 120
Couch Genealogy .... 121
CowLEs Genealogy . . . 122
Cross Genealogy .... 122
Currier Genealogy . . . 123
Dame Genealogy .... 123
Dana Genealogy .... 123
Davidson Genealogy . . 123
Davis Genealogy .... 125
Day Genealogy .... 127
Dean Genealogy .... 130
Deming Genealogy . . . 130
Dodge Genealogy .... 138
Dole Genealogy .... 140
Dorr Genealogy . . .140
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DoTEN Genealogy .
141
Dow Genealogy
142
Downs Genealogy
142
Dunbar Genealogy
143
DuNSMooR Genealogy.
143
DusTiN Genealogy.
144
Edminster Genealogy
145
Ellis Genealogy .
147
Fairbanks Genealogy
148
Farnsworth Genealogy .
151
Farrington Genealogy .
152
Fellows Genealogy .
153
FiFIELD GeNE.\LOGY
154
Fitch Genealogy .
154
Fletcher Genealogy
158
Fling Genealogy .
164
Ford Genealogy
164
Foss Genealogy
166
Freeman Genealogy .
167
French Genealogy
171
FuRNALD Genealogy .
171
Gage Genealogy .
172
Gates Genealogy .
172
Gleason Genealogy .
172
Glines Genealogy
173
Gordon Genealogy
173
Gould Genealogy .
174
GowARD Genealogy
175
Greene Genealogy
177
GusTiN Genealogy
178
Hall Genealogy .
178
Hamblet Genealogy .
186
Hammond Genealogy
187
Hardy Genealogy .
187
Harlow Genealogy .
. 189
Harrington Genealogy .
194
Hart Genealogy .
195
Haskell Genealogy .
196
Hastings Genealogy .
196
Hebard Genealogy
. 197
Heywood Genealogy .
197
Hildreth Genealogy
. 198
Hilliard Genealogy .
. 199
Holbrook Genealogy
. 206
Hook Genealogy
. 206
Howard Genealogy
. 207
HuGGiNS Genealogy .
. 209
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Hunt Genealogy .... 216
Hunter Genealogy . . . 217
Huntington Genealogy . . 218
Hurd Genealogy .... 218
Hurley Genealogy . . 219
Hutchinson Genealogy . . 219
Jackson Genealogy . . . 220
Jacobs Genealogy .... 228
Jenney Genealogy . . . 229
Jirauld Genealogy . . . 231
Johnson Genealogy . . .231
Jones Genealogy .... 237
Jordan Genealogy. . . . 237
Kelley Genealogy . . . 238
Kendrick Genealogy . . . 239
Kenyon Genealogy . . . 241
Kidder Genealogy . . . 245
Kimball Genealogy . . . 246
Kinsman Genealogy . . . 249
Knight Genealogy . . 249
Lamberton Genealogy . 250
Lane Genealogy .... 251
Lear Genealogy .... 252
Leavitt Genealogy . . . 254
Leslie Genealogy .... 256
Lewis Geneai^ogy .... 259
Lindsay Genealogy . . . 260
Little Genealogy .... 261
Lothrop Genealogy . . . 261
LuEY Genealogy .... 262
Luther Genealogy . . . 265
Lynds Genealogy .... 266
Mace Genealogy .... 266
Marble Genealogy . . . 267
Martindale Genealogy , . 268
Mason Genealogy . . . 269
Melendy Genealogy . . . 270
Mercer Genealogy . . . 270
Merrill Genealogy . . . 271
Mitchell Genealogy . . . 271
Morgan Gene.\logy . . . 272
Morse Genealogy .... 273
Murray Genealogy . . . 274
Nelson Genealogy . . . 274
Nevens Genealogy . . . 275
Newell Genealogy . . . 277
Newton Genealogy . . . 278
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NoRRis Genealogy . . . 278
Norton Genealogy . . . 278
Nutter Genealogy . . . 279
Page Genealogy .... 279
Paget Genealogy .... 279
Palne Genealogy .... 280
Palmer Genealogy . . . 281
Pardy Genealogy .... 281
Parker Genealogy . . . 282
Peaslee Genealogy . . . 282
Penniman Genealogy . . . 283
Pierce Genealogy . . . 283
Pike Genealogy .... 284
Plaistridge Genealogy . . 287
Poole Genealogy .... 289
Powers Genealogy . . . 289
Putnam Genealogy . . . 294
QuiMBY Genealogy . . . 296
Rawson Genealogy . . . 297
Raymond Genealogy . . . 299
Raynsford Genealogy . . 299
Read Genealogy .... 300
Rice or Royce Genealogy . 302
Rich Genealogy .... 302
Richard.son Genealogy . . 303
RicKARD Genealogy . . . 313
Ripley Genealogy . . . 314
Roberts Genealogy . . . 315
Robinson Genealogy . . . 315
Root Genealogy .... 320
RowELL Genealogy . . . 321
Saint-Gaudens Genealogy . 323
Sanderson Genealogy . . 323
Sargent Genealogy . . . 324
Sartel Genealogy . . . 324
Sherburne Genealogy . . 325
SissoN Genealogy .... 325
Smith Genealogy . . 327
Ichabod Branch . . . 327
Aaron Branch . . . 330
Benjamin Branch. . . 332
Nathaniel Branch . . 333
Dr. Nathan Branch . . 334
Ase Kimball Branch . . 337
Spaulding Genealogy. . . 337
Spicer Genealogy . . . 345
Squires Genealogy . . . 346
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Stearns Genealogy . . 347
Stevens Genealogy . . . 350
Stone Genealogy .... 350
Stowell Genealogy . . . 357
Stuart Genealogy. . . . 359
Sturtevant Genealogy . . 360
SWINNERTON GeNEALOGY . . 361
Tabor Genealogy .... 362
Tandy Genealogy .... 362
Tasker Genealogy . . . 362
Taylor Genealogy . . . 365
Thompson Genealogy . . 366
Thrasher Genealogy . . . 368
Tracy Genealogy .... 372
Truell Genealogy . . . 377
Tucker Genealogy . . . 377
Tuxbury Genealogy . . . 377
Tyler Genealogy .... 378
Vincent Genealogy . . . 380
Vinton Genealogy. . . . 381
Vinton or Vinsen Genealogy 383
Wakefield Genealogy . . 383
Walker Genealogy . . . 385
W^atson Genealogy . . . 391
Weld Genealogy .... 392
Wellman Genealogy . . . 401
Westgate Genealogy . . 406
Whipple Genealogy . . . 411
White Genealogy .... 412
Whiting Genealogy . . . 415
Whittaker Genealogy . . 416
Whitten Genealogy . . . 416
Whittlesey Genealogy . . 417
WiCKWiRE Genealogy . . 418
Wiley Genealogy .... 418
Williams Genealogy . . . 419
Wilson Genealogy . . . 422
Witherell Genealogy . . 422
Wood Genealogy .... 423
Woodbury Genealogy' . . 427
Wright Genealogy . . . 428
Wyman Genealogy . . . 428
York Genealogy .... 435
Young Genealogy .... 437
Compiler's Note .... 438
Index 439-463
LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS
VOL. II
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Cornish Town History Committee on Publication:
Geo. L. Deming,
William W. Balloch,
Fenno B. Comings Frontispiece
William Balloch 16
Samuel Chase Opposite 59
Stephen Child, Jr 85
Edwin L. Child 88
Dea. Benjamin Comings Ill
Uriel L. Comings 113
Judge Alfred Comings 114
Charles W. Comings 115
Joseph B. Comings 117
James M. Davidson 124
Hiram A. Day 129
Rev. D. p. Deming 136
George E. Fairbanks 150
RuEL Hasseltine Fletcher 160
Henry Gould 174
Mrs. Henry Gould 175
Israel Hall 182
Dr. Samuel Hardy 188
David H. Hilliard 202
George E. Hilliard 205
Judge Eleazer Jackson 224
Charles Edwin Jackson 227
George D. Kenyon 243
Edward D. Kimball Opposite 247
Capt. Chester Pike 286
Obed Powers 290
Cynthia Comings Powers 290
Mr. Larnard Powers 292
Mrs. Larnard Powers 292
Orlando Powers 293
Judge John li. Putnam Opposite 295
Residence of Judge J. L. Putnam 295
Mrs. Sarah Richardson Herrick, at 84 308
Henry S. Richardson 312
xii LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS.
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Hon. O. W. Robinson 317
Samuel S. Robinson 319
Capt. Constant W. Smith 331
Rev. Alvah Spaulding 341
William Alanson Stone 353
John Thrasher 369
Stephen A. Tracy 376
Mrs. Stephen A. Tracy 376
Mr. and Mrs. Ishmael Tuxbtjry 378
C. W. Tyler 380
Henry A. Weld 398
Ivan C. Weld 399
Residence of F. N. Weld Opposite 399
Baptist Parsonage, Cornish Flat Opposite 399
First Minister's House Opposite 399
Rev. James Wellman 402
Albert E. Wellman 405
Ariel K. Wood 424
Mrs. Ariel K. Wood 424
Egbert O. Wood 425
Mr. and Mrs. Lyman D. Wood 426
Prof. Addison P. Wyman 430
Capt. Chester Leander Wyman 432
GENEALOGICAL DEPARTMENT.
INTRODUCTION.
The genealogical record of the families of the town is not the least interesting
portion of its history.
"If you would know who you are,
Learn whence you came."
Genealogical study is regarded by most as dry and unprofitable, but this
is due to misapprehension of its importance. One author declares that "the
keeping of family records is a criterion of the difference between worthy fami-
Hes and all other kinds." Sure it is, that with few exceptions the illustrious
and honorable can trace their ancestry back for generations. Believing in the
law of hei'edity, they have been, and still are, increasingly inspired with an
ambition to sustain the honor of their family name. Such, carefully preserve
their records, while others are indifferent about the matter. The goodness of
a family depends more on the number of its generations than on any other
condition.
We regret that our record of the families of Cornish is so incomplete. It
was purposed from the first to include that of every family that ever became
permanently resident of the town. It was a colossal undertaking under the
circumstances. Had every family preserved their full data of events, and,
upon call, have forwarded us a copy of the same, the task, though great, could
have been accomplished much easier and quicker.
The records of a large number of families are broken and lacking much
important data, but this is unavoidable for several reasons. Quite a number
of famiUes who once lived in town evidently moved away, leaving no posterity
behind them. Other families once prominent in town, have here become
extinct, and their descendants are scattered world-wide and beyond our knowl-
edge. We have been enabled to find many of them, but the larger portion is
still unknown. This accounts, in a measure, for the incompleteness of the work.
The material for these genealogies has been obtained from town records,
inscriptions from cemeteries, family records, church records, old writings,
besides extensive correspondence and interviews.
These authorities often fail to agree on dates of events. As there can be
but one date for the same event, we have elected the one most probable and
have marked it uncertain (?).
Thus the difficulties of this compilation have been many, but these must
make the value of the work more apparent.
The plan has been to give the line of descent from the earliest known ances-
tor to the first settlement of the family in town, and from that time to give as
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full a record as possible to the present, pro\'ided the family continues to remain
in town. In case they remove, the children, and, in some cases, the grand-
cliildren of natives are given though born out of town.
From the nature of the case the work of the genealogist is never complete.
Changes are constantly occurring. If up-to-date yesterday, today brings a
change that the record will not show.
With aU these considerations and lack of perfection, the compiler takes
pleasure in showing the following results: About 250 family names, over 1,000
families and nearly 10,000 individual names.
Many famihes have apparently taken a deep interest in this work, and have
rendered all the aid in their power to further it. To these especially, and to
all others who have contributed to the success of this work, we tender sincere
thanks.
INSTRUCTIONS FOR GENEALOGICAL DEPARTMENT.
Names of towns given are understood as belonging to New Hampshire,
unless otherwise indicated, except Boston and New York.
Arabic figures at the left of a name indicate the individual number.
Roman figures at the left are the children of the said couple.
Arabic figures over the right end of a name indicate the generation.
? implies uncertainty on what immediately precedes it.
unm. signifies unmarried.
ord. " ordained.
dau. " daughter.
rem. " removed.
res. " reside, resides, resided.
b.
signifies
born.
m.
((
married.
d.
((
died.
bap.
(C
baptized.
div.
(t
divorced.
wid.
a
widow.
ABBOTT.
EzEKiKL Abbott was b. in Bradford Feb. 13, 1790; m. Nov. 20,
1823, Phoebe Morse, a sister of Asenath (Morse) Bugbee and formerly
of Reading, Vt., b. May 24, 1802, and d. in Bedford April 13, 1875.
He came to Cornish a few years before his marriage and worked at cabi-
net work . Remained on the Flat until March, 1834, when they removed
first to Bradford, then to Manchester^ where he d. Sept. 29, 1880.
He was a carpenter and builder. Children, all b. on Cornish Flat:
i. Oscar Dunreuth, b. Sept. 13, 1824. A physician and res. in Man-
chester; m. first, in 1853, Margaret Pearse; she d. in 1865,
lea\ang three children; m. second, in 1865, Emma B. Pearse, a
sister of his first wife; she d. in 1875, leaving three children; m.
third, Kate W. Farr. No issue.
ii. Egbert Orison, b. Aug. 23, 1826. Res. in Manchester; m.
Oct. 16, 1851, Abbie O. Sleeper. Two children. A carpenter
and builder,
iii, Cornelia Betsev, b. Nov. 20, 1828; m. in 1872 Albert Flint of Bed-
ford. No children. She d. July 7, 1900.
iv. Charlotte Asenath, b. March 16, 1832; m. Dec. 23, 1858, James
W'ilkins. One child: Charles Abbott, b. May 4, 1862. They
res. in Henniker.
ALDEN.
Dea. Daniel Alden was b. Sept. 5, 1720, in Stafford. Conn. He first
came and settled in Cornish as a farmer on the farm he afterwards sold
to Lieut. John Vinton. Here he remained eight years, and after dis-
posing of his farm, he settled in Lebanon, where he d. May IS, 1790.
In 1747 he m. June Turner, who was b. March 30, 1725, and d. in Leb-
anon May 6, 1817. They had twelve children. Of these Jesse and
Isaac lived in Cornish and vicinity.
Jesse Alden was b. May 30, 1762; m. May 31, 1792, Sarah Rice, who was
b. Feb. 9, 1764. He d. of spotted fever April 2, 1813. Children;
i. Samuel Rice, b. May 7, 1793. Lived in Granville, Vt.
ii. Amanda, b. March 14, 1795; m. Rufus Bean. She d. Feb. 5, 1840,
iii. Sarah, b. Jan. 9, 1797; m. Col. E/ra Alden of Lebanon.
iv. Jesse, Jr., b. Nov. 26, 1798. Went to Monte Bello, 111., where he d.
young.
V. Harvey, b. Jan. 7, 1801; m. Anna B. Holbrook. One child that d.
in infancy. He d. July 9, 1835.
vi. David, b. March 6, 1803; d. March 17, 1806.
vii. Betsey, b. July 31, 1805; m. April 5, 1831, Benjamin Ayers of Cor-
nish. One child. (See Ayers.) She d. March 21, 1832.
viii. Hannah, b. July 31, 1805; m. Sept. 19, 1832, Benjamin Ayers, her
deceased sister's widower. She had two children. (See Aj'er?.)
She d. Sept. 28, 1836.
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ix. Mary, b. Jan. 31, ISOS. Lived in Lebanon. Unm. in 1866.
3. Dr. Isaac Ai.den, son of Dea. Daniel and brother of Jesse Alden, was b.
Feb. 11, 1770, He studied medicine under his brother. Dr. Ebenezer
Alden of Randolph, Mass. Settled as a physician in Orange, Vt., and
afterwards in Chelsea, Vt., where he was much respected as a man and
a citizen, but never acquired an extensive practice. At length he gave
up medical pursuits and devoted himself to agriculture, living chiefly in
Plainfield and Cornish. He was modest and retiring and had many
virtues which were appreciated by those who knew him intimately.
He m. Hannah Perry (another authority says Hannah Rice), b. in 1779,
who survived him several years, dying in , being OA^r 80 years
of age. He d. Aug. 25, 1815, and is buried in Cornish. Children;
RoxTNDA, b. March 20, 1803; m. May 15, 1820, Timothy White.
Went to 111. Three daus.
ii. Fidelia A., b. Aug. 12, 1805; m. May 1, 1832, Moses Chase of Cor-
nish. Eight children. (See Chase.) She d. March 11, 1864.
iii. Sarah Bass, b. July 1, 1807; m. Morton. Went to 111. She d.
in 1861.
ivc Lew^is, b. April 20, 1811, and d. in May, 1811.
V. Eliza Jane, b. March 4, 1813; d. unm. Sept. 18, 1860.
vi. Henry Bradley, b. Aug. 7, 1815. Went to 111., m. and had a family
living there in 1860.
ALLEN.
1. John Allen, b. in 1756, was a Revolutionary soldier. Spent a portion of
his life in Cornish and d. May 5, 1845. His wafe, Sally, was b. in 1758,
and d. June 10, 1831. Both are buried at the Flat. The full list of
their children has not been obtained.
John Allen, Jr., was b. in 1784, and d. on the Flat April 21, 1848.
He was twice m. : first, Dolly ; second, April 25, 1805, Hannah
Coldthwaite, who was b. in 1785 and d. Oct. 23, 1823. Had sever.al
children.
2. Thomas Arnold Allen was b. March 23, 1823; m. Lydia N. Dunbar, who
was b. June 7, 1828, and d. March 1, 1905. Mr. Allen d. Jan. 10,
1900. They always lived in town, spending their last years on the Flat.
They had one child: Clara, b. March 25, 1862. She m. Liberty Kemp-
ton and by him had a dau., Lena, who m. Austin Huggins.
3. William Allen and Betsey Swinncrton, both of Croydon, were m. Aug.
1, 1806, and lived in Cornish several years and had these children, b. in
Cornish:
i. Hiram, b. March 13, 1809. He m. in 1834, in Cornish, Martha E.
Huggins of Cornish. They returned to Croydon in 1837. They
had six children.
ii. Lucy, b. Feb. 2, 1812.
GENEALOGIES.
ATWOOD.
1. JosHXJA Atwood of Bradford, Mass., the son of John and Hannah Atwood,
was b. Dec. 3, 1724. He was a blacksmith by trade. He m. in 1744,
Mehitable Seva, b. in Bradford Feb. 1, 1727. They removed from
Bradford to Pelham, N. H. (time not known), and became the parents
of seA'enteen children. He d. July 8, 1809, aged 85 years. His wife d.
March 11, 1805, aged 78. They both d. in Pelham. Of this family
two settled in Cornish: William who came about 1811, and Joshua, Jr.,
a few years earlier. These spent the remainder of their lives in Cornifh,
and both, with their wives, lie buried in the cemetery at the Flat.
2. Joshuas Atwood {Joshvn^, John^) was b. March 13, 1756; m. Sarah
McAdams, b. March 19, 1773. He d. May 5, 1S13. She d. Sept. 20,
1846. Children, all b. in Cornish except the first two:
i. Betsey, b. Oct. 8, 1798; m. Dec. 26, 1814, Curtis Knight. She had
ten children. ^I'hej' buried a dau., Mehnda, in town, who d.
May 2, 1833, aged 11. Res., . She d. Feb. 27, 1888.
2, ii. Daniel, b. Aug. 26, 1800.
3. iii. Joshua, twin, b. May 19, 1802.
iv. Mehitable, twin, b. May 19, 1802; she m. Aug. 26, 1821, John
Emerson. Five children. They lost a son in town April 20, 1833
(John, Jr.), aged 3. Res., Piermont, N. H. She d. Jan. 24, 1885.
V. Robert, b. June 7, 1804; m. first, Oct. 24, 1833, Elvira Maria Nut-
ting, dau. of Timothy Nutting, Esq., of Claremont, b. Nov. 3,
1812. By her he had four children. She d. . He m.
second, Nov. 26, 1850, Harriet L. Smith of Cornish, dau. of
Constant W. and Sarah (Hilliard) Smith, b. July 21, 1817, by
whom he had three children. Pre\'ious to his first marriage at
the age of 21, he studied medicine. Graduated as M.D. at
Dartmouth, then removed to Weathersfield, Vt., and estabhshed
himself in a successful practice of his profession, which he fol-
lowed until his death, Nov. 15, 1874. His second wife d. Dec.
26, 1900, in Farmingdale, N. Y. His two oldest sons, Edwin F.
and Robert N., chose their father's profession, the first prac-
ticing in Acworth, N. H., and the other, after serving as surgeon
in the army during the Rebellion, located in Brooklyn, N. Y.
Dr. Atwood's eldest dau., Elizabeth^, came to Cornish and
became the wife of George D. Kenyon, Esq., June 26, 1866.
She d. in Cornish Aug. 8, 1885, aged 49. She left one dau.,
Florence; m. (See Kenyon.)
vi. John, b. March 3, 1806; m. Dec. 4, 1834, Mary Ann Newhall of
Weathersfield, Vt., b. Jan. 7, 1816. He res. in Hanover, and
Perkinsville, Vt. He d. in Perkins\dlle, Vt., June 4, 1878.
Eight cliildren. His eldest dau., Abbie H., m. Daniel Chase of
Cornish, where she lived until the death of her husband, Nov.
21, 1885. Since then in Maiden, Mass., and Claremont. No
children.
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\'ii. William, b. Nov. 10, 1807; d. Sept. 3, 1810.
4. viii. David, b. Aug. 18, 1809.
ix. Sarah, b. Feb. 18, 1811; m. Dec. 18, 1832, Benj. S. Fletcher ot
Cornish. Five children, all b. in Cornish. (See Fletcher.) She
d. Sept. 14, 1893.
X. Hannah, b. Sept. 13, 1813; d. April 19, 1833.
2. Daniel^ Atwood (Joshua^-^ John^) h. in Pelham Aug. 26, 1800; m. Oct.
26, 1831, Sally L. Coward, dau. of Isaac and Abigail (Lothrop) Coward,
b. Dec. 14, 1808, in Croydon. They res. in Cornish many years then
rem. to Acton, Mass., where he d. April 15, 1862. She d. Sept. 5, 1890,
Children, all b. in Cornish:
i. Louisa M., b. Aug. 6, 1832; m. Dec. 14, 1854, Henry Barker. Res.,
So. Acton, Mass. Two sons and five daus.
ii. New:ell S., b. Aug. 17, 1834. When young he went with a party of gold
seekers from Cornish to Cal. in April, 1852. He remained a few
years, then returned to N. E. He m. first, March 29, 1865, Harriet
liayward; m. second, Nov. 18, 1896, Flora A. Billings, dau. of J. F.
and Harriet (Ogden) Billings. She d. Aug. 29, 1905. Four chil-
dren, all by first wife. Res., Stoughton, Mass. Was in the livery
business many years, but afterwards in the grocery business.
iii. John M., b. July 8, 1839; m. Nov. 19, 1860, Fanny D. Record of
Easton, Mass. Farmer and wood dealer in Mansfield, Mass.
Two sons and one daughter.
iv, Abbie L., b. March 22, 1841; m. April 20, 1864, Elbridge Plummer.
Three children. Res., Taunton, Mass. She d. Dec. 18, 1893.
V. Sarah E., b. April 4, 1843; m. Nov. 27, 1862, M. Shurtliff. She d.
July 26, 1879, leaving one son, Frank, living in Boston.
vi. Betsey Ann, b. Feb. 9, 1846; m. Aug. 2, 1864, Charles A. Brown.
Two sons. Res., Stoughton, Mass.
vii. William D., b. Sept. 5, 1848; m. March 31, 1870, Lizzie Keith.
Res., Mansfield, Mass. Railroad conductor twenty-five years.
Two cliildren were b. to them: Sarah L. and Addie F. The
latter d. in 1876.
3. Joshua^ Atwood (Joshua'-^, John^) was b. in Cornish May 19, 1802, being
a twin in birth with a sister, Mehitable; m. first, March 20, 1826, Sally
Hardy, dau. of Tristam and Kezia (Frazior) Hardy, b. Jan. 25, 1807,
and d. April 24, 1859, aged 52; m. second, , Mrs. Susan (Hilliard)
Nevens of Cornish, dau. of Amos A. and Sarah (Huggins) Hilliard, b.
Jan. 16, 1805, and d. April 4, 1888, aged 82. He d. Sept. 11, 1868.
Two children, both by first wife.
i. Susan J., b. April 8, 1827; m. Nov. 24, 1846, Bryant Jonncy. One
son, George B. (See Jenney.) She d. Jan. 12, 1892, aged 64.
ii. John T., b. Dec. 29, 1830; m. first, Jan. 5, 1855, M. V. Marsh; m.
second, , . He d. Jan. 10, 1888, in Wakefield,
Mass. No children. He was a celebrated professor in music
and dancing.
GENEALOGIES. 7
4. David< Atwood (Joshua'-'^, Johm) b. Aug. 18, 1809; m. first, March 9,
1836, Hannah S. Ward of Weathersfield, Vt., b. , 1811, and d. June 8,
1838; m. second, Sept. 18, 1838, Nancy M. Warren, b. in Weathersfield,
July 4, 1812. They res. in Cornish many years, then, returning to
Weathersfield, spent the remainder of their lives there. He d. Nov. 10,
1864, aged 55. She d. April 6, 1895. A farmer. Children, both b. in
Cornish.
i. HuLD AH Maria, b. July 25, 1839; m. May 16, 1859, Frederic E.
Putnam, a farmer, who d. July 9, 1903. Had three children:
1. Fred Atwood, b. Aug. 24, 1861; m. July 2, 1891, Emma G.
Allen. Two children. 2. Angle May, b. Jan. 17, 1864; m. Dec.
19, 1882, Charles H. Nichols. She d. Dec. 29, 1883. 3. Ella
Eugene, b. Dec. 25, 1872.
ii. Warren David, b. Jan. 25, 1850; m. , Susie F. Porter. He
d. Sept. 20, 1872.
1. Williams Atwood (Joshua'^, John^), brother of Joshua'-^, tenth son and
seventeenth cliild of Joshua and Mehitable (Seva) Atwood, was b. Feb.
17, 1773, in Pelham; m. fkst, Dec. 29, 1799, Ehzabeth Hall, dau. of
James and Ehzabeth (Barker) Hall, b. in Pelham Oct. 29, 1779, and d.
in Cornish Sept. 15, 1831; m. second, Dec. 17, 1834, Mrs. Betsey (Tyler)
King. He came to Cornish Flat about 1811, where he spent the rest of
his life. A blacksmith, and buUt'the brick shop still standing (1903).
Also the two story dwelling house at the south end of the Common.
He was identified with various business enterprises there. He d. March
7, 1842, aged 69. Children, all by fu-st wife:
i. Eliza, b. in Pelham April 21, 1801; m. March 20, 1822, Stephen
Child of Cornish. Five children. (See Child.) She d. Dec.
31, 1891, aged 90.
ii. Mehitable, b. in Pelham May 8, 1803, and d. May 25, 1828,
aged 25.
2. iii. William, b. in Pelham Sept. 15, 1806.
iv. Daniel, b. in Pelham Sept. 16, 1808; d. June 10, 1812, by being
crushed under a cart wheel. (See Casualties.)
V. Sarah, b. in Cornish Sept. 2, 1813; m. April 17, 1834, Henry Gould
of Cornish. No children. Res. at the Flat (1900). Shed. March
25, 1902. (See Gould.)
vi. Harriet Newell, b. in Cornish 26 Nov. 1816, and d. Dec. 9, 1851,
aged 35. A teacher. Never m.
2. William^ Atwood {William^, Joshua"-, John^), eldest son and third child of
WiUiam and Ehzabeth (Hall) Atwood, was b. Sept. 15, 1806. He fol-
lowed his father's trade of blacksmithing most of his life; m. Nov. 25,
1828, Rhoda Jackson of Cornish, dau. of Capt. Perez and Lucy (Hunter)
Jackson, b. May 28, 1803, and d. at White River Junction at her dau.'s
home Aug. 20, 1874. He d. in Gorham May 22, 1859. Children, all b. in
Cornish:
8 HISTORY OF CORNISH.
i. Mehitable H., b. Sept. 25, 1829; m. Sept. 1, 1847, Daniel F. Chase,
a tailor and afterward a railroad engineer. Res. at White River
Junction, Vt., and also at No. Newport. He d. Nov. 22, 1890.
Mrs. Chase d. Feb. 24, 1909, in Melrose, Mass. Two children.
(See Chase.)
ii. Rhoda Maria, b. Dec. 6, 1830; d. July 11, 1848.
iii. Frances Janette, b. May 21, 1832; d. Aug. 20, 1847.
iv. Daniel Jackson, b. May 28, 1833 ; was educated in the schools of Cor-
nish and academies of Meriden, N.H., and Newbury, Vt. Studied
law at Newport with Amasa Edes, Esq.; admitted to the bar in
1859; he m. May 3, 1858, M. Sophia Gunnison of Newport, b.
April 25, 1834, d. Nov. 21, 1907, in Claremont. Rem. to Boston
in 1860, where he engaged in mercantile and manufacturing busi-
ness for several years. Then for a time he practiced law and
afterwards gave attention to the study and practice of oratory.
Possessed of a happy gift of language, he won considerable
distinction as a pubhc speaker. He formulated and taught a
new system of oratory that promised a great success, but before
his expectations could be realized, only in part, he d. at No.
Newport, at the home of his sister, May 5, 1882. Three children,
all b. in Boston: 1. Frances Janette, b. Dec. 12, 1861, who d.
young. 2. Helen Maria, b. Oct. 14, 1863. 3. Harry DeWitt,
b. June 10, 1867.
Orrel F. Atwood, b. in West Chazy, N. Y., Nov. 26, 1875, was the son of
Francis L. and Mary A. (Baker) Atwood. Came to Cornish in Oct.,
1900. Settled on the Dea. Hiram P. Raymond farm; m. in Beekman-
town, N. Y., Jan. 4, 1899, Huldah E. Scribner, dau. of Cyremius M. and
Huldah (Eldred) Scribner, b. Sept. 20, 1874. He is a farmer. Children:
i. Ellsworth H., b. March 12, 1900.
ii. Beulah K., b. Nov. 24, 1909.
The relationship of this family to the other At woods of Cornish is not known.
AUSTIN.
This name was not found in Cornish until about 1869, when Elijah D. Austin
came from Plainfield. He was the son of Elijah and Lavinia (Williams)
Austin, b. June 12, 1829, in Plainfield. He had m. May 5, 1863, Martha
C. Davidson, dau. of James and Anna (Durant) Davidson, b. Jan. 17,
1831, d. May 27, 1899. Mr. Austin was a farmer and res. .several years
on the first farm above Windsor Bridge on the Comiecticut river. He
d. June 7, 1906. Children, the first three b. in Plainfield, remainder b.
in the town of Cornish.
i. Henry D., b. April 12, 1864; d. Jan. 6, 1892.
ii. Robert A., b. Dec. 17, 1865.
iii. George D., b. July 19, 1868.
iv. A. DeWitt, b. July 26, 1870; d. March 15, 1878.
V. An infant, b. June 5, 1876 and d. June 7, 1876.
GENEALOGIES. 9
AYERS.
John Ayers lived in Greenland; m. , Hannah Luey and had several chil-
dren. Their record is incomplete. Mr. Ayers d. in Greenland, but his
wid., with at least a part of her children, came early to Cornish. She d. in
town Dec. 2, 1815, aged 79. Their children, as far as ascertained:
i. Hannah, b. 1754 (?); m. , David Huggins of Cornish and had
several children. (See Huggins.) She d. Oct. 26, 1822, aged 68.
ii. Amy, b. ■, 1756 (?); m. , Capt. Stephen Parker. Shed.
March 31, 1798.
iii. Phebe, b. Dec. 10, 1758; m. •, Nathaniel Huggins of Cornish.
Eleven children. (See Huggins.) She d. Nov. 26, 1814.
2. iv. Thomas, b. Jan. 17, 1763.
V. Olive, b. 1768; m. — Marcy. She d. Aug. 26, 1821, aged 53.
vi. Mary, b. ^— , 1771 ; m. Vincent. She d. Sept., 1839, aged 68.
There may have been other children.
2. Thomas^ Ayers {John^) was b. Jan. 17, 1763; m. , Lydia Bartlett
of Cornish, dau. of Samuel and (Downer) Bartlett, b. Aug. 8,
1760, and d. Jan. 15, 1830. A farmer and lived near the center of the
town on the farm recently owned and occupied by Dan W. Cole and
more recently by Henry C. Kendrick. He d. Nov. 24, 1843. Children,
allb. in Cornish:
i. Mary, b. Jan. 15, 1793; m. June 29, 1813, Benjamin Smith, Jr.
Three children. (See Smith.) She d. Nov. 15, 1872, aged 79.
He d. May 28, 1873, aged 79.
ii. Lydia, b. Oct. 16, 1795; m. , Geo. Elisha Smith of Cornish.
No cliildren. She d. Feb. 15, 1841.
iii. John, b. Feb. 21, 1797; m. Feb. 11, 1823, Louisa True, b. Dec. 17,
1798; d. Sept. 1, 1884. Six children. Lived in Berlin, Vt.
Samuel, b. Dec. 27, 1798.
Levi, b. Dec. 23, 1800.
Benjamin, b. Feb. 11, 1803.
Thomas, Jr., b. March 22, 1805; m. , Sarah Hoyt.
Hannah, b. Sept., 1807; d. Jan. 12, 1808.
Stephen M., b. Feb. 6, 1809.
Hannah, 2d, b. April 19, 1811; m. Jan. 13, 1836, James Kendrick,
then of Cornish. Three children. (See Kendrick.) Lived
chiefly in Claremont. She d. April 21, 1904.
xi. Ira, b. May 23, 1814; m. Oct. 3, 1843, Maria M. Rogers of Hartland,
Yt. They resided in AVest Windsor, Yt. Three children. He
d. , 1893.
Samuel' Ayers {Thomas"-, John^) h. Dec. 27, 1798; m. first, April 20, 1830,
Lois Fitch of Cornish, dau. of Samuel and Thankful (Royce) Fitch, b.
Feb. 23, 1798, and d. Dec. 9, 1843; m. second. May 2, 1844, Sarah G.
Fitch, sister of his former wife, b. March 16, 1806, and d. April 27, 1885.
He d. July 9, 1873. A farmer. Children by Lois, all b. in Cornish:
3.
IV.
4.
V.
5.
vi.
vu.
VUl.
6.
ix.
X.
10 HISTORY OF CORNISH.
7. i. Henry, b. Dec. 21, 1831.
ii. Samuel Fitch, b. Oct. 31, 1833. Never m.; d. Dec. 13, 1868.
iii. Emerette, b. Oct. 10, 1838; m. March 11, 1868, John B. Chase of
Cornish, son of Moses^. No children. She d. April 22, 1874.
Children by Sarah G., all b. in Cornish:
iv. Hattie a., b. Feb. 27, 1845; m. Jan. 26, 1870, Levi W. Harrington
of Cornish, son of Moses and Phebe. Two children. (See
Harrington.) She d. Nov. 5, 1889.
8. V. Edward T., b. Jan. 4, 1847.
4, Levi3 Ayers {Thomas^-, John^) h. Dec. 23, 1801; m. Dec. 14, 1825, Philenda
Johnson of Cornish, dau. of John and Hannah (Huggins) Johnson, b.
Nov. 26, 1806, d. Aug. 25, 1885. He d. Jan. 20, 1860. A farmer and
lived in south part of the town. Children, all b. in Cornish:
i. John, b. Feb. 22, 1828; d. same day.
ii. John J., b. April 24, 1829; d. Dec. 5, 1855.
9. iii. Edwin T., b. Feb. 17, 1831.
iv. Hannah A., b. Nov. 13, 1834; d. Jan. 1, 1854.
V. Almira H., b. Feb. 13, 1837; m. Jan. 2, 1855, Dr. James A. Davis,
then of Claremont but afterwards of Lebanon. She d. April 5,
1874, leaving one child,
vi. Sarah, b. June 13, 1839; d. July 29, 1839.
vii. Sarah J., b. Aug. 3, 1840; m. Dec. 15, 1861, Andrew J. Gould of
Newport. She d. Oct. 6, 1864. One child, Gideon Elmer, that
d. April 24, 1868, aged 5.
viii. Philenda M., b. Feb. 3, 1843; m. Oct. 16, 1861, Warren H. Fletcher
of Eden, Vt. She d. Nov. 19, 1861.
ix. Charles H., b. Jan. 14, 1846; d. June 4, 1858.
10. X. L. Foster, b. May 7, 1848.
5. Benjamin^ Ayers {Thotyms^, John^) h. Feb. 11, 1803; m. first, April 5,
1831, Betsey Alden, dau. of Jesse and Sarah (Rice) Alden, b. July 31,
1805, d. March 21, 1832; m. second, Sept. 19, 1832, Hannah Alden, a twin
sister of former wife, d. Sept. 28, 1836; m. tliird, Jan. 1, 1837, Louisa
Bradley, dau. of Isaiah and Mary (Dustin) Bradley, b. June 26, 1802, d.
Oct. 20, 1881, aged 79. He d. May 3, 1888, aged 85. Cliild by Betsey
Alden:
i. Elizabeth Alden, b. March 19, 1832; m. May 20, 1863, Albert
Winson Rex, b. in Royalton, Vt., Aug. 29, 1832. Two cliildren:
1. Mary Louisa, b. July 8, 1871. 2. Lizzie Alden, b. May 14,
1873, d. young. Res., Lebanon ,where they both d. Shed. Oct.
9, 1898. He d. March 7, 1892.
Children by Hannah Alden:
ii. George W., b. April 6, 1834; m. first, Dec. 31, 1857, Mary Elvira
Lamson. Three children. She d. Jan. 23, 1891; m. second, Feb.
2, 1892, Ada Hall of Lebanon. He d. April 17, 1899.
GENEALOGIES. 11
iii. Harvey Holden, b. March 21, 1836; m. Sept. 12, 1863, Susan A.
Pomeroy. Res., Windsor, Vt. A carpenter and joiner. Two
children. Susan d. March 3, 1873; m. second, Aug. 22, 1875,
Sarah Ann Hood.
Children by Louisa Bradley:
iv. Hannah Maria, b. July 18, 1838.
V. Mary Louisa, b. May 11, 1840; m. first, April 15, 1858, Newi;on F.
Bridge. Five children. He d. June 24, 1880; m. second, in Jan.,
1901, James Bowers; res., Brownsville, Vt.
vi. John Thomas, b. Feb. 1, 1844; m. June 28, 1876, Emma L. Jewett.
She d. Jan. 13, 1904.
«. Stephen M.3 Ayers (Thomas^ Johw) b. Feb. 6, 1809; m. April 8, 1837,
Charlotte Emerson, dau. of Jonathan and Ruth (Bemis) Emerson, b.
Dec. 30, 1815. They res. some years in Claremont and then came back
and spent the rest of their lives in Cornish. A farmer and res.
about a mile north of the Congregational Church. He d. July 16, 1895.
She d. Sept. 26, 1892. Children, all b. in Claremont:
i. Mary Jane, b. Dec. 27, 1840; m. July 25, 1863, Hiram B. Ayers.
11. ii. George H., b. Aug. 28, 1842.
iii. Lizzie S., b. Nov. 4, 1844; m. Nov. 21, 1867, Worth C. Jordan, Two
children. (See Jordan.) She d. May 18, 1887.
iv. Susan, b. May 10, 1847; m. Oct. 28, 1875, Russell C. Smith. One
child: Charlotte, b .
V. Ada E., b. Dec. 30, 1850; d. July 29, 1876.
vi. Ella M., b. Dec. 18, 1854.
vii. Laura A., b. April 24, 1857; m. Dec. 25, 1880, Geo. M. King of Plain-
field, Vt. She d. July 27, 1881.
7. Henry* Ayers {Samuel^, Thomas'^, Johw) b. Dec. 21, 1831. A school
teacher, also supt.; m. March 11, 1868, Helen M. Chase of Cornish,
dau. of Moses and Fidelia (Alden) Chase, b. Nov. 21, 1841. In April,
1869, they left town and settled in Ashtabula Co., O. He d. in New
Lyme, O., March 21, 1897. She res. in Hartsgrove, O. Children:
i. Alden Tilden, b. July 17, 1870. A machinist in Cleveland, O.
ii. Samuel Dana, b. Feb. 14, 1873. Res., Orwell, O.
iii. Carl Henry, b. Aug. 16, 1875. Teacher, Hartsgrove, O.
iv. Alice Emerette, b. July 25, 1880. Teacher, Hartsgrove, O.
V. Murray Chase, b. Dec. 19, 1883. Business College, Cleveland, O.
(1903.)
8. Edward T.< Ayers {Samueb, Thomas'^, John^) a half brother of Henry, b.
Jan. 4, 1847; m. Jan. 26, 1870, Ann P. Howard, dau. of Marshall and
Hopy (Winter) Howard, b. Sept. 18, 1856. Res. on his father's home-
stead; a farmer. Cliildren, both b. in Cornish:
i. Vernon Fitch, b. Jan. 20, 1871.
12 HISTORY OF CORNISH.
ii. Julia Ann, b. July 15, 1872; m. Dec. 6, 1893, Martin E. Kenyon,
then of Cornish. Res. (1903), Windsor, Vt., where he is in trade.
Six children. (See Kenyon.)
9. Edwin T.^ Ayers {Levi\ Thomas^ John^) b. Feb. 17, 1831. A farmer who
lived near Claremont town line, by the "Red School House" and Cream-
ery Station; m. April 16, 1857, Julia A. Freeman, dau. of Forest and
Nancy (Penniman) Freeman, b. Oct. 12, 1837. Mr. Ayers d. May 11,
1893. One child, b. in Cornish:
i. Julia Etta, b. May 26, 1858; m. May 13, 1886, Frank W. True of
Plainfield, where they res. No children.
10. L. Foster" Ayers (Levi^ Thomas-, John^) h. May 7, 1848; m. first, Sept.
29, 1869, Ida Bachelder of Cornish, dau. of Azor and Pluma (Upham)
Bachelder, b. Oct. 2, 1849, d. Jan. 25, 1893; m. second, April 19, 1894,
Ella S. Lyman, b. July 1, 1870, in N. Y. They res. in West Windsor,
Vt., 1903. Cliildren by Ida Bachelder:
i. Velma v., b. Oct. 20, 1870, in Cornish; d. Feb. 7, 1888.
ii. Fred G., b. Sept. 2, 1872, in Gouldsville, Vt.; d. April 21, 1904.
iii. Leon E., b. Sept. 10, 1878, in West Windsor, Vt. Child by Ella S.
Lyman,
iv. Merton H., b. Dec. 31, 1895, in West Windsor, Vt.
11. George H.'' Ayers (Stephen^, Thomas-^, Johm) h. Aug. 28, 1842; m. Jan.
17, 1864, Martha J. White, dau. of Abial and Elsie (Case) White,
b. Jan. 24, 1840. A farmer and dea. of the Congregational Church. One
child:
i. Willie H., b. Sept 12, 1870; d. June 27, 1882.
BABCOCK.
Lemuel and Lydia Babcock had the following children:
i. Jonathan Chase, b. Dec. 24, 1802.
ii. Theodosia, b. Sept. 7, 1808.
It appears that Lydia d. and that Lemuel m. second, Polly ,
and they had one son:
iii. George, b. Dec. 19, 1811. Somewhat demented, yet very eccentric.
Well known and remembered by many; became a pauper after
the death of his parents; d. in Unity June 1, 1884.
BACHELOR.
Silas and Dorcas P. ( ) Bachelor were m. and lived in Northbridge,
Mass. Came near the close of the 18th century and settled in that part
of Grantham afterwards annexed to Cornish. But little can be gleaned
regarding them. They are both buried in the Flat cemetery. He d.
Jan. 19, 1838. She d. Aug. 26, 1850. Children, the first two or three
were b. in Northbridge and the rest in town:
i. Luther, b. Aug. 15, 1794, and d. April 16, 1800.
ii. Abigail, b. March 27, 1796; d. Sept. 29, 1796.
GENEALOGIES. 13
iii. Sarah, b. Aug. 21, 1797.
iv. Silas, b. April 20, 1799; m. March 9, 1828, Martha Thrasher.
V. Dorcas, b. Feb. 2, 1801 ; d. Feb. 16, 1808.
vi. Olive, b. March 13, 1803; m. Dec. 1, 1821, Weston Wright of Gran-
tham.
2. vii. AzoR, b. Jan. 13, 1806.
viii. Levi, b. Jan. 3, 1808.
ix. Diana, b. Nov. 10, 1810.
X. James Prentice, b. May 10, 1813; m. ; d. June 10, 1844.
2. AzoR2 Bachelor (Silas^) was b. Jan. 13, 1806; m. Pluma Upham of ,
b. ; d. . Mr. Bachelor was a shoemaker and came to the
Flat about 1840. He built the brick house just east of the cemetery now
used as the Grange hall. Here he worked at his trade until age and failing
health caused him to retire. He d. Jan. 8, 1873. His wife d. .
Children, all b. in town except the first:
i. Eliza Jane, b. July 23, 1835, in Northbridge, Mass. She never m.
She d. Feb. 27, 1872.
ii. Martin Van Buren, b. Aug. 27, 1838. It is not known that he
ever m. He left town about 1877, and d. .
iii. Asa Upham, b. Dec. 14, 1845; d. Oct. 24, 1867.
iv. Ida, b. Oct. 2, 1849; m. Sept. 29, 1869, L. Foster Ayers of Cornish.
Three children. (See Ayers.) They rem. to and lived in West
Windsor, Vt., where she d. Jan. 25, 1893.
BADGER.
RuFUS G. Badger of Norwich, Vt., the son of Nathan and Lucy (George)
Badger, was b. in 1824. Came to Cornish about 1849; m. April 9, 1850,
Clarissa B. Burr of Cornish, dau. of Ebenezer and Mary (Hah) Burr,
b. July 26, 1826. He was a tailor for a time. Spent most of the re-
mainder of his life in town. He d. June 5, 1882. His -wddow d. in Marlow
July 1, 1905. Both buried in Cornish. Children:
i. Charles A., b. March 5, 1851; d. young.
ii. George F., b. March 8, 1852; d. Jan. 27, 1878, of lockjaw.
iii. Annie N., b. April 23, 1854; m. first. May 3, 1877, Newell J. Comings
of Cornish. He d. Nov. 17, 1878; m. second, Aug., 23, 1884,
Eugene F. Huntley. They live in Marlow.
iv. William H., b. March 30, 1856. Lives in Keene.
V. Oliver B., b. Aug. 30, 1861. Lives in Alstead.
BAILEY.
1. Andrew Bailey lived in town several years before and after the opening
of the 19th century. He m. Feb. 7, 1799, Rebecca French of Cornish,
dau. of Ephraim and Comfort (York) French, b. June 17, 1776. No
dates of their death have been found. Their children were:
i. Isaac Mitchell, b. July 29, 1801; d. Sept. 28, 1802.
2. ii. Andrew, Jr., b. April 12, 1805.
14 HISTORY OF CORNISH.
iii. Elizabeth M., b. Dec. 18, 1806; m. in 1842, Clark Kendrick of
Cornish who d. in Cornish May 12, 1849. After his death, the
wid. m. second, April 3, 1850, John Bartlett of Cornish, who d.
March 4, 1869. She d. March 23, 1881. She left one child by
Mr. Kendrick. (See Kendrick.)
iv. Ara, b. ; m. , Phebe Amanda Coburn of Cornish, dau.
of Phinehas and Hannah (French) Coburn, b. July 28, 1804.
They had three children : 1. Almon. 2. Andrew, who m. Sarah
McCallister and had three children: (l) Sarah Emma, b. May
15, 1856; m. Feb. 29, 1876, Geo. P. Davis. (2) Hattie E., b. May
28, 1859; m. July 10, 1873, Louis E. Weld. (3) Charles. 3.
Julia, who m. Mr. Peach and d. in Cornish Nov. 3, 1871. After
Mr. Bailey's death, his wid., Phebe Amanda, twice m. (See
Coburn for her further record.)
2, Andrew Bailey, b. April 12, 1805, in Cornish (?), was the son of Andrew
and Rebecca (French) Bailey. Lived several years in Northfield, Vt.;
m. , Hannah M. Lewis of Cabot, Vt., b. Aug. 11, 1819, and d.
Jan. 18, 1893. She was dau. of Samuel and Hannah (Moody) Lewis.
They came to Cornish in 1866 (?) and settled on the Holbrook farm near
the center of the town. He d. July 27, 1882. Children:
i. Josephine L., b. Nov. 24, 1842; m. Oct. 26, 1869, Charles T. Sturte-
vant of Cornish, a blacksmith. No children. She d. Nov. 22,
1898. "He giveth His beloved sleep." (Inscription on tomb-
stone.)
ii. Lavinia W., b. June 2, 1846; m. March 7, 1893, James A. Kendrick
of Cornish, a mason. No children. She d. June 29, 1899.
"Asleep in Jesus." (Inscription on tombstone.)
iii. Salome C, b. July 12, 1850; m. Sept. 30, 1896, Winfield S. Davis,
then of Cornish. No children. She d. Sept. 23, 1899.
BAKER.
Asa Baker was b. in 1787 (?) ; lived on the Flat many years. He was a butcher
and a generally useful man, held in high esteem. He m. , Susan
, who was b. in 1788, and d. Feb. 10, 1859, aged 71. He d. Oct.
29, 1838, aged 51. Both are buried at the Flat. Cliildren, as far as
known:
i. Calvin, b. . Studied for the ministry and became a mission-
ary. It is to be regretted that his full record is not available.
The date and whereabouts of his death are unknown.
ii. Susan, b. ; m. , a Kenerson. She was somewhat gifted as a
writer,
BALLOCH.
James Balloch was b. in 1761 in Antwerp, Stirlingshire, Scotland. He came
to this country in 1790, and came to town soon after. He m. Nov. 10,
1796, Sarah Chase of Cornish, dau. of Samuel, 3d, and Elizabeth (Leet)
Chase, b. Aug. 15, 1775, and d. Nov. 26, 1840. He d. Feb. 27, 1831,
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aged 70. A farmer and settled one of the river farms in Cornish, south
of Windsor. One authority says he hved in West Claremont for a time
in a house subsequently occupied by his second son. Children, all said
to have been b. in Cornish:
i, James, b. April 19, 1797; m. Oct. 28, 1821, Maria Aletta Dean of
Claremont. He d. Sept. 4, 1828.
ii. George Williamson, b. Dec. 26, 1798.
iii. Mary, b. Dec. 9, 1800; d. unm. (?) Nov. 1, 1828.
iv. Francis Allan, b. Oct. 27, 1803; m. April 26, 1829, Mary Spaulding
of Hartland, Vt. Two children: 1. Charles, of Ljoin, Mass.
2. Alice, who m. a Corson and lives in Salem, Mass. He d.
in April (or July), 1862.
V. Margaret, b. March 26, 1806; d. May 12, 1827.
vi. Charles, b. Nov. 10, 1809; d. April 3, 1834.
vii. Sarah J., b. Feb. 9, 1812; m. , Abram Maynard. Four
children. Res., Templeton, Mass. She d. Nov. 26, 1840, aged 65.
viii. Janette, b. Nov. 2, 1814; d. Aug. 26, 1816.
ix. William, b. April 16, 1820.
George Williamson2 Balloch (James^) was b. Dec. 26, 1798, in Cornish;
m. Sept. 19, 1825, Amanda West of Claremont, b. in St. Albans, Vt.,
June 23, 1798, and d. at Washington, D. C, Dec. 22, 1876. Mr. Balloch
was a tall, straight man of large and portly carriage. In "military
times" he led the ranks of the Light Inf. for many years. His majestic
figure, once seen there, was always remembered. Except a few years
spent in West Claremont as a butcher, he, as a farmer, spent his life
chiefly in Cornish. He d. in Windsor, Vt., Sept. 2, 1870. Children:
i. George Williamson, Jr., b. in West Claremont Dec. 3, 1825; m.
AprU 18, 1849, Martha J. Palmer of Charlestown, b. in Saxtons
River, Vt., May 4, 1823. Six children, all b. in Great Falls, except
the first, who was b. in West Claremont. She d. in Washington,
D. C, Dec. 24, 1876. Mr. Balloch's common school education
was supplemented by two terms at the N. E. Academy at Wind-
sor, Vt., and three years at the military school at Norwich, Vt.,
graduating in 1847. In 1865 he received the honorary degree of
A.M. from this institution. He filled different positions in rail-
way service from 1847 to 1856, with residence in Wakefield,
Mass., Great Falls and Somersworth. Was also town clerk of
the latter place from 1856-1858. In Sept., 1861, he enlisted
a large part of a Co. for the 5th Regt. N. H. Vols, and on Oct.
11, following, was commissioned 1st Lieut, of Co. D. In July,
1862, he was appointed Capt. and Commissary of Subsistence
and later was commissioned as Lieut. -Col. in Gen. Howard's
Corps, performing valuable services in all these ranks. After the
close of the war, his residence having been transferred to Wash-
ington, D. C, he was promoted to various positions of trust and
honor in the city. In Aug., 1866, he was promoted to Brig.-
Gen. of Vols., to date from March 13, 1865, for meritorious serv-
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HISTORY OF CORNISH.
u.
m.
ice in the subsistence dept. during the war. He was also a prom-
inent Free Mason. G. W. B., Jr., d. in Washington, D. C, May,
17, 1907.
Edw^n West, b. in Cornish Aug. 1, 1827; m. Aug. 7, 1848, Caroline
B. Hilliard of North Charlestown. He d. Oct. 1, 1849; left one son.
James Roderic, b. April 15, 1829, in Cornish; m. June 6, 1856, Abby
A. Harlow of Cornish, b. June 6, 1834, and d. in Lawrence,
Mass., Sept. 28, 1876. He d. in Lawrence July 17, 1868. Chil-
dren: They lost one (James Edwin) on June 17, 1885, aged 20.
William Balloch.
3. Willlvm^ Balloch (James^) b. April 16, 1820; m. Nov. 6, 1844, Nancy
J. Doming of Cornish, dau. of Sylvester and Charlotte (Campbell)
Deming, b. Nov. 1, 1823. Mr. Balloch d. Aug. 27, 1893. He was a
man of good gifts, being highly appreciated by his townsmen, as shown
by being repeatedly chosen by them to all the highest offices within
their power. Children, all b. in Cornish:
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i. Ellen Janett, b. Sept. 26, 1849; m. May 4, 1875, Dr. C F.
Leslie of Maine. They rem. to Clyde, Kan., where he is well
established in the practice of his profession. Two children:
1. William Balloch, b. March 2, 1876. 2. Alice Belle, b. Sept.
2, 1880.
ii. James Edwin, b. Dec. 10, 1852; d. June 28, 1853.
iii. Emily Amanda, b. Sept. 17, 1854; m. Nov. 29, 1877, C. H. Bug-
bee of Bridgewater. They res. in Bridgewater. Had two chil-
dren: 1. William Gates, b. Nov. 25, 1878. 2. Bessie Nancy,
b. Dec. 2, 1880. Mrs. Bugbee d. Sept. 16, 1892.
iv. William Wallace, b. Oct. 29, 1856; m. Oct. 18, 1893, Mrs. L. A.
(Read) Davis of Windsor, Vt., dau. of Hosea and Louise (Cady)
Read, b. Sept. 1, 1857. Res. on the homestead of his father.
Has served several years on the board of selectmen, and repre-
sented the town in the legislature of 1898.
V. Mary Louisa, b. July 2, 1861; m. April 30, 1891, E. N. Holt of
Hartford. They res. in Marshalltown, Iowa. No cliildren.
BARKER.
Alexander Barker was b. in Scotland June 1, 1814. The date of his coming
to America is unknown. He was a flax-dresser and farmer; m. ,
Elizabeth Mercer of Cornish, dau. of Wilham and Elizabeth Mercer,
b. , 1810, and d. in 1896. He d. in Cornish Oct. 9, 1893. Their
children, all b. in town were:
i. Alexander L., b. , 1839. Always res. in town; unm.
ii. Mary, b. , 1841; m. , John Smith of Andover, Mass.
She d. .
iii. Grace, b. , 1843; d. in 1865; unm.
iv. Julia, b. , 1845; m. — , WiUiam Withy. She d. in 1907.
v. William, b. , 1848; d. in 1872.
BARNARD.
Levi Nichols Barnard was b. Aug. 25, 1809, in Springfield, Vt., and
spent most of his life in his native town. He came to Cornish in 1847 and
settled on the Isaac Wellman farm where he remained a few years. He m.
July 19, 1849, EHza Wellman, dau. of Isaac and Mercy (Colton) Wellman.
They had one child, a son, Isaac Wellman, b. Sept. 10, 1852, whose name was
afterwards changed by act of the legislature of 1878 to Elroy Wellman Barnard,
2d. Concerning the son it is said that he was an active special correspondent
for several papers both in Boston and New York. Was a member of the educa-
tional party to Europe at the World's Universal Exposition at Vienna in 1873.
Was stationed at Philadelphia Centennial Exposition in 1876. Has \dsited
many lands and taken part in many notable gatherings.
Soon after the birth of their son, Mr. and Mrs. Barnard returned to Spring-
field, where Mrs. Barnard d. Feb. 12, 1893. Mr. Barnard retained his faculties
in a remarkable degree to extreme old age. He celebrated the hundredth anni-
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versary of his birth Aug. 25, 1909. On this joyous occasion, Mr. Barnard said:
"The secret of my long hfe is due to three things — good habits, substantial
food and keeping busy." A brother of Mr. Barnard, Frederic, aged nearly
95, was present on this occasion. Mr. Barnard d. Oct. 28, 1909, aged 100-2-3.
His remains were brought to Cornish and placed beside those of his wife. By
his request, many citizens of Cornish assembled on the occasion and the church
bell pealed off one hundred notes.
BARTLETT.
Among the tombstone records of Cornish is that of Dea. John Bartlett, who
was b. in 1727, and d. June 8, 1797. By his side are the remains of his wife,
Jemima Downer, who was b. in 1732, and d. Aug. 17, 1818. The records also
show that during the early years of the town Mr. Bartlett was a prominent
man, as his name frequently appears among town affairs. Unfortunately the
genealogist has been unable to determine who his posterity have been, yet by
the census of 1790 it is shown that he then had two sons over sixteen years of
age and also two daughters.
The other Bartletts of Cornish all trace to a Samuel Bartlett, said to be a
contemporary of Dea. John; yet his name does not appear in Cornish in the
census of 1790, and we have no records showing any relationship between these
two men. It may be doing an injustice to the records and memory of Dea.
John Bartlett to drop his name as an ancestor, and give to Samuel Bartlett
the credit of the worthy citizenship of the name in Cornish, but their family
records, as far as known, all trace to him as their ancestor.
1. Samueli Bartlett, descended from Puritan stock which early came
from Eng. to America. He came to Cornish during its early history and
settled on Dingleton Hill, on a farm since owned and occupied by
Philander Williams. He m. a Downer and had several children, all b.
before coming to town. It is not known how many they had, but the
names of four have been preserved. They were:
2. i. Nathaniel, b. in 1755.
ii. Lydia, b. Aug. 8, 1760; m. , Thomas Ayers of Cornish, and
had eleven children. (See Ayers.) She d. Jan. 15, 1830.
iii. Joseph, b. in 1761; m. first, , Sally Hilliard of Cornish, dau.
of Dea. Samuel and Phebe (Yerrington) Hilliard, b. in 1768, and
d. July 5, 1798; m. second, , name of wife not known, but
she d. Jan., 1830, aged 68; m. third, , Hannah Norton, b.
in 1768, and d. Nov. 14, 1858. He d. Feb. 22, 1852. Perhaps
a part of these marriages were fruitful, but records showing it
are wanting, except the census of 1790 which saifl he had a son
at that time under sixteen years of age.
iv. William, b. in 1766; m. , Amy , b. in 1771, and d. Dec.
1, 1851, aged 80. They had, at least, the following children
as shown by tombstone records: 1. William, 2d, b. in 1794;
m. Oct. 3, 1819, Salome Morse, and d. Oct. 9, 1824. 2. Stephen,
b. in 1801, and d. Feb. 29, 1825. 3. Betsey, b. in 1802, and d.
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Aug. 10, 1803. 4. Mary, b. in 1810, and d. Sept. 20, 1831.
WUliam d. Nov. 13, 1847.
8. Nathaniel^ Bartlett {Samueh) was b. in 1755. He came to Cornish
with his parents; m. — — ; Anna Fitch of Cornish, b. in 1762,
and d. May 30, 1838. He d. Sept. 7, 1838, aged 83. ChUdren, all sup-
posed to have been b. in town. By the census of 1790 Mr. Bartlett had
a son under 16 years of age and two daus. Tliis agrees with the follow-
ing record:
i. Bethena, b. Nov. 16, 1784; m. March 24, 1817, James Fitch of
Cornish. Four children. (See Fitch.) She d. Aug. 28, 1870.
3. ii. John, b. Nov. 14, 1786.
iii. Lavina, 1st, b. April 12, 1789; d. July 12, 1791.
4. iv. Nathaniel, Jr., b. April 16, 1791.
5. v. Peletiah Fitch, b. Nov. 21, 1793.
vi. Lavina, 2d, b. Jan. 8, 1797; d. March 10, 1861; unm.
6. vii. Lyman, b. Oct. 26, 1802.
These four brothers all owTied farms adjoining each other,
by the side of original homestead, where they settled and where
their children were all b. and reared, on Dingleton Hill.
3. Johns Bartlett {Nathaniel-, Samueh) was b. Nov. 14, 1786; m. ,
Polly Williams, a sister of Stephen Williams, Sr., and dau. of Samuel
Williams, b. June 17, 1793, and d. Aug. 24, 1849; m. second, April 3,
1850, Mrs. Ehzabeth M. (Bailey) Kendrick, b. Dec. 18, 1806, and d.
March 23, 1881. He d. March 4, 1869. He was a farmer and also an
expert drummer in the state militia, as were several others of the Bart-
letts. Children, all by first wife and b. in Cornish:
7. i. Hiram D., b. Nov. 12, 1817.
ii. Anna F., b. Dec. 22, 1819; m. Sept. 17, 1844, John Weld of Cornish.
Four children. (See Weld.) She d. Oct. 4, 1898.
8. iii. Horace L., b. Sept. 21, 1822.
iv. Marcia L., b. Dec. 25, 1824; m. May 13, 1846, GUbert Gross HilUard.
They had one child, Addie. Mrs. Hilliard d. Aug. 17, 1848.
V. Lucia L., b. April 10, 1827; m. first, March 22, 1855, Alonzo B.
Williams. One child, a dau., b. March 27, 1858. Mr. Wilhams
d. Aug. 17, 1858; she m. second, April 27, 1860, Sandborn Moses,
then of Northfield, Vt., and by him had three children. He d.
March 27, 1905. She is living, in 1906, in Two Harbors, Minn.
vi, George W., b. Aug. 12, 1829; m. Nov. 8, 1857, Lavina Bugbee. Had
three claildren: Edna, Arthur E., and Mabel. Mr. Bartlett d.
Jan. 28, 1874.
vii. Samuel Frank, b. Jan. 31, 1832; m. April 8, 1856, Jane D. Stone,
dau. of Solomon and Betsey F. (Reed) Stone, b. June 30, 1834,
and d. Aug. 27, 1893. Two daughters: 1. Effie Jane, b. May
18, 1857, who m. Charles Boyd, and d. Jan. 20, 1888. 2. Hattie
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Evelyn, b. Aug. 14, 1859, who m. Nov. 5, 1878, Lucius W. Small.
Two daus. res. in Windsor, Vt. Mr. Bartlett d. April 6, 1864.
viii. Fanny, b. April 6, 1835; m. Nov. 17, 1866, George B. Frost. Two
children: Nettie and Eugene. Mrs. Frost d. March 10, 1897.
4. Nathaniels Bartlett (Nathaniel', Samneb) was b. April 16, 1791; m.
March 5, 1816, Sarah Johnson of Cornish, dau. of Jesse and Sarah
(Harrington) Johnson, b. Dec. 15, 1793, and d. Sept. 13, 1864. He d.
March 14, 1853. Children, all b. in Cornish:
i. Nathaniel J., b. Nov. 24, 1816; d. Sept. 3, 1852, aged 36, an invalid.
9. ii. Sylvester N., b. June 3, 1819.
iii. Sarah Maria, b. Aug. 27, 1821; m. May 20, 1846, George D. Ken-
yon. Two children. (See Kenyon.) She d. Oct. 8, 1865.
iv. James Fitch, b. Dec. 15, 1823; m. April 5, 1846, Caroline M. Hart,
a sister of the wife of Sylvester N. Five children. Lived in Cal.
He d. in Feb., 1879, she a few years after. A son, Nathaniel J.,
d. in town, April 2, 1850.
V. Eliza Emeline, b. Jan. 8, 1826; m. first. May 20, 1846, Isaac C.
Kenyon of Cornish. One child, Clarence N. (See Kenyon.)
She d. Oct. 10, 1895. After Mr. Kenyon's death, Aug. 15, 1857,
she m. second, , 1860, Alpheus Baldwin; no issue.
vi. Charles Carroll, b. July 4, 1829; m. Nov. 23, 1858, Harriet L.
Nichols; had two sons; enlisted in the Civil War in 7th Regt.
N. H. Vols. (See MiHtary.)
10. vii. Edwin Philander, b. Jan. 13, 1832.
xiii. Phebe Ellen, b. Aug. 23, 1834; m. March 22, 1854, Henry C. Free-
man then of Cornish. Six children. (See Freeman.) She has
lived in Claremont since Feb., 1866.
ix. William Payson, b. March 21, 1838; m. Feb. 8, 1860, Lidona
Flower. Two sons. All living in Ind.
5. Peletiah Fitchs Bartlett {Nathaniel, Samueh) was b. Nov. 21, 1793;
m. Dec. 29, 1819, Lucy Johnson of Cornish, dau. of Jesse and Sarah
(Harrington) Johnson, b. May 24, 1791, and d. Oct. 23, 1860. He d.
Sept. 22, 1868. Children, all b. in town:
11. i. ■ Henry Franklin, b. Nov. 9, 1820.
12. ii. Oilman Mortimer, b. Jan. 24, 1822.
13. iii. Jesse Johnson, b. Nov. 16, 1823.
iv. Stephen Cole, b. July 30, 1825; d. Aug. 23, 1829.
V. Lucy Ann, b. Dec. 10, 1827; m. June 4, 1848, Norman A. Deming
of Cornish. Five children. (See Deming.) She, wAih. two of
her children, d. of diphtheria Nov. 3, 1862.
vi. Martha C, b. Aug. 24, 1830; d. Jan. 25, 1853.
"We miss her, yet we know our loss is her eternal gain;
And, knowing this, we would not wish the loved one back again."
(Epitaph on her tombstone.)
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6. Lymans Bartlett {Nathaniel^, Samueh) was b. Oct. 26, 1802; m. July 2,
1839, Catharine O. Hilliard of Cornish, dau. of Benjamin and Roxana
(Hall) Hilliard, b. Dec. 23, 1807, and d. Feb. 27, 1895. Lived on the
west side of Dingleton Hill, nearly overlooking the \'illage of Windsor.
He d. Jan. 2, 1874. Children, all b. in town:
i. Mary Ellen, b. Feb. 16, 1840; m. Dec. 7, 1864, Henry W. Walker
of Cornish. One child. (See Walker.) She d. May 24, 1901.
ii. Maria C, b. Oct. 24, 1841; d. May 23, 1867.
iii. Frances L., b. Jan. 7, 1845; m. first, Feb. 14, 1866, Charles R. Leslie
of Cornish. Two children. (See Leslie.) He d. Aug. 31, 1873.
She m. second. May 8, 1875, Joseph P. Williams. One child.
(See Williams.) She d. March 17, 1886.
iv. Sarah Ann, b. July 2, 1847; m. Nov. 26, 1868, James A. Kendrick
of Cornish. Four cliildren. (See Kendrick.) She d. Jan. 17,
1892.
14, V. Lyman, Jr., b. March 21, 1854.
7. Hiram D.^ Bartlett (John\ Nathanieh, Samueb) was b. Nov. 12, 1817;
m. Feb., 1843, Sarah Ann Fellows of Cornish, dau. of John and Temper-
ance (York) Fellows, b. Feb. 29, 1825, and d. May 9, 1896. Mr. Bartlett
was a celebrated tenor drummer. He d. May 7, 1887. Children, all b.
in Cornish:
i. Ella M., b. April 26, 1845; m. Sept. 25, 1862, George E. Hilliard of
Cornish. One child. (See Hilliard.)
ii. John, b. Feb. 28, 1849. Leaving home at 17, he first served as prison
guard at Windsor, Vt., two and one half years, then learned the
tool-maker's trade at Smith and Wesson's factory at Springfield,
Mass., and was supt. of the sewing machine factory ten years.
For nineteen years past has been supt. of the American Stove
Co., with headquarters at Cleveland, O. He m. first, Nov. 20,
1872, Ahce R. Rogers of Hartland, Vt. She d. July 28, 1892,
lea\'ing three sons; m. second, Aug. 22, 1893, Minnie E. Wilson
of Cleveland, O.
iii. Emma Rosabel, b. , 1854, and d. Jan. 13, 1860.
15. iv. Daniel D., b. Aug. 27, 1856.
8. Horace L.^ Bartlett (John', Nathaniel^, Samueb) was b. Sept. 21, 1822;
m. May 28, 1845, CorneUa A. Weld of Cornish, dau. of Peleg and Patty
(Foster) Weld, b. April 15, 1823, and d. May 12, 1861. Lived in Bridge-
water, Vt. He d. April 16, 1860, by accident while logging. Children:
i. Rodney J., b. July 29 1846. In trade at Claremont.
ii. Eben p., b. May 15, 1855. A farmer; m. and lives in Bridge-
water, Vt.
9. Sylvester Nathaniel-i Bartlett (Nathaniel^"-, Samueb) was b. June
3, 1819; m. in Woodstock, Vt., March 29, 1847, Emeline R. Hart, b.
May 10, 1824, in Pomfret, Vt. In March, 1867, he, with his family,
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left Cornish and settled on a farm in Claremont, where they spent the
remainder of their lives. He d. AprU 19, 1891. His wife d. Feb. 19, 1900.
Children, all b. in Cornish:
i. Wallace N., b. June 15, 1850; m. Dec. 5, 1871, Mattie L. Thompson.
Two children, both b. in Claremont: 1. Oscar E., b. June 9,
1873. 2. LiUian M., b. April 25, 1875. Mr. Bartlett d. in
Claremont Nov, 25, 1898.
ii. James B., b. Oct. 28, 1854; m. April 30, 1878, Abbie S. Leet of Clare-
mont. Two children, both b. in Claremont: 1. Edith F., b.
June 15, 1890. 2. Maurice J., b. July 29, 1892. Mr. Bartlett
lives in Claremont. Is a contractor of concrete and asphalt
paving for roadways and sidewalks.
iii. Lizzie E., b. July 23, 1856; m. Oct. 31, 1877, George Kenyon, who
was a son of Daniel Kenyon. He d. Feb. 21, 1901, aged 45-4-24.
iv. Addie L., b. June 11, 1861; d. AprU 5, 1879, in Claremont.
10. Edwin P.'' Bartlett (Nathaniel'-^ Samv£h) was b. Jan. 13, 1832; m.
March 20, 1856, Emeline E. Wood of Cornish, dau. of Ariel K. and
Emeline (Day) Wood, b. Jan. 23, 1835. A farmer, also a teacher of
instrumental music. He d. April 16, 1876. Children, all b. in town:
i. Julia Ellen, b. Nov. 19, 1858; m. Oct. 23, 1877, Frank H. Weld of
Cornish. One child. (See Weld.) She d. Sept. 4, 1884.
ii. Ada Eliza, b. April 20, 1864; d. March 2, 1882.
iii. Arthur Edwin, b. Nov. 9, 1866.
iv. Annie Lee, b. May 10, 1868.
V. Elmer Wood, b. Aug. 11, 1874.
11. Henry Franklin^ Bartlett {Peletiah^, Nathaniel^, Samuel^) was b. Nov.
9, 1820; m. Nov. 26, 1855, Sarah A. Dunham of Mansfield, Conn., b. June
21, 1830, d. Feb. 9, 1887. He d. Feb. 20, 1909. Children:
i. Sophia A., b. , 1857 (?) ; d. Sept. 25, 1863.
ii. Herbert Henry, b. Sept. 15, 1867; m. June 12, 1895, Josephine A.
Jones. Three children: 1. Lloyd Herbert, b. Feb. 28, 1896.
2. LiUian Ruth, b. May 28, 1899. 3. Alice Sara, b. April 23,
1905. A machinist. Res., Franldin Falls.
12. Oilman Mortimer* Bartlett {Peleliah^, Nathanieb, Samueh) was b.
Jan. 24, 1822; m. Oct. 20, 1848, Angelina Comings of Cornish, dau. of
Uriel and Sarah (Robinson) Comings, b. Nov. 3, 1823, and d. Dec. 19,
1894. Mr. Bartlett lived in Cornish near the mUls until after the death
of his wife. Afterwards in Brownsville, Vt. He d. Aug. 24, 1906. Chil-
dren, all b. in Cornish:
i. Abbie Eva, b. July 30, 1849; d. AprU 26, 1856.
u. Alice Comings, b. Dec. 13, 1850; m. April 13, 1869, Solon T. Mower
of Windsor, Vt. Five children: 1. Fred Oilman, b. Feb. 19,
1870. 2. Carrie Eva, b. March 31, 1872. 3. WUl Solon, b.
Dec. 27, 1873. 4. Annie BeUe, b. March 31, 1876. 5. Harry
Leonard, b. March 2, 1880. The famUy live in Brownsville, Vt.
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iii. Nelly Winch, b. Dec. 8, 1851; m. Nov. 29, 1877, William A. King,
of North Pomfret, Vt. Four children: 1. Nellie Daisy, b.
May 10, 1878. 2. AUce Cyntliia, b. Dec. 17, 1880. 3. Sam-
uel Lewis, b. May 24, 1882. 4. Ruth LilUan, b. Aug. 19, 1888.
iv. Warren, b. in 1854 and d. same year.
V. Annie Lucy, b. March 11, 1857; m. Dec. 6, 1875, Alvenus K. Stet-
son of North Pomfret, Vt. Two children: 1. Ahce Winifred,
b. May 22, 1877. 2. Loyd Gile, b. March 9, 1891.
vi. Samuel Leonard, b. March 30, 1859; m. Dec. 25, 1882, Harriet E.
Jenkins of Clare mont. One child: Arthur Leonard, b. Nov. 22,
1883. Live in Amesbury, Mass.
vii. Marion Powers, b. Oct. 2, 1861; m. first, , 1887, WUliam
Martin of Freetown, Mass. One child: Bertha Gertrude, b. Dec.
12, 1887; m. second, April 1, 1897, Arthur L. Wood of Cornish.
Live in Windsor, Vt.
13. Jesse Johnson^ Bartlett (Pcletiah, Nathanieb, Samueh) was b. Nov.
16, 1823; m. June 4, 1854, Elmina Dunham of Mansfield, Conn. He d.
Oct. 21, 1854, leaving one child, Martha J., b. May 28, 1855, who m.
Nov. 23, 1886, Henry Clark Kendrick. After Mr. Bartlett's death, his
wid. m. March 23, 1866, Edwin Harvey Smith and had one child. (See
Smith.)
14. Lyman'' Bartlett {Lyrnan^, Nathanieh, Samueh) was b. March 21, 1854,
in Cornish; m. Dec. 9, 1874, Clara E. Dunsmoor, b. Sept. 16, 1854, and
d. Sept. 27, 1893.
"Affections tribute here I raise, 'tis all that I can do.
Till death shall close my earthly days, our friendship to renew."
(Epitaph on her tombstone.)
He m. second, Oct. 9, 1896, Jennie S. Dunsmoor of Windsor, dau. of
Osmer W. and Laura M. (Cady) Dunsmoor, b. Oct. 26, 1871. Mr.
Bartlett sold his farm on Dingleton Hill in the fall of 1903 and removed
to Windsor, Vt. Child by first wife:
i. Clayton L., b. July 1, 1876; m. July 28, 1897, Edith May Cole of
Cornish, dau. of Willis and Julia (Huggins) Cole, b. Dec. 17,
1876.
Child by second wife:
ii. Raymond Osmer, b. Oct. 16, 1899.
15. Daniel D.s Bartlett (Hiram*, John^, Nathaniel^, Samueh) was b. Aug.
27, 1856. He m. Aug. 16, 1883, Rebecca Bryant of Windsor, Vt. A
farmer and resided on the homestead of his father. He d. Jan. 23, 1911.
Children, all b. in town:
i. Elmer Cleveland, b. Dec. 30, 1884; m. June 28, 1908, in Cornish,
Mabel Benway, dau. of Harvey and Isabel (Mellen) Benway, b.
March 15, 1887, and d. June 3, 1909, at White River Junction, Vt.
24 HISTORY OF CORNISH.
ii. John Daniel, b. March 10, 1889.
iii. Ruth Emma, b. May 23, 1891; m. Aug. 25, 1910, Himan A. Ben-
way of Cornish.
Ploeival Bartlett, with Sarah, his wife, was probably of the same stock as
the other Bartletts, but his relationship to them is unknown to the
genealogist. They lived several years in town, but left it for some place
in the West in 1840. Children, all supposed to have been b. in town:
i. A child, b. in 1830; d. April, 1837, aged 7.
ii. Martha Ann, b. Sept. 22, 1831.
iii. A child, b. in 1832; d. Aug. 8, 1834, aged 2.
iv. Alfred Dennis, b. March 1, 1834.
V. Marshall Jackson, b. Jan. 13, 1836.
vi. Louise Maria, b. May 16, 1838.
BARROWS.
Moses Barrows, Jr., with Elizabeth, his wife, lived several years near the
foot of Furnald Hill. They were constituent members of the Baptist
Church at its organization. Charity Barrows, a sister of Moses, was also
another. These were the children of Moses and Abigail Barrows, who
in advanced years came to town and spent the rest of their lives. Moses,
Sr., d. Feb. 23, 1795, aged 70. Abigail, his wife, d. Sept. 11, 1803. It
appears that Moses, Jr., and his family left the town soon after the
opening of the 19th century, as no trace of his family remains on town
or cemetery records. Their children were:
i. Samuel, b. June 28, 1789.
ii. Judith, b. Nov. 24, 1790.
iii. Moses, b. Aug. 7, 1792.
iv. Aaron, b. Feb. 28, 1794.
V. Betsey, b. Dec. 1, 1795.
vi. Deborah, b. Oct. 22, 1797.
vii. Malachi, b. Oct. 20, 1799.
viii. Abigail, b. Sept. 9, 1801.
Ansel Barrows, a brother (?) of Moses, Jr., with Hannah, his wife, had the
following children, b. in town:
i. James Eliot, b. May 8, 1796.
ii. Simeon Tolman, b. Feb. 18, 1798.
BARTON.
Cyrus H. Barton was b. in Croydon Oct. 7, 1859. Was the son of John A.
and Mehssa P. (Lovell) Barton. He came to Cornish in 1889; m. July 1,
1883, Rosette A. Rowell, dau. of Amos and Emily F. (Wheeler) Rowell,
b. . She is a teacher of great success. Children:
GENEALOGIES. 25
i. Perley L., b. in Croydon Nov. 25, 1884. Grad. Kimball Union
Academy in class of 1903. Clerk in the employ of Dexter Rich-
ards and Sons, manufacturers of woolen goods, Newport.
ii. Ethel R., b. July 31, 1893. A student at Kimball Union Academy.
BEAL.
Jacob Beal, son of John and Catharine (Kimball) Beal, was b. in Plainfield
Dec. 16, 1815, the youngest of twelve children. He remained at home
until of age, when he went to Mass. and was employed by his brother,
George, on a steamboat running from Boston to Hingham. In 1848,
at the age of 33, he returned to Plainfield, where he m. — ■ — -, Charlotte
Read, dau. of Septimus and Betsey (Chapman) Read. She d. June 20,
1877. In 1879 he came to Cornish, where he spent the remainder of his
life. On Jan. 22, of that year, he m. Mrs. Hattie C. (Batchelder) Chase,
wid. of Henry S. Chase. She d. Dec. 25, 1881. On Feb. 14, 1883, he
m. Mrs. Ellen L. (Chapman) Jackson of Cornish, wid. of Newton Jack-
son. Both in Plainfield and Cornish he served as selectman and also
filled various other positions of trust and took a lively interest in the
town of his adoption. "Was a man of strong common sense, excellent
judgment, strict integrity and unsullied honor." He d. Oct. 14, 1898.
Buried in Plainfield. Children, all by first wife and b. in Plainfield:
i. Emma Luthera, b. March 7, 1851. Res. in Scituate, Mass.; unm.
ii. Effie Read, b. March 17, 1853; m. Nov. 1876, Lincoln Chapman of
Cornish. Four cliildren. (See Chapman.) She d. July 6, 1888.
iii. John Wheeler, b. Feb. 24, 1855; m. June 26, 1883, Lillian E. York
of Cornish, dau. of John Q. and Esther (Corliss) York, b. April
23, 1860. One child, John Harland, b. Aug. 19, 1888.
BEAMAN.
Charles Cotesworth Beaman was b. May 7, 1840, in Houlton, Me. He
was son of Rev. Charles C. and Mary Ann (Stacy) Beaman of Boston;
m. Aug. 19, 1874, Hettie Sherman Evarts, dau. of Hon. Wm. M. and
Helen Minerva (Wardner) Evarts, b. Nov. 28, 1852, in N. Y. City. He
built the house at " Blow-me-down " Farm in Cornish in 1883, which
has since been used as their summer home with winter residence in N. Y.
City; engaged in the practice of law. In the midst of an eminently use-
ful life, Mr. Beaman was called away by death on Dec. 15, 1900. (For
a more extended memorial, see sketch.) Children:
i. Mary Stacy, b. May 6, 1875, in N. Y.; m. July 8, 1897, Edward
J. Holmes of Boston, a grandson of the celebrated poet, Oliver
Wendell Holmes. They have no cliUdren, but live in the ances-
tral home of the great poet.
ii. Helen Wardner, b. Feb. 10, 1877, in N. Y. ; m. Oct. 8, 1902, Herbert
C. Lakin of N. Y. City. Here they reside in winter, and in sum-
mer at Cornish. Three children: 1. Hettie Beaman Lakin, b.
Sept. 1, 1903, in Cornish. 2. Eleanor Putnam Lakin, b. Nov. 11,
1904, in N.Y. 3. Charles Beaman Lakin, b. Dec. 12, 1907, in N.Y.
26 HISTORY OF CORNISH.
iii. Mahgaret, b. Sept. 21, 1878, in Windsor, Vt.; m. June 16, 1909,
John Erikson of Washington, D. C.
iv. William Evarts, b. Jan. 25, 1881, in N. Y.
BEAN.
Martin Henry Bean, the son of Levi M. and Angie H. (Mace) Bean, was
b. in Plainfield, Dec. 15, 1862. He m. Aug. 22, 1883, Mary Lydia
Streeter, b. Oct. 22, 1860, dau. of Adam and Mary E. (Morris) Streeter.
Came to Cornish from Bath in 1889. Children:
i. Angie M., b. Jan. 15, 1885, in White River Junction, Vt.; m. April
19, 1906, Perley Cole of Plainfield. A dau. was b. to them June
26, 1906.
ii. Henry M., b. July 26, 1886, in Lisbon.
iii. Alfred E., b. Jan. 22, 1888, in Bath.
iv. Infant son, b. April 5, 1896, in Cornish; d. April 7, 1896.
V. Dorothy, b. Aug. 7, 1898.
BEMIS.
1. Benjamin Boman Bemis, son of Benj. and Sarah Bemis,* b. Feb. 14,
1763, in Spencer, Vt.; m. first, , Abigail Hall, dau. of Thomas and
Huldah (Park) Hall, b. Dec. 9, 1763, and d. March 26, 1814. After
Hving a few years in Spencer, Vt., they settled in Cornish where he Hved
many years. He m. second, , Sarah . He d. July 17, 1830,
in Northfield, Vt. Children, all by first wife:
i. Sarah, b. Sept. 3, 1783, in Spencer, Vt.; m. Aug. 23, 1806, Enos Child
of Cornish; rem. to Bethel, Vt., in 1812, where they spent the
rest of their lives. Ten children:
ii. Huldah, b. Dec. 24, 1785, in Spencer, Vt.; m. Sept. 4, 1809, Ishmael
Tuxbury. They lived in Cornish several years. Had eight chil-
dren. (See Tuxbury.) She d. June 13, 1870. Mr. Tuxbury
was b. March 12, 1782, and d. in Cornish June 15, 1867.
iii. Asaph Stebbins, b. March 12, 1788, in Spencer, Vt.; d. Nov. 25, 1823.
iv. Joshua B., b. Feb. 16, 1790, in Spencer, Vt.; d. July 28, 1803.
V. Benj. B., b. March 14, 1792, in Cornish.
vi. Persis, b. Sept. 6, 1794, in Cornish; m. . Went to Helena,
Ark., in 1825, to reside.
vii. Catharine, b. July 28, 1796, in Cornish; d. Oct. 2, 1797.
viii. Franklin, b. July 26, 1798, in Cornish; d. Aug. 2, 1803.
ix. Abigail, b. June 17, 1800, in Cornish; d. Aug. 6, 1803.
X. Tabitha, b. Aug. 18, 1802, in Cornish; d. Aug. 8, 1803.
xi. Thomas Hall, b. Jan. 23, 1808; m. June 24, 1832, Eliza Miller of
New York. One child, Marcia Louisa, b. April 28, 1836.
* These parents came to Cornish and spent their last years here. Benja-
min, Sr., d. March 7, 1793, aged 68, and Sarah, liis wife, d. Oct. 1, 1797,
aged 73.
GENEALOGIES. 27
BENWAY.
1. BuzzELL Benway was b. in Grantham June, 1805; m. , Harriet Muzzy>
b. April, 1813, and d. May 25, 1883. They came to Cornish about 1846,
and hved near Croydon Une on the Notch road, uppermost house. He d.
Oct. 15, 1882. He sold out his mountain farm about 1878 (?) and
removed from town. Children:
i. Lemuel, b. Oct. 9, 1832, in Grantham; m. , Sarah Churchill of
Cornish, dau. of Lewis and Ruth (Quimby) Churchill, b. Jan. 28,
1830, and d. May 12, 1874. Lemuel was a generally useful man.
He d. March 29, 1890. They left one son: Arthur L., b. March
18, 1860, who m. Nov. 16, 1880, Sarah J. Tandy of Lempster, b.
Aug. 15, 1857, and d. April 20, 1900, leaving one child, Lucy E., b.
Sept. 21, 1881. Arthur L. has res. in Lempster smce Nov. 1,
1881; a prominent citizen.
ii. Asa, b. 1835; m. June, 1861, Philena A. Fay. Enlisted in Civil War
and was killed in Battle at Waynesboro, Va., March 2, 1865.
(See Military.)
iii. Betsey, b. ; m. Theron A. Clough. Four children.
iv. Lydia, b. , 1840; d. Oct. 10, 1850.
V. Reuben T., b. Jan., 1843. Enlisted in the Civil War and d. in
Washington, D. C, Nov. 12, 1863. (See Military.) He m.
Sept. 29, 1862, Nancy A. Kidder of Cornish, dau. of James and
Sarah (Burr) Kidder, b. June 15, 1843. No issue. His wid.
afterwards m. Henry H. Sanderson. (See Sanderson.) She d.
March 9, 1906.
2. vi. Harvey, b. Aug. 23, 1851.
2. Habvey2 Benway (BuzzelU) was b. Aug. 23, 1851, in Plainfield; m. in
Lempster Jan. 17, 1879, Isabel Mellen of Sunapee, b. Sept. 13,' 1868.
Came back to Cornish to live in April, 1888. Children:
i, Himan a., b. April 14, 1881 ; m. Aug. 25, 1910, Ruth E. Bartlett, dau.
of Daniel D. and Rebecca (Bryant) Bartlett.
ii. Elenoka C, b. Feb. 29, 1884; m. March 16, 1902, Earl W. Brown of
Cornish. Their first child, a dau., was b. Aug. 14, 1903.
iii. Mabel H., b. March 15, 1887; m. June 28, 1908, Elmer C. Bartlett
of Cornish. Lived at White River Junction. She d. June 3,
1909, suddenly,
iv. Day E., b. July 3, 1893.
V. Alice L., b. June 8, 1896.
vi. Dayton H., b. June 14, 1904.
vii. Kael W., b. Oct. 16, 1906.
BINGHAM.
The Binghams of Cornish were of English descent.
Thomas' and Mary Bingham res. in Sheffield, Eng.
Thomas= and Mary (Rudd) Bingham came to America about 1659 and res.
in Norwich, Conn. Had eleven children.
28 HISTORY OF CORNISH.
Dea. Abel3 and Mary (Odell) Bingham, res. and d. in Windham, Conn. Nine
children. He d. March 25, 1745.
Jonathan* Bingham, adopted by Jonathan^; m. first, Mary Abbie; m. second,
Sarah Upton. Res., Windham, Conn. By first wife he had:
Jonathans Bingham, b. Feb. 20, 1735; m. first, , Ehzabeth Warner, b.
, d. ; m. second, , Abigail Warner, a sister of his former
wife (?), b. — , 1738, d. June 18, 1812, in Cornish, aged 74. They
came to Cornish from Mansfield, Conn., about 1778 (?). He d. in
Cornish March 9, 1812. Children of Jonathan^ and Elizabeth Warner:
i. Elisha Warner, b. March 23, 1765, in Mansfield, Conn.; m. and
came to Cornish and there had a son, Warner Bingham, b. in
Cornish in 1789, who rem. to Concord, Vt., where he m. Lucy
Wheeler. He d. in Bethlehem Feb. 12, 1872. These were the
parents of Judge Harry Bingham, LL.D., lawj^er, legislator,
author, who was b. in Concord, Vt., March 30, 1821, and d. in
Littleton, Sept. 12, 1900.
ii. Erastus, b. April 17, 1767, in Mansfield, Conn. Children by Abi-
gail Warner:
iii. Frederic, b. , in Cornish; m. July 15, 1798, Rachel Brooks.
iv. Amy, b. , 1778, in Cornish; d. April 5, 1801, aged 23.
Samuels Bingham {Thomas^^) b. March, 1685; m. , Faith Ripley, dau.
of Joshua Ripley, whose wife was dau. of Dep.-Gov. WilHam Bradford.
Had several children.
Lemuel* Bingham, their third child, b. Sept. 20, 1713; m. April 28, 1737,
Hannah Perkins. She d. Oct. 21, 1795. He d. Nov. 3, 1788. Children,
b. in Windham (?), Conn.:
i. Terviah, b. March 5, 1740.
ii. Lucy, b. Sept. 14, 1742.
iii. Faith, b. , 1744.
iv. Jedediah, b. March 3, 1747.
v. Anna, b. Sept. 12, 1750; m. , Capt. Andrew Tracy of Cornish (?).
Eight children. She d. Sept. 5, 1827.
2. vi. Elias, b. Sept. 28, 1753.
vii. A child, name and date unknown,
viii. Hannah, b. April 26, 1758.
2. Eliass Bingham (Lemueh, Samueb, Thonias^-^) was b. Sept. 28, 1753; m.
first, Nov. 28, 1776, Vashti Elderkin of Windham, Conn., b. July 19,
1753, at Norwich, Conn., and d. Sept. 3, 1804, in Cornish, aged 51; m.
second, , 1805, Hannah T. , b. , 1764, d. Dec. 10, 1827,
aged 63. He d. May 17, 1829. He, with both wives, is buried in
Cornish. By first wife he had ten children and one by second wife.
The first three were b. in Windham, Conn., the rest in Cornish.
i. Luther, b. April 5, 1778; m. March 1, 1801, Polly Comings of Cornish,
dau. of Col. Benjamin and Mary (Cooper) Comings, b. Feb. 17,
1781, and d. Aug. 30, 1847. Nine children. Res. in Morristown,
Vt. He d. Dec. 10, 1846.
GENEALOGIES. 29
ii. Elias, Jr., b. July 22, 1779.
iii. Lemuel, b. March 23, 1781.
iv. Lydia, b. April 18, 1784; d. Nov. 11, 1819, unm.
3. V. Jedediah, b. Sept. 10, 1786.
vi. John, b. Aug. 17, 1788; m. Oct. 12, or Nov. 13, 1810, Lydia Thomp-
son of Cornish, dau. of Loring and Polly Thompson, b. Nov. 22,
1785, and d. . He d. in Cornish Jan. 11, 1854. Had res.
much in Morristown, Vt. One recorded dau. b. to them, June
22, 1811, Vashti FideHa.
\di. Origen, b. April 30, 1790.
viii. Lucy, b. Nov. 21, 1791.
ix. Hannah P., b. May 31, 1793; m. Dec. 27, 1815, Joseph Huggins of
Cornish. Had five children. (See Huggins.) She d. March 14,
1879.
X. Calvin, b. Dec. 23, 1796.
By last wife:
xi. Mary Huntington, b. March 27, 1806; m. — — , Elijah P. Ken-
yon. Lived in Cornish. Six children. (See Kenyon.)
3. Jedediahc Bingham {Elias^, Lemueh, Samueb, Thomas^-^) b. Sept. 10,
1786, in Cornish; m. Jan. 17, 1811, Anne Weld of Cornish, dau. of Moses
and Miriam ( ) Weld, b. Aug. 27, 1786, and d. . Children:
i. Charles E., b. Jan. 11, 1812.
ii. Permelia, b. July 21, 1813.
iii. Caroline C, b. Jan. 15, 1817.
iv. Harriet L., b. Feb. 25, 1820.
v. Julia Anna, b. April 22, 1827.
BLAKE.
Rev. J. M. Blake, a son of Royal Blake, was b. in Sanbornton in 1819. Was
one of a family of seven children; m. first, Harriet Augusta Burnham,who
d. childless, about 1850; m. second, July 1, 1852, Susan G. Burnham, a
half sister of his first wife. He was a Methodist preacher, but of frail
constitution. Came to Cornish about 1855, supposedly sent by the
Methodist Conference. While here his health gradually failed and he
was obliged to give up preaching; d. July 24, 1858, aged 39. His wid.
d. Dec. 6, 1874, aged 44. Both buried in Cornish. Children:
i. John Parker, b. 1853; d. Aug. 15, 1856, aged 3; buried in Cornish,
ii. Frank Henry, b. 1854; d. Aug. 8, 1856, aged 2; buried in Cornish,
iii. Ella M.,b. May 18, 1856; m. Dec. 24, 1884, Charles Washburn. No
children. Res. in So. Woodstock, Vt.
iv. John M., Jr., b. Aug. 12, 1857; m. Nov. 17, 1880, Emma Strong.
Onechild, b. July 11, 1883.
V. Ormon B. S., b. Jan. 6, 1859; m. . He d. May 24, 1888, and
left a wid. but no children.
30 HISTORY OF CORNISH.
Curtis H. Blake, a brother of Rev. J. M. Blake, was b May 1, 1825, and
came to town in Feb., 1856. He had m. Sept. 17, 1850, Dorothy Wil-
liams of Lowell, Mass. After living brief periods in several places in
touTi they settled on the place near D. H. HiUiards. Here they remained
until near the close of their lives, when they removed to the Jesse O.
Wyman farm just pre\'iously owned and occupied by James F. Tasker.
Here they spent their last days. He was a farmer, an upright, honest
man. He d. Jan. 19, 1905. Dorothy d. April 12, 1901. ChUdren:
2. i. Fred G., b. March 8, 1854.
ii. Hattie B., b. Dec. 11, 1855; d. Aug. 4, 1880.
iii. Carrie P., twin, b. Jan. 16, 1863; d. Feb. 4, 1864.
iv. Kate W., twin, b. Jan. 16, 1863; d. Jan. 12, 1864.
2. Fred G.^ Blake {Curtis H.^) was b. March 8, 1854; m. Nov. 25, 1884,
Minnie E. Bennett. They have lived in Windsor, Vt., but more recently
in Cornish. Children:
i. Walter Curtis, b. AprU 14, 1888.
ii. Winnie May, b. Feb. 1, 1893.
iii. Roy Fred, b. March 9, 1895.
BLANCHARD.
Dr. John Sabine Blanchard was the son of Robert and Jemima (Chapman)
Blanchard. He was b. Aug. 10, 1805, in Canaan. Ha\dng prepared him-
self for his profession as a physician he located and first began his prac-
tice at Cornish Flat in 1829. He continued there until about 1843, when
he rem. to Meriden, where he still continued in practice, as his health
would permit, until his death, Aug. 26, 1861. (See Med. Dept.) Nov.
8, 1832, he m. Louisa Jackson of Cornish, dau. of Judge Eleazer and
Lois (Corbin) Jackson, b. Jan. 6, 1813, d. May 17, 1872. Children, all
b. in Cornish:
i. E-VTELYN Louisa, b. Oct. 17, 1834. Graduated Kimball Union Acad-
emy in 1853. Spent several years teaching in 111. and Mass.
City missionary for three years on the Congregational board in
Boston. She m. ■ Duncan of . Resides in Paw-
tucket, R. I.
ii. Henrietta Isabella, b. June 12, 1838. Educated at Kimball L^nion
Academy; graduated in class of 1856; m. Nov. 10, 1857, Samuel
Bean of Meriden, son of Samuel and Betsey Bean. Three chil-
dren: 1. John Blanchard, b. Feb. 19, 1863. 2. Minnie, b.
Feb. 12, 1865. 3. Ellen Frances, b. June 16, 1868. Mrs. Bean
d. at Lebanon Feb. 6, 1888.
iii. LuELLA Elizabeth, b. Oct. 22, 1841; d. Sept. 7, 1857.
iv. Marion Emma, b. Nov. 9, 1848. After completing her studies at
Kimball Union Academy she m. May 13, 1865, Charles Eaton
of Sutton, a graduate of the same institution, in 1865; a lawyer
of note in Toledo, O. One child, b. in 1866, that d. in 1874.
GENEALOGIES. 31
BLOOD.
Pkeston T. Blood came from . He m. , Mary Elizabeth Chase,
dau. of Joseph and Betsey (Stevens) Chase, b. March 1, 1823, and d.
July 8, 1884. He was a machmist and hved in different places while his
family remained in town. He d. . Cliildren:
i. Henry Preston, b. , 1845; enlisted Aug. 4, 1862, in the 9th
Regt. N. H. Vols., and d. in the service Nov. 8, 1864. (See
Military.)
ii. Edwin, b. .
iii. Adeline E., b. , 1848; m. Jan. 1, 1868, Newell J. Comings of
Cornish. Two children, sons, both dying in infancy. (See
Comings.) She d. June 20, 1875.
iv. Mary F., b. — , 1851; d. Jan. 15, 1865.
V. William, b.
BOARDMAN.
Dr. Elijah Boardman was b. in Norwich, Vt., July 24, 1794. He m. June
26, 1838, Martha Ann Huggins, dau. of Nathaniel and Sarah (Stone)
Huggins, b. Aug. 25, 1818, and d. July 6, 1861. Dr. Boardman d. Jan.
27, 1880, aged 85. (For more extended sketch see Med. Dept.) Chil-
dren, all born in Cornish :
i. Martha Elizabeth, b. July 16, 1841; unm.; d. Jan. 10, 1892.
ii. Sarah Medora, b. June 21, 1844; m. Feb. 18, 1864, Newell J. Ellis
of Cornish. Had three children. (See Ellis.) She d. Jan. 10,
1892.
iii. Ednah Louisa, b. May 26, 1849; m. Nov. 15, 1873, Willard W.
Humplu-ey. One cliild, Shirley Walter, b. March 8, 1875, and
d. April 9, 1876. Res. in So. Reading, Vt.
BRADLEY.
James Bradley was b. in Rockport, Me., in . Came first to Plainfield
and afterwards to Cornish where he lived the greater part of his life. He was
a very useful man. Was tax collector in Cornish in 1846, 1852, 1854, 1855,
1856. Selectman 1847, 1849 and 1850. Justice of the peace, auctioneer and
deputy sheriff, and was also a Free Mason. He kept the hotel on the Flat many
years. He m. in Plainfield, Mary Heywood of Plainfield but formerly
of CharlestowTi, dau. of Eleazer and Dorcas (Whittaker) Heywood, b. .
They left Cornish about 1860 and settled in Claremont and spent the rest of
their lives there. He d. about 1866 (?). His wid. d. in 1873. They had but
one child, a dau., Georgianna, b. about 1830. She never m. but d. , in
Claremont.
Isaiah Bradley, b. in 1762. Came to Cornish ; m. , Mary Dustin,
b. in 1764, and d. Nov. 23, 1835. He d. June 14, 1843. A record
says that Mary Dustin was a granddaughter of Gen. Israel Putnam.
32 HISTORY OF CORNISH.
Mrs. O. P. Fitch of Claremont, a descendant, has a punch bowl and plate
from his family. The list of children is incomplete; we give the following:
i. Maria A., b. about 1800; unm.; d. in Claremont, July 6, 1880, and
was buried in Cornish, where she had lived chiefly,
ii. Louisa, b. June 26, 1802; m. Jan. 1, 1837, Benjamin Ayers of Cornish.
Three children. (See Ayers.) She d. Oct. 20, 1881.
iii. Sarah C, b. Feb. 16, 1807; m. May 12, 1836, Alonzo Holbrook.
Four children. (See Holbrook.) She d. March 12, 1877, in
Claremont, buried in Cornish.
BRECK.
WiLLiAMi Breck, who traces his ancestry back to Edward Breck, who emi-
grated from Eng. in 1632, was b. in Boston May 11, 1745, and was a
merchant there until 1792, when he came to Claremont and bought the
present Breck homestead in West Claremont of a Mr. Dickinson. Here
he res. until his death, Nov. 22, 1819. He m. July 11, 1771, Margaret
Thomas. She d. Feb. 4, 1820. Had nine children. Henrys, fourth son
and eighth child of William, was b. Feb. 26, 1786, in Boston. Came with
his father to Claremont, being then six years of age. While young he
opened a store in Croydon, and in April, 1832, he opened a branch store
at Cornish Flat. Subsequently he disposed of his interest in the Croydon
store, but continued the business at the Flat until 1848, when he retired
to the Breck homestead in West Claremont. Here he spent the re-
mainder of his life, dying July 10, 1872. He was twice m.; first, Nov.
4, 1818, to Keziah Marsh of Grantham, who d. June 29, 1826; second,
Oct. 4, 1827, to Sarah Town, daughter of Moses and Betsey (Woodbury)
Town, b. Feb. 27, 1807, d. June 22, 1889. Children by Keziah Marsh,
all b. in Croydon:
3. i. John Thomas, b. Nov. 30, 1819.
ii. Robert, b. Feb. 14, 1821; m. first. May 6, 1845, Hannah Bean of
Plainfield. She d. July 13, 1850, leaving three children: Sam-
uel H., Robert J., and William; m. second, Aug. 25, 1851, Fannie
Colston of Weathersfield, Vt. She d. Aug. 3, 1870; m. third,
July 22, 1877, Julia Humes. Mr. B. followed the mercantile
business during most of his life; first with his father, then with
his brother, John, at Cornish Flat; then by himself in Weathers-
field, Vt., and afterwards at Claremont. He was of a very
active and energetic temperament and of large business capac-
ity. He d. in Springfield, Mass., July 25, 1886.
iii. Henry, Jr., b. Aug. 25, 1822; m. April 30, 1846, Elizabeth D. Gustin,
b. in Cornish June 22, 1823; early fern, to Mass.; lived in Newton
and Naticik; was a market gardener. His wife d. Aug. 26, 1897.
He d. in Natick March 16, 1908.
iv. William, b. Dec. 17, 1825. Was in trade with his brothers at Cor-
nish Flat prior to 1852; th(>n, in comijany with sixteen others, he
went to Cal. during the jjre valence of the gold fever; was quite
successful financially and, after eight years, returned and settled
GENEALOGIES. 33
in Claremont. For several years he was a director in Claremont
National Bank, Sullivan Savings Institution, and the Sugar
River Paper Mill Co. Represented the town in the N. H. legis-
lature 1883-85. He m. Oct. 7, 18G8, Susan L. Farwell of Clare-
mont, dau. of Geo. N. and Sarah (McDonald) Farwell. They
had one dau., Sarah, who m. Dec. 19, 1906, F. W. Burlingham
and had one dau., Susan, b. ia Aug., 1908. Mr. Breck d. in
Claremont Nov. 10, 1889.
Children by Sarah Town:
v. Saeah Ann, b. in Croydon Dec. 24, 1828; m. Dec. 15, 1856, Reuben
Elhs of Claremont. No children. Mr. Ellis d. March 8, 1910.
vi. Ellen Maria, b. May 4, 1832; d. May 31, 1832.
vii. Saaixjel, b. iu Croydon Sept. 30, 1833; m. Nov. 5, 1861, Maria Rice.
Lived in Springfield, Mass. Three children.
viii. Edward Wallace, b. in Croydon Aug. 18, 1837; m. July 27, 1873,
EUza Ellis of Claremont. No cliildren. Res., Helena, Mont.
He d. April 18, 1899.
ix. Charles P., b. in Cornish Jan. 16, 1844; m. June 14, 1871, Mary
Roberts. They lived on the old Breck homestead, where he
was an extensive stock raiser and dealer of the same. He d.
Oct. 3, 1901, his death being due in part to the vast amount
of labor connected with exhibiting his large herd at several of the
agricultural fairs in N. E. His wid., Mary R., again m., Dec. 2,
1905, Charles Stone of Windsor, Vt. Mr. Breck and his wife,
Mary, had one son, Stephen Roberts, who m. June 26, 1902,
Sarah T. Emerson of Claremont. They had a dau., Margaret
Tyler, b. April 5, 1906, in Claremont, and another, Mary Ehza-
beth, b. Nov. 30, 1907.
3. John Thomas' Breck {Henrys, William^) b. Nov. 30, 1819. At the age of
twelve he entered hisfather'sstore as clerk at Cornish Flat, in which capac-
ity he served until 1841, excepting three years spent at Kimball Union
Academy. He then purchased the stock of goods of his father and with his
brother, Robert, first as clerk and afterwards as partner, continued until
1847, when, the latter leaving, liis brother, William, entered into partner-
ship with him, which relation lasted until 1852, after which he continued
in trade until 1868. He then sold out his stock of goods. Retiring from
mercantile life he rem. to Lebanon where he had purchased a fine farm.
Here he devoted himself to agricultural pursuits, and the rearing of
choice Jersey cattle. In 1891 he disposed of his farm and rem. to Leb-
anon village. In both Cornish and Lebanon he has enjoyed the confi-
dence of his townsmen who have I'epeatedly favored him with positions
of honor and trust. In Cornish he was town clerk thirteen years, ending
in 1868, and town treasurer four years following. In Lebanon he repre-
sented the town in the legislature of 1874-75. All his vast business
relations with his fellowmen were ever marked by honesty and upright-
ness, which together with his social and genial manners made him many
4-n
34 HISTORY OF CORNISH.
friends. He m. Aug. 25, 1851, Sophia T. Bryant of Cornish, dau. of
Sylvanus W. and Sophia (Woodward) Bryant, b. June 4, 1827. He d.
in Lebanon Jan. 6, 1903. Children, all b. in Cornish:
i. George, b. Oct. 8, 1852. Res., Helena, Mont., since 1872; m. Molly
Anthony. Children: 1. Edna Jane, b. Sept. 10, 1882. 2. John
T., b. Feb. 5, 1884. 3. G. I. Anthony, b. July 3, 1885.
ii. Kate Ellen, b. Nov. 6, 1854; m. May 26, 1874, Byron T. Tilden of
Lebanon. Res. at Los Angeles, Cal., since 1887. Children:
1. Harry B., b. Nov. 3, 1875, in Lebanon. 2. Florence W.,
b. April 29, 1877, in Lebanon. 3. Raymond M., b. Dec. 1, 1885,
Claremont; d. in Cal.
iii. Mary Emma, b. Sept. 7, 1861.
iv. Anna Frances, b. July 22, 1865; d. Feb. 16, 1866.
BRYANT.
The Bryants are of Enghsh descent. Stepheni Bryant from the west of Eng.
came to Duxbury, Mass., as early as 1643. The poet, WilUam Cullen Bryant,
was a direct descendant from him in the sixth generation. The four genera-
tions succeeding Stephen' were John=, Samuel^-^, Sylvanus^.
1. Sylvanuss Bryant, m. Mary Sears and they were the ancestors of all of
the name in Cornish. Records are wanting to show the full Ust of their
children and dates of birth. They were all b. in Plymouth, Plympton,
and Pembroke, Mass. So far as they are known they were as follows:
Sy^lvanus, b. May 5, 1758.
Israel, b. , 1760.
Ford, b. Oct. 5, 1762; m. Feb. 29, 1792, Sarah Thompson. He d. in
Cornish Aug. 4, 1828.
William, b. , 176-.
Sears, b. Sept. 16, 1771.
These brothers subsequently all came to Cornish to live, and, with their
descendants have added much to the enterprise and prosperity of the town.
2. Sylvanuss Bryant (Sylvanus^, Sarmieh-^, John'', Stephen^) was b. May 5,
1758. He served during the Revolutionary War, first as a private from
June 27, 1776, to June 7, 1777, in Capt. WiUiam Weston's Co., sent for
the defense of the harbor of Plymouth, then enlisting and serving three
years in the 12th Batt. of Mass. forces under command of Col. Gamaliel
Bradford. Soon after the close of the war, he settled in Cornish, where
he m. Judith Chase, dau. of Moses and Hannah (Brown) Chase, b. Nov.
26, 1764, and d. Oct. 2, 1811. They lived a little north of the center of
the town on the farm more recently owned and occupied by Joseph B.
Comings. Mr. Bryant d. Oct. 12, 1832. Children, all b. in Cornish:
i. John, b. Aug. 31, 1784; m. , Mary Ann Duncan of Plainfield,
dau. of Robert and Hannah (Emerson) Duncan, b. March 21,
1800, and d. Dec. 21, 1890. They lived in Meriden. Mr. Bryant
2.
1.
3.
ii.
iii
4.
iv
5.
V.
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built the first hotel there, called the Meriden House, and he with
his brothers, Levi and George, built the brick block called
Bryant's Block and opened a store there, where they continued
in trade many years. He owned and lived on the Kimball estate^
where he d. in 1855 (?) . Four children, all sons and b. in Meriden r
1. John D., b. Oct. 21, 1829. Harvard College 1853; lawyer in.
Boston. 2. Daniel Kimball, b. Sept. 20, 1831. 3. James D.,
b. . 4. William H., b. , 1837 (?). A soldier in the
Civil War who d. in the service. The Wm. H. Bryant Post,.
G. A. R., No. 63, was named in his honor.
ii. Moses, b. May 21, 1786; m. , Tirzah Kingsbury, dau. of Asa
and Sarah Kingsbury of Plainfield, b. May 25, 1796, and d. Oct.
14, 1854. He kept the hotel in Meriden several years. In 1844
they rem. to Wis., where he spent the rest of his life in farming.
Six children. He d. in Waukesha, Wis., in 1881. They buried!
a son, Henry, in town, who d. July 31, 1838.
iii. Hahvey, b. March 28, 1788; and d. Jan. 1, 1794.
6. iv. Sylvanus, b. June 14, 1790.
V. Levi, b. March 20, 1792; m. , Susan Farnham of Plainfield,
dau. of Amos and Lydia Farnham. They lived in Meriden,
where he was engaged in trade with his brothers. He built the
large brick dwelling, south side of Main St., below the academy,
where he d. Dec. 4, 1879. Two children: 1. Susan Farnham
b. . She never m., and d. in Meriden. 2. Darwin, b. .
Lived in Memphis, Tenn.
vi. George, b. Oct. 28, 1794, and d. July 10, 1879. He also lived in
Meriden. Associated for a time with his brothers in trade; m.
Oct. 6, 1836, Hannah Roberts of Plainfield, dau. of Jesse and
Hannah (Main) Roberts, b. m 1809, and d. April 18, 1839.- One
dau., Hannah, b. Feb. 8, 1839, who m. Aug. 8, 1864, Chandler
Bridgman of Hanover. Mr. Bryant was also engaged in the
pension and insurance business. Was state and county justice
many years. Was a quiet and unpretending man, yet of excellent
ability and sound judgment,
vii. Joseph, b. Oct. 12, 1796; d. Oct. 14, 1796.
viii. Benjamin, b. Oct. 12, 1796; d. Oct. 14, 1796.
ix. Sarah Chase, b. Dec. 20, 1798; m. Feb. 14, 1827, Ebenezer Pike of
Cornish. Two children, sons. (See Pike.) She d. March 5y
1831.
x. Thomas Jefferson, b. , 1801, and d. Aug. 18, 1803.
xi. Betsey, b. May 20, 1805.
xii. Mary Chase, b. Nov. 30, 1807; m. Dec. 6, 1826, Dr. Ariel Kendrick
of Cornish. They settled in Springfield, Vt., where they spent
their lives. They had no children. She d. in 1858. He d. May
12, 1887.
3. Israels Bryant {Sylvanus^, Samueh-^ John'', Stephen^) was b. in 1760V
Came to Cornish when a young man. He m. Mehitable Wyman, who
36 HISTORY OF CORNISH.
was b. in 1773, and d. June 27, 1834, aged 62. He d. Sept. 5, 1814
Children, all said to have been b. in Cornish:
7. i. Aakon, b. Feb.'24, 1791.
ii. Sarah, b. June 3, 1792; m. Jan. 15, 1824, Lemuel Tracj^ (second wife).
Lived in Claremont where she d. Nov. 18, 1862. Mr. Tracy d.
April 6, 1855. Three children. (See Tracy.)
iii. Judith, b. Nov. 17, 1793; m. April 7, 1819, Theodore Chase of Cor-
nish, b. Feb. 16, 1794, and d. June 8, 1876. She d. Nov. 30, 1847.
Two children. (See Chase.)
8. iv. Joshua W., b. March 20, 1795.
V. Mehitable, b. Jan. 16, 1797; unm.; d. June 18, 1866.
9. vi. Joseph, twdn, b. June 14, 1800.
vii. Benjamin, twin, b. June 14, 1800, d. Sept., 1801.
viii. Lydia, b. April 14, 1802, d. Oct. 4, 1803.
10. ix. Daniel, b. Sept. 4, 1803.
X. LuciNDA L., b. in 1805; m. first, Avery; m. second, Aug. 27,
1833, Daniel Cole of Plainfield and by Mm had four children.
(See Cole.) She d. in Cornish Oct. 21, 1878.
xi. Abigail, b. in 1808; m. April 17, 1831, William F. Comings. Eight
children. (See Comings.) She d. Feb. 24, 1844.
xii. Mary, b. in 1810 (?); m. , J. Trowbridge Gates; hved in
Claremont. Had five children.
xiii. LxMAN, b. Oct. 23, 1812; lived in Northumberland, where he m. Adah
Comings, Feb. 26, 1841, and d. Nov. 17, 1893. They had two
cliildren: Sarah and Julia E.
4. William Bryant, b. in 176-, said to be a brother of Sylvanus and Israel,
lived in town several years near the close of the 18th and beginning of
the 19th centuries. It appears that he was twice m. but there is no
record of those events, or of wives' birth or parentage, and no descend-
ants of the family are at present loiown. His first wife's name was
Elizabeth . The next wife's name was Hannah . Their
children were as follows and b. in town: By Elizabeth.
i. Polly, b. June 27, 1792; d. May 5, 1795.
ii. William, b. Sept. 7, 1795.
By Hannah:
iii. Elizabeth, b. Oct. 13, 1796.
iv. Polly, b. Feb. 6, 1798; d. Jan. 24, 1872, aged 74.
V. James, b. Aug. 20, 1799.
vi. Matthew, b. Feb. 10, 1801.
5. Sears' Bryant {Sylvanus^, Samueh-\ John\ Stephem) was b. Sept. 16,
1771; m. , Martha, dau. of Caleb and Rebecca (Brown) Luther,
b. May 4, 1787. After Mr. Bryant's death, which occurred July 26,
1825, she m. , Joseph Abbott. She d. Sept. 23, 1850. Children
of Mr. Bryant by Martha:
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i. Rebecca Brown, b. Aug. 12, 1808; m. Jan. 27, 1831, Danford Vinton
of Cornish. Six children. (See Vinton.) She d. Oct. 21, 1858.
ii. Caleb Luther, b. Dec. 27, 1810.
iii. Martha Alice, b. Aug. 8, 1813; m. •, Daniel G. Deming of
Cornish. No children. She d. Nov. 7, 1887.
iv. Mary Louise, b. March 16, 1816; unm.; she d. Dec. 20, 1870.
11. V. George Washington, b. Nov. 18, 1821.
6. Stlvanus' Bryant {Sylvanus^-s, Samueh-^, John"-, Stephen^) was b. June 14,
1790; m. Jan. 5, 1825, Sophia Woodward of Plainfield, dau. of Gideon
and Zerviah Woodward, b. June 3, 1800, and d. Sept. 3, 1890. Mr.
Bryant was a farmer and drover, a stirring, energetic man. He lived
several years on the Bryant homestead, then a number of years on the
Dea. John Chase farm, and finally built and settled on the Flat where
he d. Aug. 17, 1864. Children, all b. in Cornish:
i. John Woodward, b. Nov. 13, 1825; d. Aug. 11, 1826.
ii. Sophia Tyler, b. June 4, 1827; m. Aug. 25, 1851, John Thomas
Breck, merchant at Cornish Flat. Four cliildren. Lived in
Lebanon after 1868, where Mr. Breck d. Jan. 6, 1903. (See
Breck.)
iii. Judith Chase, b. Dec. 10, 1829; m. Oct. 8, 1855, Charles Edwin
Jackson of Cornish. Two cliildren, daus. (See Jackson.) Lived
on the Jackson homestead until the death of her husband, Feb.
10, 1904. Since 1894 she has been totally bhnd and now resides
with her daus.
iv. George Winchester, b. Oct. 14, 1831. In April, 1851, he joined
a company of men who went to California at the time the gold
fever was raging. He spent the rest of his life there. He d. . .
V. S.irah Ann, b. Jan. 5, 1834; she never m.; taught school many years;
ministered to her parents while they lived, and d. June 19, 1899.
A devoted member of the Baptist Church, to which she left a
small legacy at her decease.
12. vi. Sylvanus Woodward, b. Oct. 23, 1839.
7. Aaron? Bryant {Israeh, Sylvanus^, Samueh-^, John^, Stephen^) h. Feb-
24, 1791; m. April 29, 1830, Hannah W. Johnson of Cornish, dau. of
Nathaniel and Eleanor (Whitten) Jolinson, b. July 6, 1803, and d. Feb.
24, 1856. He d. Nov. 17, 1868. Children, all b. in Cornish:
i. Hannah E., b. Jan. 17, 1831; d. June 11, 1864; unm.
ii. George A., b. Oct. 5, 1832; d. Dec. 15, 1854.
iii. Ellen M., b. June 10, 1834; m. Sept. 30, 1851, John B. Stearns of
Cornish. He d. June 11, 1885. She res. in Claremont.
iv. Mary, b. July 27, 1836, m. Sept. 27, 1853, Joseph L. HUliard of
Cornish. Six children. (See Hilliard.)
8. Joshua W." Bryant {Israeb, Sylvanus^, Samueh-^, John"-, Stephen^) was b.
March 20, 1795; m. Jan., 1833, Maria Comings, dau. of Warren and
38 HISTORY OF CORNISH.
Mary (Taylor) Comings, b. March 8, 1808, d. March 25, 1876, in Wood-
stock, Vt. They Hved in Bridgewater, Vt., from 1836 until his death,
April 26, 1872. Children, all b. in Bridgewater except the first one:
i. Judith Jane, b. Aug. 16, 1834 (or Sept. 9, 1835), in Cornish; m. first,
1865, Joshua Hadley, who d. in 1867, lea\'ing one child; m. sec-
ond, 1873, Russell W. Pinney. Two children: 1. Hart B., b.
May 6, 1873. 2. Bertha Maria, b. Dec. 13, 1876.
ii. Emily M., b. Feb. 14, 1837; m. , 185S, Charies Elliott. Two
cliildren. Rem. to Marshalltown, la., about 1890.
iii. Mary A., b. Jan. 1, 1840; m. May 2, 1864, Benton H. Pinney, a
brother of Russell W. Pinney; lived in Woodstock, Vt. Two
children: 1. Arthur Bryant, b. Feb. 5, 1865. 2. Burt La^-rence,
b. June 5, 1868.
iv. Hattie E., b. Dec. 25, 1842; m. July, 1867, Charles Hunt, a mechanic
of Peterborough. Two children. She d. Aug., 1869.
V. Daniel G., b. June 7, 1844; m. , 1868, Bell Willis. One child:
Hattie B. He is a carpenter, "a worthy man." Lives in Lud-
low, Vt.
9, Joseph' Bryant {Israeh, Sylvanus^, Samueh-^, John"-, Stephen^) h. June 14,
1800; m. first, Nov. 25, 1830, Sula Belona Comings, dau. of Andrew and
Lydia (Jackson) Comings, b. March 12, 1805, d. April 30, 1867. They
rem. from Cornish to Bridgewater, Vt., Feb., 1837. He was a farmer.
He m. second, Nov., 1868, Mrs. Meroa (White) Manning of Claremont,
formerly of Cornish. Children, the first three b. in Cornish, the rest in
Unity, Vt. :
i. Norman Sylvanus, b. Dec. 22, 1831; m. March 2, 1857, Lucy C.
Taft of Woodstock, Vt. Five children. A millwTight. He d.
April 22, 1900, in No. CharlestowTi, where he had res. seven
years.
ii. Philander Chase, b. May 5, 1834; m. Nov. 7, 1862, Ellen R. Brown
of Woodstock, Vt. No children. He was a manufacturer of
woolen goods and res. in Woodstock until he d., Dec. 10, 1873.
iii. LucTA Ann, b. Nov. 16, 1836; m. Jan. 24, 1858, Francis G. Upham of
Ascutneyville, Vt., where they res. One child: Stella E.
iv. Elvira Lydia, b. Dec. 16, 1838. Spent some years teaching in
Cornish and Vt.; m. Sept. 28, 1865, Edwin Lewis Reed of Pom-
fret, Vt., a soldier in the Civil War. Settled in Claremont where
he d. Nov. 22, 1882. One child: Clarence Edwin, b. Jan. 15, 1869.
V. Frederic Lewis, b. Sept. 21, 1843; d. Feb. 23, 1852.
vi. Augustine Gould, b. Dec. 25, 1849. A blacksmith by trade, also
possessed of great musical talents; m. Sept. 27, 1872, Carrie E.
Hastings of Felchville, Vt. Five children. He d. July 20, 1891,
in Westmoreland.
10. Daniel' Bryant {Israeh, Sylvanus^, Samuel*-^, John^, Stephen^) b. Sept. 4,
1803, A skillful and energetic farmer. Hem. May 1, 1834, Chloe Hildreth ,
GENEALOGIES. 39
dau. of Samuel and Zilpha (Gilbert) Hildreth of Cornish, b. June 13,
1800, d. March 25, 1890. He d. Aug. 14, 1864. Children, all b. in
Cornish :
i. George, b. Jan. 22, 1836; d. March 17, 1836.
13. ii. Edward, b. Feb. 7, 1837.
iii. Charles, b. Oct. 3, 1838; d. Sept. 2, 1841.
iv. Charlotte E., b. March 27, 1841; m. Nov. 12, 1861, William E.
Westgate. Had two cliildren. (See Westgate.)
11. George Washington' Bryant {Sears^, Sylvanus^, Samuel*-^, Johrf,
Stepheiv) was b. Nov. 18, 1821; m. Feb. 14, 1844, Lydia Lorinda Shaw,
d. in Cornish April 16, 1892. He d. in Cornish June 3, 1869. Children:
i. Emma Eudora, b. April 25, 1846; m. Jan. 22, 186S, Leonard Kimball
Warner of Champlain, N. Y., a soldier in the Civil War. He d.
April 25, 1889. One child: George Clinton, b. Aug. 1, 1870. She
res. in Claremont.
ii. George Washington Sears, b. Sept. 13, 1848; d. March 19, 1885.
iii. Allen, b. Feb. 1, 1849; d. March 28, 1874.
iv. Belva Isadore, b. ; d. young.
V. Mary Elizabeth, b. June 23, 1855; m. first Dec, 1872, Alfred S.
Sisson of Cornish. One cliild. Were div. ; she m. second,
, Lyman Hunter. He d. March 22, 1887, in Claremont. (See
Casualties.) M. third, John Phillips and Hve in Lowell, Mass.
vi. Delia R., b. Nov. 25, 1859; m. May 1, 1878, Charles D. Nevens.
Two children. (See Nevens.)
vii. Sarah Hall, b. Sept. 21, 1864; m. May 16, 1889, George F. Lewis.
One child: Marion H., b. Sept. 1, 1891, who grad. at Kimball
Union Academy in 1909. Res., Meriden.
viii. D.ANiEL Deming, b. June 17, 1867; m. first. Pearl Merrill of Sunapee;
m. second, . Lives in Bellows Falls, Vt.
12. Sylvanus Woodwards Bryant (Sylvanus'-^-^, Samueh-^, Johtv-, Stephen^)
was b. Oct. 23, 1839; m. Oct. 6, 1870, Sarah G. Smith of Westminster,
Vt. They have ever since lived on the Flat. He is a jeweller, auctioneer
and capitalist. He represented the town in the legislature of 1871. A
Republican, ha\'ing large influence with his party, and among politi-
cians generally in town, county and state. Children, all b. in Cornish
Flat:
i. Mary H., b. Sept. 6, 1876; d. Aug. 29, 1878.
ii. Jennie S., b. June 28, 1879; m. Oct. 4, 1905, Herbert E. Leganger of
Boston, where they reside. He is a decorator,
iii. George H., b. Nov. 22, 1880.
13. Edwards Bryant (Daniel^, Israel, Sylvanus^, Samuch-^, John"-, Stephen^)
was b. Feb. 7, 1837; m. Dec. 15, 1859, Julia Helen Gilkey of Plainfield,
dau. of James and Naomi (Smith) Gilkey, b. Aug. 5, 1842, d. Nov. 6,
1889. He d. Nov. 7, 1909. He was a farmer. Children, all b. in Cornish:
40 HISTORY OF CORNISH.
i. James D., b. March 6, 1861; m. Nov. 17, 1898, Annie Powers of
Somerville, Mass. Their second cliild, a son, was b. in Cornish,
May 13, 1903.
ii. Julia Janette, b. March 1, 1872; m. June 9, 1897, WilHam C.
Grannis of Claremont.
iii. Charles E., b. April 21, 1873; m. April 13, 1903, Ellen Woods of
Ireland,
iv. John G., b. March 4, 1875.
BUGBEE.
The Bugbees are of Danish descent. Edward^ Bugbee came from Ipswich,
Eng., in 1634 in the ship Francis and settled in Roxbury, Mass. The
direct Une of descent from him to their settlement in Cornish was:
Joseph^, Edward^, Daniel^-s, to Reubens Bugbee, who was b. Aug. 21,
1775, in . He m. first, in 1800, Polly Marsh of Woodstock, Vt.,
b. Sept. 10, 1778, and d. in 1801 ; m. second, in 1802, Lydia Marsh, sister
of his former wife, b. March 16, 1782, and d. in Plainfield Dec. 14, 1857.
They came from Woodstock to Plainfield about 1840 (?) and settled
near the Plainfield line, north of the Flat. He was a farmer. He d. Sept.
15, 1851. Child by first wife:
i. Calista S., b. March 12, 1801; m. Jan. 2, 1823, Levi Cobb of Cornish.
Four children. (See Cobb.) She d. Jan. 3, 1861.
Children by second wife:
ii. Lyndon, b. Dec. 7, 1805; d. July 7, 1812.
iii. Maey, b. Aug. 18, 1807; m. Dec, 7, 1834, Benjamin Woods. Two
children. Lived in — . She d. April 2, 1860.
iv. Reuben, Jr., b. Jan. 12, 1810, in Hartland, Vt.; m. Dec. 16, 1835,
Asenath Morse of WaUingford, Vt., b. Feb. 14, 1808. Lived in
Bradford and Manchester. One child: Caroline, b. Aug. 7,
1838, who was killed on the railroad July 1, 1848. He d. May
1, 1883, in Bedford. She d. Feb. 7, 1895.
V. Susan, b. July 12, 1813; m. first, Nov. 10, 1836, John Miller, said to
have been a Congregational preacher. He d. Aug. 16, 1838.
She m. second, , Luther Newton. She d. at the Flat May
22, 1849. No children,
vi. Laura E., b. Sept. 21, 1814; m. Aug. 12, 1847, Truman Brown of
Boston. She d. there Oct. 10, 1889. Two children.
vii. Maria Pratt, b. April 12, 1817; m. March 25, 1841, Benj. Chesman
Clark. Four children. (See Clark.) He d. July 7, 1888. She
d. Jan. 22, 1905, in Auburn, R. I.
2. viii. Francis Lyman, b. June 24, 1819.
3. ix. Sylvester Marsh, b. Oct. 24, 1823.
2. Francis Lyman' Bugbee {Reuben'', Daniel^*, Edward', Joseph, Edward^)
b. June 24, 1819; m. Feb. 11, 1846, Ruth Coburn of Cornish, dau. of
Simon and Ruth (Eaton) Coburn, b. Oct. 9, 1819, and d. March 22, 1881,
GENEALOGIES. 41
in No. Londonderry. He d. in Cornish April 27, 1855. Children, all b.
in Cornish.
1. Angeline M., b. Dec. 1, 1846; m. Oct. 11, 1866, Asahel G. Whidden.
Six children. Live in Hudson. (1903.)
ii. Infant dau., b. Dec. 28, 1848; d. unnamed March 23, 1849.
iii. Francis E., b. July 16, 1850; d. Aug. 23, 1850.
iv. Ruth E., b. April 24, 1852; d. May 7, 1852.
V. Lyman H., b. Dec. 27, 1855; d. Jan. 18, 1856.
3. Sylvester Marsh' Bugbee {Reuben^, Danieb-^, Edward^, Joseph-, Edward^)
wasb.Oct.24, 1823; m. first, April 20, 1847, his niece, Livonia Calista Cobb
of Cornish, dau. of Levi and Calista (Bugbee) Cobb, b. Dec. 10, 1823,
and d. March 17, 1849; m. second, Oct. 20, 1850, Ehza M. Richardson
of Cornish, dau. of Dea. Joseph and Sylvia (Day) Richardson, b. May 23,
1825, and d. Oct. 18, 1896. He was a wheelwright and general mechanic.
Was choir-master tliirty-two years in the Baptist Church at the Flat.
He enlisted in the Civil War, was appointed Capt. Co. I, 14th Regt.
N. H. Vols., Oct. 9, 1862, and resigned his commission on Dec. 17, 1862.
(See Military.) He d. at the Flat Jan. 29, 1897. Children, all b. in town :
i. An infant by first wife, b. and d. in 1849.
4. ii. Orra S., b. June 7, 1856.
iii. Wallace Lyman, b. July 11, 1858. Graduated at Kimball Union
Academy in class of 1880; m. Dec. 19, 1883, Ella Frances Barker
of Lebanon, dau. of Daniel and Delia (Thurston) Barker, b. Nov.
21, 1863. She d. Sept. 4, 1908, in Claremont. They had no
children. In trade in Claremont in 1900.
4. Orra S.s Bugbee (Sylvester M.', ReuberV', Danieb-->, Edivard', Joseph^,
Edward^) was b. June 7, 1856; m. Nov. 24, 1892, Hattie S. Davis", then
of Meriden, dau. of Josiah and Ellen (Smart) Davis, b. Oct. 8, 1860.
Lived at Meriden several years. Was mail carrier some years from
Windsor, Vt., to both Cornish Flat and Meriden. Lives (1905) in Clare-
mont. Collector of taxes. Member of N. H. legislature, 1900-02.
Children :
i. Ralph Josiah, b. June 3, 1894.
ii. Helen Marion, b. Sept. 28, 1895.
Joseph D. Bugbee, a son of Daniel Bugbee (?), m. about 1805, Betsey Bruce
of Conn. He d. about 1815. His wid. m. March 7, 1821, Francis Cobb
of Cornish and by him had one son, Edmund Hooker Cobb. (See Cobb.)
She d. March 6, 1832. Her children by Mr. Bugbee, all b. in Cornish:
i. Joseph D., Jr., b. April 28, 1807. He lived in Boston, where he d.
ii. Henry, b. June 13, 1808; d. young.
2. iii. Benjamin Franklin, b. Dec. 17, 1809.
iv. George, b. March 12, 1812; m. in 1834, Eunice Lamphire of Hart-
land, Vt. She was b. in 1807, and d. Jan. 13, 1870. He d. sud-
denly in Cornish Sept. 3, 1882. They had but one child: Jane
42 HISTORY OF CORNISH.
M., b. Dec. 27, 1836, who m. May 5, 1860, John Murray Cole
and had four children. (See Cole.)
V. Betsey, a twin with the last, b. March 12, 1812; m. Aug. 31, 1838,
Moses Walker of Cornish. Seven children. (See Walker.) She
d. in Cornish June 8, 1879.
2. Benjamin Franklin^ Bugbee (Joseph D.-, Danieh) was b. Dec. 17, 1809;
m. April 12, 1831, Alniira Williams of Cornish, dau. of Stephen and
Betsey (White) Wilhams, b. Sept. 1, 1810, and d. Aug. 11, 1884. Mr.
Bugbee d. March 9, 1887. Children, all except the last one, b. in
Cornish:
i. Henry Allen, b. Oct. 12, 1832; m. Oct., 1856, Lucy Bryant of
Lebanon. Eight children. He d. Sept. 20, 1882, being killed
on the railroad at Lebanon. His wife d. Aug., 1907.
ii. LouLSA Mason, b. Feb. 27, 1834; m. May 23, 1854, Charles H. Swain
of Claremont, b. Dec. 2, 1826, in Brattleboro, Vt. Two cliildren:
Lewis E. and Anna B. Mr. Swain d. Dec. 25, 1901.
iii. Lois Liscomb, b. Nov. 26, 1836; m. Nov. 26, 1856, Samuel S. Judd
of Claremont. Two children. Mr. Judd d. Dec. 8, 1897. His
wife d. Dec. 2, 1904. They both d. in Keene, where they lived.
iv. Norman Orlando, b. March 21, 1838; m. Nov. 7, 1859, Louisa Gates
of Hartland, Vt. Three children: 1. Frank E., b. Oct. 3, 1862,
in Windsor, Vt., and d. in Keene June 28, 1893. 2. Dora F.,
b. in Cornish Oct. 12, 1865; m. Wm. Simmons of Lebanon. 3.
Orimer N., b. June 19, 1873, in Cornish; m. Mae Morgan of
Woodstock, Vt. Mr. Bugbee d. in Hartland, Vt., April 15, 1876.
V. Horace Lorenzo, b. Jan. 24, 1840; m. in 186-, Minnie Butterfield
of Springfield, Mass. Six children: 1. Edna Vietta who m.
a Mr. Pollard. 2. Irving R., who m. Jennie Thomas. 3. Alma
m. Irwin Fitterly and lives in Brooklyn, N. Y. 4. Fred, who
m. Emma Levalley. 5. Lubert, unm. 6. Essie, who m. Mr.
Sylvester and lives in California. Mr. Bugbee d. in Claremont
Aug. 25, 1901.
vi. Sarah Ann, b. Jan. 30, 1842; m. Nov. 24, 1861, Martin Williams.
Two children: 1. Erwin E. and 2. Edna May. The latter d.
by scalding April 11, 1871. (See Casualties.) Mrs. Wilhams d.
in Cornish Oct. 29, 1878.
3. vii. George Erastus, b. Dec. 26, 1844.
viii. Benj. Franklin, Jr., b. Jan. 12, 1840; m. first, in 1867, Nellie Albee
of Claremont. No issue; m. second, in 1876, Abbie Richmond of
Tafts\'ille, Vt., where they reside. One child: Rodney. Mr.
Bugbee was a veteran of the Civil War.
ix. Maria H., b. Oct. 17, 1848, in Norwich, Vt.; m. Sept. 24, 1868,
Eugene A. Rowell of Croydon, b. in Goshen March 9, 1848.
Two children: 1. Ella A., b. Oct. 29, 1870, and 2. Florence E.,
b. March 14, 1880. Mr. Rowell d. March, 1885. She m. second,
Jan. 1, 1891, Edwin H. French, who d. Sept. 20, 1898. She
res. in Keene, N. H. (1910.)
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3. George Erastus* Bugbee (Benj. Fj, Joseph D.', Danieh) was b. Dec. 26,
1844; m. Jan. 14, 1869, Cynthia L. Pierce of Goshen. A farmer and
lived on the homestead of his father where he d. Feb. 13, 1900. Two
children, both b. in Cornish:
i. Herbert G., b. Feb. 20, 1870; m. Oct. 30, 1901, Sarah Emma Rowell,
formerly of Cornish, dau. of J. Oilman and Sarah (Comings)
Rowell, b. July 6, 1874. He is a machinist. They live in
Claremont.
ii. Alice May, b. July 2, 1880; unm.; a shoe worker, lives in Lj-nn,
Mass. (1910.)
Howard Bugbee came to town when a young man. He m. first Lucinda
Chase of Cornish, dau. of Samuel and Damans (Sabin) Chase, b. Nov.
16, 1789, and d. ; m. second, Lavina Chase, a sister of his first
wife and by her had the followng children:
i. Charles Chase, b. Feb. 6, 1815.
ii. George Howard, b. Aug. 25, 1817.
iii. Henry Munroe, b. Oct. 11, 1819; d. Sept. 21, 1842.
iv. John Fellows, b. April 16, 1823.
v. William Comings, b. Aug. 28, 1827.
The relationship of this family to the others of this name is unknown.
BURNAP.
Dea. John Burnap and Susanna, his ^-ife with six children, came to Norwich,
Vt., in 1771, from Lebanon, Conn. One of their sons, Dea. Elijah
Burnap, b. Jan., 1756, m. Sept., 1783, Naomi Farrington, who d. June
26, 1839, aged 84. By her he had four cWldren, all b. in Norwich, Vt.:
i. Orril, b. Oct. 7, 1792, m. Feb. 26, 1812, Asa Goodnow. Lived in
Deering, where she d. May 22, 1850. Several children.
2. ii. Arunah, b. Oct. 10, 1794.
iii. Jedidah, b. ; m. Dec. 27, 1832, Francis Cobb of Cornish.
Two children, both b. in Cornish. (See Cobb.) Spent her life
after marriage, in Cornish; d. Feb. 28, 1862.
iv. David, b. April 5, 1801; m. June 12, 1820, Almeda Williams of Plain-
field, where he resided until he d. June 16, 1871. Ten children.
2. Arunah3 Burnap (Elijah'^, John^) b. Oct. 10, 1794; settled on Cornish
Flat in early life and spent his life there; m. first, Feb. 14, 1816, Betsey
Burr of Grantham (now Cornish), dau. of Ebenezer and Ehzabeth
(Dorchester) Burr, b. Aug. 27, 1787, d. July 14, 1865; m. second, June
8, 1870, Mrs. Lucy (Mathews) Coburn, dau. of Jeremiah and Hannah
(Woodbury) Mathews, b. April 22, 1813, and d. June 4, 1893. No issue.
Mr. Burnap carried on the shoemaking business for several years and
afterwards engaged principally in the insurance business, besides cul-
tivating some land. He was a staunch Republican, a devout Christian
member of the Baptist Church, of which he was a dea. for many years,
44 HISTORY OF CORNISH.
also its clerk for twenty-seven years. A Free Mason, and secretary of
Cheshire Lodge for several years. Represented the town in legislature
in 1860-61. A safe counsellor, always void of ostentation and show, and
was noted for his meekness and candor on all subjects. He tenderly
cared for his aged mother who hved with him until her death, June 26,
1839. He d. Dec. 29, 1877. "The memory of the just is blessed." Two
children by first wife, both b. in Cornish:
i. Almina Mandaxa, b. March 23, 1818; m. Feb. 14, 1835, Zeno Hunter
of Cornish. Had four children. (See Hunter.) She d. April
18, 1856.
ii. Maky Elizabeth, b. Dec. 25, 1831 ; d. July 26, 1833.
BURR.
The Burrs were of English descent. Benjamin^, with Samuel, his son, came
to America soon after N. E. was open for settlement. Lived in Hartford,
Conn., some years, where Jonathan^ was b., who rem. to Middletown, Conn.,
where Ebenezer^ was b. He rem. to Haddam, Conn., where he had a son,
Ebenezers, b. The father and son both emigrated to that part of Grantham
which subsequently was annexed to Cornish. The son, Ebenezer^, b. March,
1749, m. EHzabeth Dorchester. He d. Sept. 15, 1829. She d. Feb. 22, 1828.
The following brief sketch of these ancestors by Fred A. Dean, Esq., we
insert here :
"The Burrs came to Grantham to settle several years before the Revolu-
tion. They settled in that part of the town since set off into Cornish.
"They cleared a farm, and generation after generation lived and died on the
old farm. After more than 125 years of ownership, and occupation, it jsassed
out of the family keeping into the hands of others.
"From that old farm one of the Burr boys went to fight a king that a nation
might be born. Great-grandmother Burr came all the way from Haddam^
Conn., to Grantham, N. H., on a pack horse. Came up the Connecticut river
to old Fort No. 4 and on to Windsor, Vt., thence over the hills to their new-made
home in the wilderness. The story of their life and hardships I need not write.
It was the life of all who go ahead to hew out honors and institutions for the
generations that come after them. It takes brave men and women to be
pioneers.
"They must sow that others may reap, suffer that others may gain, and labor
that others may have a life worth living."
Ebenezers and Elizabeth (Dorchester) Burr had the following children, aU
b. in Grantham excei)t the first one who was b. in Haddam, Conn.
i. Seymour, b. March 15, 1772; m. , Hannah Roberts. He d.
July 31, 1853.
ii. Mary, b. Sept. 22, 1776; m. — , Jesse Johnson. She d. Jan. 9, 1859.
iii. Timothy, b. Jan. 25, 1779; m. about 1805, Sally Fairchild, who d.
June, 1835. They had six children and lived in Boston. The
youngest, Mary, m. her cousin, William D., son of Ebenezer«»
Timothy d. Oct. 18, 1860.
GENEALOGIES 45
2. iv. Oli\t:r, b. Dec. 2, 1780.
3. V. Ebenezer, Jr., b. Oct. 13, 1784.
vi. Betsey, b. Aug. 27, 1787; m. Feb. 14, 1816, Arunah Burnap. Had
two children. (See Burnap.) She d. July 14, 1865.
vii. Versel, b. June 12, 1794. Never m.; d. Nov. 22, 1825.
viii. Area, b. Nov. 24, 1797; m. first, Ruth Lamberton; m. second, Lucy
Bartlett; m. third, Charlotte Hobart; m. fourth, Sophrona Lucas.
We have no record of his death.
2. Olivers Burr {Ebenezer^-*, Jonathan^ Samuel^, Benjamim) b. Dec. 2,
1780, m. Selinda Stowell of Grantham (now Cornish), dau. of Ebenezer
and Pameha (Whiting) Stowell, b. , d. . He d. June 30,
1844. Children:
i. Triphena, b. April 24, 1808; d. Nov. 12, 1876.
ii. Truman, b. Dec. 14, 1809; d. Oct. 8, 1863.
4. iii. Bradley, b. Feb. 20, 1813.
iv. Warren, b. March 12, 1815; d. Dec. 29, 1890.
v. Oliver, Jr., b. June 29, 1817; d. March 6, 1818.
vi. Celinda, b. Jan. 10, 1819; d. Jan. 30, 1845.
vii. Mary Ann, b. April 2, 1821 ; d. May 27, 1822.
viii. Permilla, b. June 12, 1823; d. Nov. 8, 1824.
ix. Lucena, b. May 2,1825; m. fu-st, Feb., 1846. He d. Sept., 1852. She
m. second, Oct. 3, 1853, Nathaniel Royes. One child by each
husband. Res., Fairlee, Vt. Living in 1903.
X. LuciNDA, b. July 9, 1827; d. Sept. 19, 1852.
xi. Eben, b. Nov. 15, 1829; m. Aug. 30, 1853, Hannah E. Burr. Res.
in Keene. Three children. Living in 1903.
xii. Permilla Dorchester, b. Feb. 9, 1832; d. Feb. 15, 1895, in St,
Johnsbury, Vt.; m. July 11, 1853, at Westmoreland, Jolm L.
Couch of Cornish. One child. (See Couch.)
3. Ebenezers Burr (EbeJiezer'-", Jonathan', Sainueb, Benjamin^) b. Oct. 13,
1784; m. April 29, 1813, Mary Hall of Windsor, Vt., dau. of David and
OUve (Smead) Hall, b. — , 1786, d. May 16, 1867. Occupied same
farm his father owned during his life. He built the stone house about
1837-38. Was a strong anti-slavery man and a zealous Baptist, and a
successful farmer. He d. Jan. 17, 1875. Children, all b. in Grantham,
now Cornish:
i. Elizabeth, b. Nov. 22, 1813; m. John Bradley of Woodstock, Vt.,
where they lived. No children,
ii. Sarah F., b. May 15, 1816; m. Sept. 16, 1841, James G. Kidder of
Weathersfield, Vt. Res. chiefly in Cornish. Three children.
(See Kidder.) She d. March 3, 1898.
iii. Lucy Hall, b. March 1, 1818; m. — , 1842, Erastus Stone of
Plainfield. Six children. She d. in Worcester, Mass.
5. iv. William D., b. March 5, 1820.
6. V. Oliver Perry, b. April 25, 1822.
46 • HISTORY OF CORNISH.
vi. Julia M., b. May 1, 1824; m. Geo. T. Bradley of Woodstock, Vt.^
where they reside. Four children. She d. , 1888.
vii. Clarissa B., b. July 26, 1826; m. April 9, 1850, Rufus G. Badger-
Had five children. (See Badger.)
7. viii. Versel Ebenezer, b. April 7, 1829.
ix. Harriet Axtgusta, b. Aug. 15, 1831; m. March, 1855, George
C. Dean of Bethel, Vt. Two children. (See Dean.)
4. Bradley" Burr {Oliver^, Ehenezer^-*, Jonathan^, Samueb, Benjamin^),
fourth child of Oliver and Celinda (Stowell) Burr, b. Feb. 20, 1813, in
Cornish. Rem. when young to Thetford, Vt., and res. there until 1840,
when he came back to Cornish. He had m. April 6, 1836, Maria S.
Reed of Thetford, b. July 22, 1813. They remained in Cornish until 1870,
when they rem. first to Windsor, Vt., where they lived ten years, and then
to Lebanon, where they both d. She d. Dec. 25, 1881. He d. Feb. 23,
1892. He ran the grist mill at the Flat many years. Was auction-
eer, constable, etc., and was in many ways a useful man. He and his-
wife were both devoted members of the Baptist Church in Cornish. At
Windsor, he was one of the officers at the state prison. Child:
i. Mary Malincy, b. July 4, 1837; m. Dec. 2, 1869, Joseph Orlando-
Richardson, then of Cornish, but afterwards of Lebanon. They
had one child, Leon B., b. April 14, 1878. (See Richardson.)
5. William D.' Burr {Ebenezen-^-*, Jonathan^, Samuel'^, Benjamin^) b.
March 5, 1820; m. March 20, 1855, his cousin, Mary Burr of Boston,,
dau. of Timothy and Sally (Fairchild) Burr. Caring for his parents in
their declining years on the old homestead, they remained there until
after their parents' death and then rem. to Plainfield in March, 1875,
where he d. April 4, 1885. She d. Jan. 23, 1907, aged 84-0-14. Chil-
dren, both b. in Cornish:
i. Hattie B., b. Oct. 5, 1858; m. Aug. 30, 1892, Henry L. Sanderson,
son of Levi H. and Mary Jane (Rawson) Sanderson of Plainfield,
Nov. 13, 1855. He is (1903) an officer in the Vermont state
prison at Windsor. Three children:
ii. Charles S., b. July 20, 1856. He is a farmer; m. Nov. 30, 1886, Julia
A. Whitaker of Plainfield, dau. of Ephraim and Delia Whitaker,
b. April 28, 1862. Res. in Plainfield. Four children.
6. Oliver Perry? Burr (Ebenezer 6-^-'^, Jonathan', Samuel-, Benjamin^) b.
April 25, 1822; m. , Maria L. Westgate of Plainfield, dau. of
David and Lucy (Williams) Westgate, b. , 1819, and d. April 21,
1882. He d. Feb. 7, 1889. He was a farmer and always lived in Cor-
nish. For many years they had the care of the poor in Cornish until
the county took care of its paupers in 1868. Child:
8. i. Orlando Powers, b. Feb. 16, 1853.
7. Versel Ebenezer' Bttrr (Ebenezer^-^-", Jonathan', Samueb, Benjamin^)
b. April 7, 1829; m. March 20, 1855, Janette Hibbard, dau. of Zebulon
GENEALOGIES. 47
and Eliza Hibbard, b. Nov. 28, 1836. Res. in Cornish until he enlisted
in Aug., 1862. He was a member of Co. I, 14th Regt. N. H. Vols, in the
war of the Rebellion. He d. in the service Aug. 23, 1863. Three chil-
dren, all b. in Cornish:
i. John V., b. April 22, 1856.
ii. Katie J., b. April 20, 1859.
iii. Mary J., b. March 14, 1861 ; d. Feb. 29, 1872.
8. Orlando Powerss Burr {Oliver Perry, Ehenezer^-^-\ Jonathan^, Samueb,
Benjamin^) b. Feb. 16, 1853; m. Jan. 3, 1871, Emma Jane Fletcher, dau,
of Quartus and Charlotte (Hilliard) Fletcher of Cornish, b. March 15.
1852. Children, all b. in Cornish:
9. i. Perry Fletcher, b. Feb. 19, 1872.
ii. Edwin Quartus, b. April 22, 1874; m. Oct. 31, 1897, Loretta Sander-
son, dau. of Francis Sanderson,
iii. Myrtie Jael, b. June 9, 1882.
iv. Ella Maria, b. Nov. 27, 1884.
9. Perry Fletchers Burr {Orlando Poicers'^, Oliver Perry^, Ebenezer^-^-*,
Jonathan', Samuel"-, Benjamin^) h. Feb. 19, 1872; m. Oct. 27, 1891, Abby
R. Hebard of Cornish, dau. of Norman E. and Mrs. Julia (Avery) (Mer-
rill) Hebard, b. July 24, 1870. Children, all b. in Cornish:
i. Eleanor Blanche, b. Nov. 24, 1892; m. June 25, 1910, Clifford
Bonner,
ii. Julius Hebard, b. June 30, 1895.
iii. Maria Julia, b. July 14, 1896; d. Aug. 30, 1896.
iv. William McKinley, b. May 1, 1899.
V. Walter Norman, b. Feb. 23, 1902.
vi. Theodore Roosevelt, b. May 10, 1903.
vii. Doris, b. Nov. 25, 1905.
BUTMAN.
Amos Butman, b. in 1786, with Marion (Heath) Butman his wife, b. in 1796^
lived in Enfield and raised several children. They came to Cornish in
advanced life. Two daughters, Mrs. Hiram Stone and Mrs. Horace
Wright, already lived here. A son, John Butman, came a few years later.
Amos d. June 23, 1861. His wife d. Sept. 4, 1872. John was b. in Enfield
Feb. 5, 1821; m. first, Jan. 30, 1856, Laura L. Allen, b. Feb. 26, 1837, ia
Hinesburg, Vt., and d. June 4, 1871. They lived a few years in Morris-
towTi, Waterbury and Burlington, Vt. After the death of his wife he
came to Cornish, where he spent the rest of his life. He m. second, Oct.
18, 1879, Jennie M. Austin of Lebanon, b. Nov. 21, 1834, and d. Dec. 6,
1908. He d. Jan. 23, 1899. Children, all by first wife:
2. i. Albert Perkins, b. Aug. 11, 1859.
ii. Abbie Jane, b. July 1, 1861, in Waterbury, Vt.; m. Dorwin
and has several children. A son, Lawrence, was b. in town, June
28, 1891.
48 HISTORY OF CORNISH.
iii. Ella Mary, b. April 20, 1865, in Waterbury, Vt.; m. , and
lives in Claremont.
iv. Fred H., b. July 18, 1868, in So. Burlington, Vt. Unm. in 1908.
2. Albert Perkins^ Butman {John'-, Amos^) was b. Aug. 11, 1859, iq Morris-
towTi, Vt.; m. Jan. 24, 1884, Sarah Huggins of Cornish, dau. of George
W. and Paulina (Pryor) Huggins, b. April 27, 1850. Children, all b. in
Cornish :
i. Pearl, b. ; m. May 13, 1905, George P. Merton of Claremont.
Their third child, Ruby Ellen, was b. Sept. 19, 1910, in Plainfield.
ii. Nellie Louisa, b. Sept. 15, 1884; m. Nov. 9, 1905, Wilbur L. Lea\dtt,
formerly of Grantham,
iii. Harry Ernest, b. July 3, 1887.
iv. Maurice Albert, b. Sept. 15, 1890.
BUTTERFIELD.
Simeon and Sally Butterfield lived in town and had the following children
b. in town:
i. Simeon, Jr., b. Jan. 24, 1798.
ii. Asa Coburn, b. March 14, 1800.
iii. LoAMMi, b. Feb. 13, 1802.
iv. Parker Varnum, b. Nov. 15, 1804.
Further record of this family has not been found.
CADY.
The name Cady was quite common during the earliest years of the town. It
appears that later most of them left town as after a few years the name
faded from the records, and the cemeteries show but few burials of those
bearing the name. Their earliest ancestor known was Nicholasi who
emigrated in 1645 to Watertown, Mass. He had a son, Capt. Joseph',
who in turn had a son, Williams, who settled in Killingsly, Conn. He
had a son, Abijah^, b. there July 14, 1718, who m. first, Aug. 24, 1749,
Ahce Nichols, who d. Nov. 7, 1751; m. second, May 24, 1763, Miriam
Wilson. They lived several years in Plainfield, Conn., and then came to
Cornish where he d. in 1777. Their children, so far as known, were by
first wife:
2. i. Stephen, b. Sept. 12, 1750, in Plainfield, Conn.
By second wife :
ii. Robert, b. Aug. 11, 1768, in Plainfield, Conn. Settled in Windsor,
Vt.
iii. Thomas, b. May 14, 1771, m Cornish,
iv. Alice, b. March 29, 1773, in Cornish.
2. Stephen' Cady (Ahijah', William^, Joseph^, Nicholas'^) was b. Sept. 12,
1750, in Plainfield, Conn.; m. first, April 22, 1773, Jane Patrick, b. in
1751, and d. Feb. 0, 1794. After marriage they lived several years in
GENEALOGIES. 49
Cornish and then rem. to Windsor, Vt. He m. second, Sept. 23, 1794,
Esther Parker, b. in 1752, and d. March 29, 1834. He d. July 31, 1829;
was a Sergt. in Col. Chase's Regt. in 1776. Children, the first six b. in
Cornish, the rest in Windsor, Vt. :
i. Elsie, b. Jan. 25, 1774; d. Aug. 22, 1777.
ii. Isabella, b. March 1, 1775.
iii. Jane, b. Jan. 24, 1777; d. Aug. 19, 1779.
iv. Phebe, b. Aug. 20, 1778.
V. Jane, b. April 21, 1781; m. , Norton Woodworth.
vi. Sarah, b. Feb. 23, 1783.
vii. Anna, b. Nov. 4, 1784; m. , Elijah Worcester.
viii. Martha Patrick, b. Oct. 16, 1786.
ix. Betsey, b. Sept. 19, 1788.
X. Polly, b. Aug. 9, 1790.
xi. Lucy, b. Nov. 24, 1792, and d. soon after birth.
Children by Esther Parker:
xii. Plumer, b. Sept. 7, 1795; m. Peter Taylor,
xiii. Esther, b. Jan. 27, 1797; d. Aug. 31, 1800.
xiv. Lucy, b. April 16, 1798; m. , Nathan Kitridge.
XV. Nancy, b. Aug. 21, 1800; m. , Packard.
xvi. Stephen Parker, b. Jan. 10, 1805.
Lieut. Elijah Cady, a bro. of Abijah* (William^, Joseph% Nicholas^) was b. in
Scituate, R. I., June 20, 1721; m. , Dinah Spaulding, a dau. of
Jonathan, b. June 12, 1723, and d. in Cornish Oct. 2, 1812. He d. the
same day. His military record is unknown to the writer. Their chil-
dren were:
i. Molly, b. ; m. Nov. 19, 1762, Isaac Parkhurst and Uved in
Plainfield, Conn., and had several children:
3. ii. Elias, b. March 21, 1743.
iii. Elijah, Jr., b. Nov. 1, 1747.
iv. Abigail, b. March 14, 1749.
V. Priscilla, b. , 1752.
vi. Curtis, b. June 30, 1755.
vii. Sarah, b. Nov. 29, 1757; m. Dec. 13, 1778, Peter Chase of Cornish.
SLx children. (See Chase.)
viii. Noah, b. May 15, 1760. Settled in Gilsum.
ix. Lucy, b. Nov. 30, 1764; m. , Asa Stearns.
x. Jonathan, b. Feb. 1, 1767, in Cornish.
xi. Ruth, b. May 9, 1770, in Cornish.
3. Capt. Eliass Cady (lAeut. Elijah*, Williayn^, Joseph, Nicholas^) was b.
March 21, 1743; m. , Hannah Hutchins, b. in 1746, and d. in
Cornish March 4, 1826. Her mother's name was Parkhurst. When
young they came from Conn, to Cornish on horseback. He cut a willow
stick on the way to urge his horse, and stuck it in the ground of his
future home, and it remains to the present time. He was a soldier of the
5-II
50 HISTORY OF CORNISH.
Revolution and served in Col. Chase's Regt. Became a Capt. in the
service, and ever after bore the title. Was a selectman of the town in
1771-73-74-78 and 82, besides holding other offices. He d. in Cornish
Feb. 26, 1826, about a week before his wife d. Children :
i. Ruth, b. , 1770; d. Feb. 5, 1788.
ii. Silas, b. Nov. 9, 1773; m. Feb. 15, 1798, Polly Chase of Cornish (?).
She d. Dec. 4, 1848. Mr. Cady d. Nov. 23, 1862.
iii. LxJCY, b. ; m. Nov. 13, 1801, Barnabas Ellis of Claremont
(a second wife). She d. March 17, 1832. Mr. Ellis d. June 26,
1838, aged 93.
iv. Noah H., b. Jan. 28, 1776; d. Aug. 16.— (record obliterated).
v. Sarah, b. Aug. 4, 1778; d. Aug. 21, 1780.
vi. Gratia, b. ; m. Burke.
4. vii. CtiRTis, b. June 9, 1781.
viii. Hannah, b. ; m. March 5, 1815, John Sprague.
ix. Sally, b. Aug. 29, 1790; m. April 15, 1818, Benjamin Chadbourne
of Cornish. Seven children. (See Chadbourne.) She d. Dec.
16, 1864.
4. Capt. Curtiss Cady (Elias\ Elijah, William', Joseph, Nicholas^) was b.
June 9, 1781; m. Dec. 3, 1812, Sally Morgan, b. June 17, 1789, and
d. Dec. 11, 1876. He d. Oct. 21, 1842. Was a Capt. in the state militia
and was ever after called by this title. Children :
i. Ruth, b. Aug. 29, 1814; m. , Zerah P. Smith of Cornish. She
was his first wife. She d. Feb. 18, 1849.
5. ii. Allen Curtis, b. Sept. 12, 1816.
5. Allen Curtis" Cady (Curtis'^, Elias', Elijah, William^, Joseph, Nicholas^)
was b. Sept. 12, 1816; m. , Mary Jane Tisdale, who was b. June
9, 1822, and d. April 27, 1908. He d. Oct. 2, 1855. Children:
i. Curtis Edwin, b. March 22, 1843; m. May 11, 1863, Frances A.
Doane of Collinsville, Conn. She d. May 30, 1880. He d. Sept.,
1889, in Fla.
ii. Laura Maria, b. March 2, 1846; m. April 15, 1869, Osmer W. Duns-
moor, then of Claremont. One child. (See Dunsmoor.) Res. in
Windsor, Vt.
iii. Emily Jane, b. , 1848; d. Jan. 18, 1849.
iv. Richard Allen, b. March 22, 1850. He never m. He d. , in
Phoenix, Ariz., in 1879.
V. Francis Arthur, b. Nov. 10, 18.54; d. in 1857.
Nicholas Cady was b. in 1743. His name appears among the first of the
name in town, but his relation to the others is not clear. He m. first,
Nov. 9, 1773, Ruth Chase of Cornish, dau. of Samuel Chase, Jr., b. in
1753, and d. July 6, 1788; she was buried in town; m. second, Oct. 20,
1788, Thankful Higbee, who d. Dec. 1, 1793; m. third, March 13, 1794,
Betty Gile of Plainfiold. He was a soldier of the Revolution under Col.
Jonathan Chase. Children by first wife:
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i. Mary, b. Nov. 21, 1776.
ii. Martha, b. Aug. 2, 1779.
iii. Jared, b. Feb. 27, 1781.
Children, by second wife:
iv. Reuben, b. July 23, 1789.
V. Stephen, b. Jan. 30, 1791.
Child by third wife:
vi. Nahtjm Nicholas, b. Dec. 5, 1794.
CARPENTER.
Nathaniel Carpenter was b. in Pomfret, Conn., July 18, 1756; m. June 20,.
1775, Elfreda Dresser, a sister of Huldah Dresser, who m. Lieut. Eleazer
Jackson, b. Oct. 16, 1759. They settled in Cornish about 1775 and re
mained till after the close of the century. They then rem. to Straflford,
Vt., and a little later to Hanover, where they finally settled on a farm
three fourths of a mile south of the college on the river road, where he d.
Oct. 15, 1829. Elfreda d. May 11, 1840, in Strafford, Vt. The census
of 1790 saj's the family at that time in Cornish consisted of himself and.
three sons under sixteen, and his wife and two daus. Children, all b. in.
Cornish :
i. Orinda, b. Sept. 7, 1779; m. Dec. 24, 1796, Thomas L. Haskell of
Strafford, Vt. ; rem. to Hanover about 1814 and spent the rest of
their hves. She d. April 18, 1852. He d. March 13, 1856, aged
83. Twelve children.
ii. Nabby, b. Sept. 15, 1781.
iii. Harvey March, b. March 12, 1784.
iv. John, b. March 25, 1787.
v. Thomas Dresser, b. May 9, 1790.
CARROLL.
In 1672 Nathaniel' and Mary Carroll were residents of Norfolk Co., Mass.
Their son, Nathaniel-, had a son, Samuel, who had a son, Joseph^' b.
in Sutton, Mass., in 1732, who m. Nov. 21, 1761, Judith Chase of Sutton,
a dau. of Philip and Mary (Follansbe) Chase. Nine children. Joseph^,
their eldest son, b. Dec. 10, 1763, m. April 6, 1788, Mary Prince, b. Aug.
7, 1763. They came to Croydon in 1792 and settled in Ryder Corner
district. Six cliildren. Joseph5 d. March 18, 1845; Mary d. July 10, 1822.
Their second son, Jolm Prince^ Carroll, was b. in Croydon Sept. 2, 1793;
m. first, Nov. 20, 1817, Rachel Powers, dau. of Ezekiel Powers, b. Feb. 27,
1797, and d. May 6, 1839, in Croydon. About the year 1840 he rem.
with his family to Cornish and spent the remainder of his life there.
Was a stirring, energetic man; a cooper, also a farmer. Nine cliildren,
all b. in Croydon, but all of them lived for a time in Cornish. He m.
second, , Hannah Spaulding of Cornish, dau. of Daniel and
Hannah Spaulding. No children. He d. June 15, 1867. After his death
52 HISTORY OF CORNISH.
his wid. m. Sept. 22, 1868, Moses Hutchinson of Cornish, who d. Sept.
11, 1889. She d. Oct. 27, 1889. Children, all by first wife:
i. Susan, b. Dec. 27, 1818; m. Feb. 16, 1836, James B. Wakefield. She
d. in 1843 in Sempronius, N. Y.
ii. SoPHRONiA, b. Oct. 27, 1820; m. Jan. 29, 1840, George Stockwell.
She d. Jan. 11, 1894.
iii. Eliza, b. Jan. 12, 1823; m. Sept. 7, 1842, Moody Hook, of Cornish.
Five children. (See Hook.) She d. Nov. 30, 1884.
iv. Salania, b. July 24, 1824; la. — — , Converse Gage. Res., Sutton.
Two cliildren. She d. Oct. 28, 1893.
V. Alonzo C, b. Nov. 24, 1826. After completing his education, he
went into the stove business till 1869; then he settled in Warner
and was a successful merchant the rest of his life. He d. there
April 19, 1894. Two children: 1. Clarence F. and 2. Edward
Herman.
vi. Eleanor Jane, b. July 19, 1829; m. Feb. 25, 1849, Charles O. East-
man of Claremont. She d. June 2, 1899. Mr. Eastman d. Oct. 4,
1893. Always res. in Claremont.
vii. Amanda M., b. Aug. 6, 1832; m. Jan. 24, 1856, John G. Brockway.
Lived in Hopkinton. Two children:
viii. Lysander Herbert, b. Oct. 8, 1835. (See sketch.)
ix. Rachel, b. in 1838, and d. in 1839.
FoLLANSBE" Carroll, a brother of Joseph^ Carroll, who m. Mary Prince, was b,
Nov., 1769. He came to Croydon in 1772. On Aug. 11, 1789, he m.
Sarah Carroll, b. Jan. 5, 1770, and d. there March 9, 1848. He d. Sept.
3, 1850. They had a son, John Follansbes b. May 29, 1810. He m.
March 20, 1836, Keziah Hardy, dau. of Tristam and Keziah (Frasier)
Hardy, b. May 11, 1811. They rem. to Cornish in 1837 and spent the
remainder of their lives there. She d. April 26, 1880. He d. May 5,
1879. Children, all b. in Cornish:
i. AuRiLLA Adaline, b. March 12, 1837; d. Oct. 1, 1838.
ii. Henry, b. Feb. 29, 1838; d. Sept. 27, 1838.
iii. Sarah J., b. Oct. 9, 1840; m. March 23, 1872, David A. Holland.
Three children,
iv. Elizabeth A., b. Feb. 17, 1843; m. Jan. 7, 1888, Henry H. Tasker
of Cornish. He d. April 8, 1894. No children,
v. Henry L., b. April 23, 1845; m. Oct. 2, 1867, Lizzie Gunston. She
had one child, Evelena. Mrs. Carroll d. April 8, 1901. He d.
from the effects of gas poisoning March 9, 1909, in Lowell, Mass.,
at the home of his dau.
vi. Ella M., b. March 17, 1847; m. Dec. 25, 1868, James L. W. Thayer.
Had six children. She d. May 27, 1888.
vii. Foster P., b. Nov. 8, 1850; m. Aug. 15, 1880, Lena Healy. Three
children.
Daniel Elliott Carroll who lived in Cornish from 1857 to 1880, was great-
grandson of Daniel Carroll, the brother of Samuel^. His father, Charles,
GENEALOGIES. 53
was b. in Croydon and m. Sarah Elliott. He was b. in Croydon Nov. 1,
1817; m. first, Sophi-onia Burt of Thetford, Vt., b. Feb. 25, 1820, by
whom he had three cliildren; he m. second, May 2, 1876, Lucy Parker.
No children. He d. in March, 1899. Cliildren, all b. in Croydon:
i. Daniel E., Jr., b. Sept. 2, 1846; m. first, Feb. 20, 1870, Ella F.
Collins, dau. of Edward W. and Dehah (Forehand) Collins, b.
April 20, 1847, d. Oct. 29, 1877, leavuig two children. 1.
Florence Ella, b. Cornish April 1, 1871. She m. April 28, 1895,
Dr. Robert Thornburgh. Res., N. Y. City. One child, Thomas
T., b. Aug. 15, 1896. 2. Maurice Edward, b. in Cornish Feb.
9, 1873. Soon after the death of his wife, Mr. C. left Cornish
for Belmont, Mass., where he resides. He m. second, Urania
M. Munson of St. George, N. B., Nov. 2, 1886. One child.
ii. Julia R., b. Aug. 20, 1848; m. April 9, 1869, Frank P. Hood, of
Lowell, Mass.
iii. Dora A., b. May 3, 1852; m. Feb. 11, 1872, James A. Pierce of
Lowell, Mass.
CARTER.
Joseph Carter was b. in Little Harbor Oct. 18, 1776. His mother's name was
Sarah Williams, who after the death of Mr. Carter, m. WilHam Luey
and had by him seven children. (See Luey.) Joseph came to town when
young; m. Nov. 15, 1804, Margaret Taylor of Cornish, dau. of Capt.
Joseph and Ehzabeth (Sumner) Taylor, b. June 7, 1782, and d. April 15,
1855. He d. April 24, 1843. CWklren:
i. Mary Adaline, b. Feb. 22, 1806; d. unm., Oct. 22, 1841.
ii. SiLOAM S., b. Dec. 7, 1808; m. April 23, 1843, in Nashua, Nancy D.
Smith. He d. Feb. 5, 1849, in Lansing, Mich. He is said to. have
been a successful business man.
iii. Matilda E., b. Aug. 7, 1811; m. July 10, 1839, Benjamin P. Wood.
Lived a few years in Cornish, then in Acworth, and finally in
Claremont, where she d. May 31, 1896. He d. Feb. 21, 1892.
They had one child, Ella E., b. June 15, 1854, in Cornish, who
d. unm. in Claremont July 27, 1898.
iv. Betsey Cobb, b. Nov. 11, 1815; m. Oct. 22, 1838, Charles Ball of
Claremont, where they res. and where she d. July 13, 1872.
One cliild: Mary Ehzabeth, b. Jan. 24, 1842, who m. Sept. 4,
1860, Samuel Danforth of Claremont.
V. Judith Bryant, b. June 1, 1818. Never m. She d. June 22, 1885.
vi. Phebe W., b. Nov. 29, 1822; m. Nov. 29, 1866, Paul Fitch of Clare-
mont, where she hved. No children. She d. March 9, 1910, in
Claremont.
CATE.
James Cate was b. in Greenland in 1747; m. first, , Hannah Ayers (?),
who was b. in 1746, and d. in Cornish April, 1780, aged 34; m. second,
Hannah Huggins, dau. of John and Hannah Ayers Huggins, b. in 1757,
54 HISTORY OF CORNISH.
and d. in Cornish Aug. 22, 1788, aged 31. He was a Revolutionary-
soldier. He d. in town Nov. 19, 1802, aged 55. They lived in the north-
west part of the town. Children, both by first wife:
i. James, Jr., b. Sept. 7, 1775.
ii. Levi, b. , 1777; d. Feb. 12, 1835.
CHADBOURNE.
1. Benjamin Chadbourne was b. in Moultonborough Jan. 28, 1792. Came
to Cornish when a young man; m. April 15, 1818, Sarah Cady of Cornish,
dau. of Elias and Hannah (Hutchins) Cady, b. Aug. 29, 1790, and d.
Dec. 12, 1864. He d. March 29, 1851. A farmer. Children, all b. in
Cornish :
i. Curtis C, b. Sept. 12, 1819; m. March 30, 1842, Adeline INIaria
Fogget of Bridgewater, Vt. Five children. He was a tailor and
lived in Charlestown; d. Nov. 26, 1890.
ii. Sally Miranda, b. May 23, 1821; m. Dec. 23, 1846, Elemander
Powers of Charlesto^7i. She d. Jan. 4, 1889.
2. iii. William Elias, b. July 31, 1823.
iv. Hannah Hutchins, b. June 0, 1826; m. Sept. 24, 1851, John Fergu-
son, who was b. in Canada June 11, 1826. Res. in Charlestown.
Four children: 1. Clara E., b. Aug. 11, 1852. 2. Martha A.,
b. in Cornish Dec. 16, 1854. 3. Edward B., b. Jan. 9, 1861.
4. Arthur W., b. Feb. 22, 1863.
V. Gratia Ann, b. Sept. 16, 1827; d. Oct. 25, 1836.
vi. Ruth Eveline, b. Sept. 18, 1829; m. Feb. 5, 1854, Lafayette H.
Smith of Cornish. Four children. (See Smith.) Lived several
years at the Flat, then rem. to Mass. She d. in Somerville,
Mass., Nov. 8, 1908.
■3. \ii. Alfred Chase, b. Feb. 21, 1832.
2. William Elias^ Chadbourne {Benjamin^) was b. July 31, 1823; m. June
15, 1858, Martha Rosella Stone of Plainfield, dau. of Solomon and
Betsey F. (Read) Stone, b. March 24, 1836. Mr. Chadbourne has been
a successful farmer, owning and occupying a fine river farm. Never
aspired to public honors, though often urged to accept, and has been
kno-wm to decline such office after having been handsomely elected.
W, E. Chadbourne and wife celebrated their golden wedding June 15,
1908. Children, all b. in Cornish:
i. Angie Lettie, b. Oct. 19, 1862; m. Nov. 2, 1892, Earl Westgate of
Cornish.
4. ii. William Lucius, b. Feb. 24, 1865.
iii. Gratia Sally, b. May 27, 1867. A successful teacher.
iv. Emma Etta, b. Dec. 2, 1869; m. Oct. 4, 1898, Hermon E. Dole of
Cornish. Two cliildren: Avis Jane, b. July 16, 1903, in Rut-
land, Vt., Robert Chadbourne, b. Nov. 7, 1906, in Rutland, Vt.
GENEALOGIES. 55
V. Luther Edmund, b. April 8, 1872; m. Oct. 1, 1901, Ina R. Dole of
Cornish, dau. of Levi R. and Elsie (Shepardson) Dole, b. April
1, 1872. They res. a little below on the river.
5. vi. James Blaine, b. Oct. 12, 1876.
3. Alfred Chase: Chadbourne {Benjamin^) was b. Feb. 21, 1832; m. Dec.
24, 1861, Elizabeth C. Deming of Cornish, dau. of Judah and CaroUne
(Jackson) Deming, b. Oct. 12, 1829, and d. Jan. 2, 1900. A farmer and
lived in the north part of the town. He d. June 27, 1891. (See Casual-
ties.) Cliildren, all b. in town:
i. Edmund B., b. Dec. 25, 1862; m. Dec. 25, 1887, Lizzie Sturtevant.
Res. in West Windsor, Vt. One son, Harry E., b. July 28, 1894.
ii. Lizzie S., b. April 4, 1865; m. Dec. 25, 1888, Rev. Truman O. Har-
low. Two children, sons. Res. (1909), West Medford, Mass.
iii. Robert D., b. Dec. 19, 1866; m. , 1889, Martha Williams.
Res. in Hartford, Vt. A butcher. One daughter, Ruth, b. Nov.
5, 1892.
6. iv. Frank J., b. Feb. 1, 1868.
v. Burt A., b. Oct. 16, 1869; m. , 1894, Eugenia Lloyd. Res.,
Holyoke, Mass. Two .sons, Joseph, b. Oct., 1898; Lloyd, b.
July, 1901.
Vi. Alfred B., b. July 30, 1871; m. Dec. 6, 1898, Sybil L. Deming of
Cornish, dau. of George L. and Julia E. (Comings) Deming, b.
May 6, 1874. Res., Windsor, Vt. Two children. 1. Hadand
A., b. October 8, 1899. 2. Dorris Leora, b. Feb. 10, 1902.
4. William Lucius^ Chadbourne (William E.'-, Benjamin'-) was b. Feb. 24,
1865; m. April 21, 1887, Minnie S. Wood of Cornish, dau. of Lyman D.
and Susan (Flowers) Wood, b. Jan. 11, 1865. Since marriage he has
been lumberman, miller and farmer. Children :
i. Daphna Wood, b. July 9, 1888.
ii. TwiLA Minnie, b. Dec. 15, 1902.
5. James Blaine^ Chadbourne {William E-., Benjamin') was b. Oct. 12
1876; m. March 2, 1904, Ina J. Walker of Cornish, dau. of Martin L. and
Elizabeth M. (Bailey) Walker, b. Nov. 10, 1883. Res. on the Dea.
Ripley Wellman farm. He has been selectman six years, preceding 1909.
Cliildren, all b. in town:
i. William C, b. Jan. 17, 1905.
ii. LuRA Elizabeth, b. Aug. 1, 1906.
iii. Paul James, b. Sept. 12, 1907.
•6. Frank J.' Chadbourne {Alfred C.\ Benjamin') was b. Feb. 1, 1868; m.
June 12, 1894, Georgiana Peterson of Plainfield, dau. of John W. and
Ella (Burnap) Peterson, b. June 15, 1872. Res. on the farm where his
parents lived and died. Graduated Kimball Union Academy in 1889,
and entered Dartmouth College; stayed two years and left it to care for
56 HISTORY OF CORNISH.
his widowed mother. Has served several years on the school board of
Cornish. Children, all b. in Cornish:
i. Ralph P., b. June 1, 1895.
ii. Ida B., b. June 21, 1897.
iii. Ella E., b. March 10, 1905; d. Dec. 19, 1909.
CHAFFIN.
Levi and Chloe (Tolman) Chaffin were m. in Claremont Nov. 13, 1790, and
most of their cliildren were b. there. They came and lived several years
in Cornish. Children, first seven b. in Claremont:
i. Chloe, b. Jan. 6, 1792; d. young.
ii. Lyman, b. Feb. 5, 1793.
iii, Betsey, b. March 13, 1795.
iv. Levi, b. March 16, 1796.
V. Chloe, 2d, b. July 28, 1798.
vi. Charlotte, b. June 18, 1801.
vii. Naj^cy, b. Feb. 1, 1804.
viii. LtrcY, b. Oct. 6, 1809, in Cornish.
CHAPMAN.
1. Dr. Josephs Chapman {Benjamin^ Samuel^"-, Edward^) was the oldest child
of Capt. Benjamin and Jemima (Gates) Chapman and was b. Dec. 12,
1757; m. in 1782, Martha Jirauld of Cornish, dau. of Dea. Reuben and
Joanna (Spaulding) Jirauld, b. Aug. 2, 1759, and d. March 15, 1855,
aged 95. He settled on the farm afterwards owned and occupied by
Rev. D. P. Deming and more recently by Fred Read. He was a physi-
cian and is said to have been one of the first of his profession in town.
He d. April 3, 1810, aged 53. Children, all b. in town:
i. Joseph, Jr., b. Sept. 19, 1783; m. and lived in Irasburg, Vt. He d.
in 1856.
2. ii. BeNJAMiN, b. July 18, 1784.
iii. James, b. Sept. 5, 1786. He d. Dec. 1, 1820.
iv. Sally, b. July 14, 1789; m. March 12, 1813, Israel Chase of Cornish.
Thi-ce children. (See Chase.) She d. Sept. 12, 1881, aged 92.
V. Betsey, b. June 28, 1791; m. Sept.' 30, 1810, Septimus Read, "a
farmer in Cornish." Six cliildren. (See Read.) She d. July 21,
1874.
vi. Bela, b. July 19, 1793; m. a French and Indian girl and hved in
Mackinaw, Mich., and had several children.
3. vii. Levi, b. Sept. 11, 1795.
viii. John, b. July 19, 1797; m. July 22, 1820, Ehza Kissock, dau. of Dr.
Kissock. Seven children, six sons and one daughter. He was a
physician and practiced' in Round Brook, N. J. He d. in 1876.
4. ix. Harry, b. July 27, 1800.
X. Reuben L, b. Dec. 11, 1803. A physician. Lived in Pictou, Can.
Two children: Charles and Lydia.
GENEALOGIES. 57
2. Benjamins Chapman (Joseph^, Benjamin*, Samuel^', Edward^) was b.
July 18, 1784; m. , Theoda Colburn, dau. of John and Theoda
(Dunham) Colburn, b. June 11, 1792, and d. Oct. 13, 1859, aged 67. He
was a farmer and surveyor, a prominent man in his day, filling many
important positions in town and state. He drew plans of Cornish and
adjoining towns and made surveys of nearly every road and farm in
Cornish and PlaLnfield. He was also justice of the peace and legal
counsellor for all requiring such services in these towns. A man of firm
integrity, unquestionable honor and sound judgment. He hved on the
homestead of his father till advanced in life; then a few years in Plain-
field, where he d. Dec. 8, 1865, aged 81. Cliildren, all b. in Cornish:
i. Emeline Louisa, b. Oct. 10, 1819; m. — — , George M. Chase of
Cornish. Two children. (See Chase.) She d. June 7, 1859.
ii. Benjamin Wade, b. Jan. 29, 1821; m. May 17, 1848, Sarah Phillips
of Plainfield. A carpenter and farmer before the Civil War. He
then went as a drummer and d. in the ser^dce at Vicksburg,
Miss., Aug. 7, 1863. Four children:
iii. Martha Marietta, b. July 1, 1822; m. first, Leonard Conroy of
Billerica, Mass. ; m. second, John Tileston of Windsor, Vt., where
she d. March 2, 1892.
iv. Ellen Loretta, b. Sept. 28, 1823; m. first, Nov. 15, 1842, Newton
Jackson of Cornish. Three children. (See Jackson.) Mr.
Jackson d. April 2, 1871; m. second, Feb. 14, 1883, Jacob Beal,
who d. Oct. 14, 1898. Living in So. Cornish in 1910.
V. Pamelia Amanda, b. Jan. 20, 1826; m. July 12, 1857, Lewis Horton.
No children. Res. at Dorchester, Mass.
vi. Adelia Theoda, b. April 3, 1828. Never m.; d. Oct. 1, 1878, in
Boston,
vii. Sarah Maria, b. Jan. 25, 1831; m. July 20, 1872, Joseph Addison
Marshall.
3. Levis Chapman (Joseph^, Benjamin^, Samueb--^, Edward^) was b. Sept.
13, 1795; m. Nov. 12, 1833, Alice Squires of Cornish, dau. of Justus
and Peggy (Mason) Squires, b. July 30, 1813, and d. Jan. 1, 1889. He
was a farmer. He d. March 9, 1872. Children:
i. Alice M., b. July 20, 1834; d. Oct. 4, 1834.
5. ii. Levi Lincoln, b. Aug. 30, 1835.
iii. Martha E., b. Feb. 15, 1837; m. , Cheney. She d. April 6, 1889.
iv. Helen E., b. March 9, 1838; d. May 20, 1858.
v. Edward F., b. March 4, 1840; d. Oct. 16, 1865.
vi. Isabel M., b. Jan. 27, 1845; m. Feb. 1, 1869, Lucius C. Stone of
Plainfield. No children.
4. Harrys Chapman {Joseph^, Benjamin*, Samuel^-'^, Edward'-) was b. July
27, 1800; m. , Sophia Stone of Plainfield, dau. of David and Ruth
(Kenyon) Stone, b. Aug. 24, 1800, and d. June 3, 1887. He d. April 10,
1878. Children:
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i. Hubbard.
ii. Harry, Jr.
iii. Angeline.
iv. Jones.
V. Frank.
5. Levi Lincoln' Chapman (Levi^, Joseph, Benjamin*, Samueb-'', Edward^)
was b. Aug. 30, 1835; m. Nov. 15, 1876, Effie R. Real of Plainfield, dau.
of Jacob and Charlotte (Read) Beal, b. March 17, 1853, and d. July
6, 1888; m. second, Nov. 27, 1890, Mrs. Mary J. Bixby of Lyme,
who d. Nov. 10, 1903, aged 62. Children, all by first wife and b. in
Cornish (?):
i. Irene C, b. March 17, 1878.
ii. Norma K., b. Dec. 20, 1881; m. July 14, 1900, Frank H. Williams of
Cornish. A dau. was b. to them Jan. 15, 1902. Their second, a
son, was b. Sept. 5, 1903.
iii. Dau., twin, d. at birth, June 16, 1888.
iv. Effie R., twin, b. June 16, 1888, d. Aug. 11, 1888.
CHASE.
Aquillai Chase, b. in Conway, Eng., in 1618, was the honored ancestor of
all of this name who have ever lived in Cornish. With two of his brothers he
came to America in 1639, and settled in Hampton. He m. Ann Wheeler, rem.
to Newbury, Mass., in 1646 and d. there Dec. 27, 1670. They had eleven
children.
Their youngest son, Moses^, sometimes called "Ensign Moses," was b. Dec.
24, 1663. He hved and d. in Newbury. He m. Nov. 10, 1684, Anne Follansbe.
They had nine children. Their eldest son Daniel' was b. Sept. 20, 1685; m.
Jan. 2, 1707, Sarah March. Rem. to Sutton, Mass., about 1730, and d. there
April 17, 1768, aged 83. They were the parents of ten children. Three of their
sons: Samueb, Caleb** and Moses*, with their families settled in Cornish.
Some of them came at the time of settlement of the town in 1765 and others
soon followed. A few representative men of other families joined them in the
work and hardships incident to the new settlement.
At this time, and for many years following the Chase family were more num-
erous than any other in town, and their influence of course, correspondingly
large. Most of them were possessed of minds "not born to serve, but rule."
Their motto, "Ne Cede Malis" (yield not to difficulty), was fully exemphfied
in their history as pioneers of Cornish, and that in a marked degree. But like
other families, many of their records have been irrecoverably lost. Had the
early settlers preserved them, it would have enabled the genealogist to have
done ampler justice to the memory of those of whom we have just reason to be
proud.
*Doubts have arisen that Caleb* ever lived in town, yet some of his children
became residents, as the records show. (See Caleb branch.)
Born September 28, 1707, and died August 12, 1800, at Cornish, N. H.
GENEALOGIES. 59
1. Samuel< Chase {Daniel^, Moses"-, Aquilla^) commonly called "Judge
Chase" was the eldest son of Daniel^ and b. in Newbury, Mass., Sept.
28, 1707. He m. in May, 1728, Mary Dudley, dau. of Samuel Dudley,
Esq. She was b. Feb. 22, 1711, and d. in Cornish Feb. 12, 1789.
The "memory of the just is blessed."
(Inscription on her tombstone.)
They, with most of their cliildren, some of them having families of
their own, left Sutton, Mass., and hved a few years in Walpole, and then
settled in Cornish among the first. He was the first justice of the
peace in town, and as such, called the first town meeting. He was the
first moderator, also the first selectman in town for many years. He
retained his physical and mental vigor to a remarkable degree, for,
although about seventy years of age, he went with the regt. of his
son. Col. Jonathan Chase, to Saratoga and Bennington in the autumn
of 1777. He afterwards figured conspicuously in the "New Hamp-
shire Grants Controversy" as the records abundantly show. His name
appears in connection with nearly all public gatherings and documentary
transactions in town for several years. He was one of the judges for
the Co. of Cheshire, wliich at that time included all the present terri-
tory of Sullivan Co.
After the death of his wife, Mary, in 1789, it is said he again m. In
his will, executed Aug. 2, 1794, he made a bequest, "To Ester: my dear
and loving wife. This I do in consideration of my love and affection for
her, and her kind treatment of me in my advanced age." He d. in
Cornish Aug. 12, 1800, aged nearly 93.
"Sweet peace and Heavenly hope and humble joy
Divinely beam on his exalted soul,
Destruction gild and crown him for the skies
With incomparable luster bright."
(Epitaph on his tombstone.)
Children of Samuel < Chase, all b. before coming to Cornish:
Samuel, Jr., b. Nov. 28, 1728.
Dudley, b. Aug. 29, 1730.
Jonathan, b. Dec. 6, 1732.
Elizabeth, b. Nov. 23, 1735.
March, b. June 21, 1738; m. first, Oct. 10, 1759, Beulah Coye. She
d. May 7, 1795; m. second, Mary Dodge, dau. of Richard Dodge.
No children, by either m. He d. Sept. 26, 1822.
Mary, 1st, twin, b. July 2, 1740;d. young.
Sarah, twin, b. July 2, 1740; m. March 9, 1758, Ebenezer Rawson.
Fourteen children. He d. June 12, 1813. She d. Nov. 4, 1814.
They hved in Sutton, Mass.
Solomon, b. Sept. 8, 1742.
Mary, 2d, b. Feb. 25, 1744; m. in 1764 Peter Bellows of Walpole.
Ten children. She d, in Charlestown April 18, 1830.
2.
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4.
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60 HISTORY OF CORNISH.
X. Anna, b. in 1749; m. in Sutton, Mass., in 1761, Daniel Putnam, also
of Sutton. Six cliildren. (See Putnam.) She d. in Cornish
Oct. 28, 1820.
xi. Abigail, b. July 15, 1753.
2. Samuels Chase (Sanmeh, Danieb, Hoses'^, Aqidlla^) was b. Nov. 28, 1728,
in Sutton, Mass.; m. May 29, 1751, Silence Stow of Grafton, Mass., b.
in 1727, and d. in Cornish Nov. 19, 1794, aged 67. He d. July 10, 1790.
Both buried in Cornish. Records of the children a Httle uncertain.
i. Ruth, b. , 1753; m. Nov. 9, 1773, Nicholas Cady of Cornish.
Three children. (See Cady.) She d. July 6, 1788, aged 35.
6. ii. Samuel, b. , 1754.
7. iii. Peter, b. , 1756.
iv. Elizabeth, b -, 1762; m. July 6, 1780, Abel Spaulding. She
d. May 25, 1801, aged 39.
V. Isaac, b. , 1764; m. in 1788 Mary Hunt and had nine children.
They early removed to New London, and spent their lives there.
His wife was b. in 1769, and d. in 1855, aged 85. He d. in 1840,
aged 76.
vi. Sarah E., b. , 1766; m. Feb. 6, 1793, Abel Johnson of Cornish,
she being his second wife. Five children. (See Johnson.) Shed.
March 5, 1819, aged 53.
vii. Joshua, b. Aug. 4, 1767; m. , Mary Chase (parentage unknown).
She d. June 2, 1792, aged 26. No record of any children. He d.
March 15, 1812.
"Stop Idnd passenger and see.
As I am now, so you must be.
Prepare for death and follow me."
(Inscription on her tombstone.)
viii. Maetpa, b. ; m. April 23, 1798, Joseph Spaulding.
3. Dudleys Chase {Samueh, Daniel^, Moses^, Aquilla^) b. Aug. 29, 1730, in
Sutton, Mass.; m. Aug. 23, 1753, Alice Corbett of Mendon, Mass., b.
in 1732.
If the honor of being the first settler in Cornish belongs to any one
individual more than another it would seem that Dea. Dudley Chase
can claim it. At the age of 35, in the strength of manhood and possessed
of the spirit of enterprise and a desire to provide ample means for his
already numerous family, he, with others, was the first to make a clear-
ing in the wilds of Corni-sh. (See Settlement of Cornish for particulars.)
Eight children were b. to this couple before coming to town and seven
afterwards. The first white child b. in town was their ninth. In many
respects this was a remarkable family. Fourteen of the fifteen children
grew to maturity and filled useful and even brilliant positions in life.
Five of the sons were educated at Dartmouth College, while the entire
number sought and acquired high degrees of scholarly attainments.
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GENEALOGIES. 61
The modern student may well query: How did they? How could these
young men be prepared for college under such circumstances? There
were then no "Lessons in Latin made easy," no "Enghsh Notes," no
"Ponies," but the boj^s just dug their way through with a determination
that would astonish many a modern student, because filled with high
aspirations and with the gladness of a pure and happy youth, all diffi-
culties were overcome.
All this was about seventy years before the first railroad car steamed
up the Connecticut valley, crossing the farm once theirs, that brought
the modern paraphernalia that is called Advanced Civilization.
The relation of a circumstance here may be of interest to many. In
1780 Deacon Chase began to consider ways and means for providing
his family with homes for themselves. Being "well-to-do," he proposed
to invest in more land. He therefore started out to explore the west
branch of Wliite River in Vermont.
He made the journey on foot and alone. Late at night, weary and
hungry he made his camp in the unbroken forest, at a point near the
present site of Christ's Chm-ch in Bethel, Vt. He found a convenient
stone for a pillow and there spent the night. He.feU asleep, and, like
Jacob of old, dreamed a similar dream. He interpreted this as a token
that he had found the land that he was seeking. Upon awakening and
resuming his search, he saw that the meadow lands up the branch were
fair and fertile. He therefore concluded to make an extensive purchase
of land, and named it Bethel and the western part Gilead, and Bethel-
Gilead it has been unto this day.
Several of his family and their children subsequently settled in Bethel,
being the first settlers of that town.
Deacon Chase and wife, however, never removed their home from
Cornish, but each hved to an advanced age. After her death- which
occurred Sept. 13, 1813, he at times conceived himself away from home
and would piteously beseech his family to take him home. Still, at times,
he would visit his wife's grave with unclouded reason, and he caused
this couplet to be inscribed on her tombstone :
"An angel's arm can't snatch me from the grave,
Legions of angels can't confine me there."
He svu-vived her but a few months, dying April 13, 1814.
On his tombstone is written:
"This is the way to immortahty."
Children of Dea. Dudley and AHce (Corbett) Chase:
i. John, b. April 30, 1754; d. in July of same year, aged 11 weeks.
ii. Merct, b. April 6, 1755; m. Sept. 7, 1778, Stephen Child of Cornish.
Eleven children. (See Child.) She d. Dec. 27, 1835.
iii. Lois, b. Aug. 16, 1756; m. Dec. 9, 1779, Benjamin Smith of Bethel,
Vt., b. Dec. 6, 1753, and d. Sept. 12, 1822. Lived in Bethel,
where she d. Jan. 4, 1832. Twelve children.
62 HISTORY OF CORNISH.
iv. Simeon, b. June 14, 1758; m. March 9, 1789, Mary M. March, b.
in 1755, and d. July 20, 1847, aged 92. Two children: Simeon,
Jr., b. in 1796, and Nancy, b. Nov. 25, 1789. Lived in Bethel,
Vt., where he d. Sept. 6, 1847, aged 89. A farmer.
V. Abigail, b. Nov. 9, 1759; m. Jan. 4, 1779, John Morse, then of
Cornish. Eight children. (See Morse.) She d. July 17, 1792.
vi. Salmon, b. July 14, 1761. (See sketch.)
8. vii. Ithamar, b. Sept. 27, 1762.
viii. Baruch, b. March 27, 1764. A graduate of Dartmouth College; m.
Ellen Wiggin, dau. of Benjamin and Elizabeth (Clement) Wiggin.
Two children. Estabhshed liimself in the successful practice
of law at Hopkinton; was sohcitor of Hillsborough Co. nine years;
pres. of Merrimack Co. Bank; a much beloved and respected
official citizen. He d. March 4, 1841.
ix. Alice, b. Oct. 17, 1765. The first white child b. in Cornish; m.
April 5, 1789, Bibi L. Cotton. Three children. She was a
woman of superior attainments. It is said that she could repeat
the whole of Homer's Iliad and that when her brothers were in
college, she kept up with each of them severally in Latin and
Greek. Res. in Bethel, Vt., where she d. Nov. 29, 1844. Sev-
eral distinguished families are among her descendants.
X. Sarah, b. Sept. 14, 1767; m. Jireh Durkee. One son. She d. in Bur-
lington, Vt., July 2, 1825, aged 58.
xi. Daniel Corbett, b. Jan. 13, 1769. He never m; a physician, giving
promise of great usefulness; d. at Philadelphia Aug. 14, 1798,
"of Yellow Fever, which like the Plague in London, in 1665,
clothed the city in Sackcloth."
sdi. Heber, b. Sept. 2, 1770. Also a physician of fine acquirements and
promise, but he d. Sept. 4, 1798, in Demerara, S. A. Never m.
xiii. Dudley, b. Dec. 30, 1771. (See sketch.)
xiv. Rachel, b. June 10, 1773; m. June 9, 1802, Dr. Joseph A. Dennison,
who was b. in Stonington, Conn., Dec. 22, 1774, and d. Sept. 4,
1855. He was a very successful physician; Uved in Royalton,
Vt., where they spent their lives. She d. Aug. 23, 1858, aged 84.
Nine children. "The descendants of this worthy couple are
numerous, all of them worthy of high places in the honorable
estimation of friends. Many of them are men and women of
high professional standing in various parts of the country."
Their youngest son, Hon. Dudley Chase Dennison, ex.-]M. C,
b. Sept. 13, 1819, was living in his native town in 1904.
XV. Philander, b. Dec. 14, 1775. (See sketch.)
4. Jonathans Chase {Samuel*, Daniel^ Moses^, Aquilla^) was was b. Dec. 6,
1732. (For military record see sketch.) He m. first, Nov. 28, 1759,
Thankful Sherman of Grafton, Mass., b. in 1739 and d. Nov. 25, 1768,
aged 29, leaving fiv(> children; m. second, Oct. 22, 1770, Sarah Hall, dau.
of Rev. David Hall of Sutton, Mass., b. Dec. 15, 1742, and d. Oct.
13, 1806, aged 63. He d. Jan. 12, 1800. Children by Thankful Sherman:
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i. Prudence, b. Aug. 5, 1760; m. March 11, 1778, Nathaniel Hall.
Nine children. (See Hall.) She d. April 3, 1808.
ii. Elizabeth, b. in 1765; m. Jan. 16, 1791, Dr. Nathan Smith then a
physician in Cornish. (See Dr. Nathan Smith.) She d. April
24, 1793.
iii. Polly (Mary), b. ; m. , Ebenezer Brewer. She d. .
iv. Son, twin, unnamed, b. in 1768, and d. in Aug. of same year.
V. Son, twin, unnamed, b. in 1768, and d. in Aug. of same year.
Children by Sarah Hall:
9. vi. Jonathan, b. Nov. 21, 1771.
vii. David Hall, b. Feb. , 1774; a graduate of Dartmouth Col.,
class 1793. He d. Aug. 18, 1794. A young man of great promise,
viii. Sarah Hall, b. ; m. in 1794, Dr. Nathan Smith, her deceased
sister's husband, and by him had ten children. (See Dr. N.
Smith.) She d. .
10. ix. Lebbeus, b. Jan. 21, 1779.
X. Parmelia, b. Nov. 8, 1780; m. in 1803, Samuel Paine (her cousin).
Nine children. (See Paine.) She d. June 14, 1855, aged 75.
xi. Gratia, b. , 1782; m. in 1805, Dr. Erastus Torrey, then of
Windsor, Vt. Three children. She d. Aug. 4, 1826.
5. Solomons Chase {Samueh, Daniel^, Moses^, Aquilla^) h. Sept. 1, 1742;
m. (by his father) June 15, 1767, Sarah March, b. May 18, 1744, and d.
Oct. 6, 1840, aged 96. He was a physician of considerable note and one
of the first in town. Settled at first in Walpole as a physician but came
to Cornish with his family before the Revolution. Was in the service of
the Revolution chiefly as a surgeon in the army. Was under orders to
thus serve three of the N. H. Regts. during the fall of 1777. After the
war was over he still continued in practice till near the close of his life.
He d. Nov. 1, 1828. The first two children were b. in Walpole and the
rest in Cornish:
i. Solomon Htjse, b. March 7, 1768; m. Jan. 22, 1792, Polly Hall.
ii. Samuel March, b. Nov. 13, 1772; m. in Feb., 1803, Ruth Curtis
Child, dau. of Stephen and Mercy (Chase) Child, b. Dec. 25,
1780, and. d. March 11, 1856. Ten children. Lived in Langdon.
He d. Feb., 1820.
iii. Daniel Pierce, b. Oct. 9, 1775.
iv. Jacob, b. Sept. 12, 1777; d. Sept. 8, 1780.
v. Mary, b. June 5, 1782; d. April 24, 1809.
11. vi. Bela, b. March 30, 1784.
vii. S.iRAH, b. April 25, 1787. Became a nun, "took the veil" and entered
the convent at Montreal, Canada, and spent her life there. The
date of her death is not known.
viii. John, b. April 20, 1789. Lived in Canada, near Niagara Falls.
6. Samuels Chase (Samueh-*, Danieb, Moses', Aquilla^), usually known as
Samuel, 3d, was b. in 1754; m. first, Nov. 12, 1772, Ehzabeth Leet, b.
64 HISTORY OF CORNISH.
in 1750, and d. March 24, 1781, in Claremont; m. second, Sept. 20, 1781,
Damaris Sabin, b. in 1749, and d. Sept. 9, 1825, aged 76. He d. Oct.
1838, aged 84.
"One of the first settlers in town and a soldier of the Revolution."
(Inscription on tombstone.)
Children by Elizabeth Leet :
i. Mary, b. Aug. 16, 1773; m. Feb. 27, 1791, William LesUe. Three
children. (See Leshe.) She d. June 28, 1797, aged nearly 24.
ii. Sarah, b. Aug. 15, 1775; m. Nov. 10, 1796, James Balloch. Nine
children. (See Balloch.) She d. Nov. 26, 1840, aged 65.
iii. An infant, d. Aug. 8, 1777.
iv. Samuel, b. March 13, 1779; moved to Hardwick, Vt., and d. there.
v. Elizabeth, b. March 4, 1781; d. April 6, 1803, aged 22.
Children by Damaris Sabin:
12. vi. Charles, b. May 7, 1783.
13. vii. George, b. March 29, 1787.
viii. LuciNDA, b. Nov. 16, 1789; m. , Howard Bugbee.
ix. Levin A, b. . She also m. , Howard Bugbee (2d wife).
X. Lucia Ann (?).
7. Peters Chase {Samuel^-'', DanieU, Aioses^, Aquilla^) was b. in 1756; m.
Dec. 13, 1778, Sarah Cady, b. Nov. 29, 1757, and d. May 3, 1826. He
d. July 17, 1792, aged 36. After his death, his wid. m. Oct. 8, 1794,
Thomas Young. She had six children by Mr. Chase and three by her
last husband. (See Young.)
i. Susanna, b. Aug. 28, 1781; m. , Benjamin Rich. She d. Aug.
8, 1811, aged 30.
ii. Elizabeth, b. March 25, 1782; d. unm. June 4, 1811, aged 29.
iii. Sarah, b. March 2, 1783, in Cornish; m. Oct. 6, 1812, Nahum Stiurte-
vant. One child, Nahum Chase Sturtevant. (See Sturtevant.)
She d. March 16, 1836.
iv. Peter, Jr., b. in Cornish, May 6, 1785; m. Nov. 28, 1810, Martha,
dau. of E. Stevens, b. in Plainfield Feb. 22, 1785, and d. Jan. 28,
1850. He d. May 9, 1850. They both hved and d. in Boscawen.
They had five children: 1. Simon Peter. 2. Sophrona. 3.
Sarah Elizabeth. 4. Sylvester S. 5. Wilham Henry. One
of these children d. in Cornish Nov. 13, 1829, aged 7.
V. ZiBA, b. in 1788; d. Oct. 14, 1791.
vi. Sanford, b. April, 1791; d. March 11, 1792.
8. Ithamars Chase {Dudleys, Samuel*, Daniel", Moses^, Aquilla^) was b. Sept.
27, 1762, in Sutton, Mass. (See sketch.) He m. June 26, 1792, Janette
Ralston of Keene, dau. of Alexander and Janette Ralston, both of Scot-
land. She was b. July 26, 1773, in Charlestown, Mass. He d. in Keene
Aug. 8, 1817. Children:
i. A child, date of birth and name unknown.
GENEALOGIES. 65
ii. Hannah Ralston, b. Dec. 23, 1794; m. Sept. 16, 1818, John Whipple,
Esq., of Dunbarton.
iii. Alexander Ralston, b. April 17, 1797.
iv. Abigail Corbett, b. May 26, 1799.
V. Dudley Heber, b. Sept. 14, 1801.
vi. Janette Logan, b. Nov. 8, 1804.
\ai. Alice J., b. Oct. 29, 1805.
\-iii. Salmon Portland, b. Jan. 13, 1808. (See Sketch.)
ix. Edward Ithamar, b. May 2, 1810.
X. William Frederic, b. June 8, 1813.
xi. Helen Maria, b. Sept. 26, 1815. (Bapt. Nov. 12, 1815.)
(One of the above daughters m. Dr. Isaac Rich.
9. Jonathans Chase {Jonathan^, Samueh, Daniel^, Moses^, Aquilla^) was b.
Nov. 21, 1771; m. June 8, 1796,* Hannah Ralston of Keene, a sister of
Mrs. Ithamar Chase, b. May 23, 1775, and d. Feb. 17, 1845. He res.
in the large sightly residence now owned and occupied by Henry A.
Weld. This house was built by Jonathans Chase and for many years he
kept an inn there. He d. June 5, 1843. Children, all b. in Cornish:
i. Mary Dunbar, b. May 11, 1797; m. Nov. 5, 1832, Rev. George
Leonard, then rector of Trinity Church. He d. June 28, 1834,
aged 51. She d. March 25, 1864.
ii. Elizabeth Malvina, b. Feb. 3, 1799; d. March 10, 1817.
iii. Jonathan, b. Feb. 9, 1801. A physician in Lockport, N. Y. He d.
Dec. 17, 1852.
iv. Alexander Ralston, b. Sept. 24, 1802. Also a physician in Lock-
port, N. Y.; m. Oct. 21, 1834, Emily G. Cook of Cornish. He d.
in May, 1887.
v. David Hall, b. May 5, 1805. Never m. but always lived on the
homestead. Had a peculiar voice, always on a high key, for
which reason he was called "Squeaking David." He d. Aug.
26, 1876, aged 71.
vi. James Balloch, b. May 29, 1807. "Educated and became a teacher."
He d. in 1865.
vii. George Francis, b. Nov. 22, 1809; d. Nov. 24.
viii. Samuel Logan, b. Nov. 4, 1811 ; d. July 1, 1882,
ix. Nathan Buckley, b. Aug. 1, 1813. A prominent physician of Hol-
yoke, Mass. He d. Aug. 28, 1888, lea\'ing a wid. and four chil-
dren. Was a surgeon in the army, also practiced at Newinarket
and Lockport, N. Y.
x. William Frescott, b. April 13, 1815, d. young.
10. Lebbeus H.« Chase (Jonathan^, Samuel*, Danieb, Moses', Aquilla^) h.
Jan. 21, 1779, in Cornish; m. first, Feb. 19, 1809, Nancy, dau. of Simeon
and Mary (March) Chase of Bethel, Vt., b. Nov. 25, 1789, and d. June
*Claremont History, page 315, says Jonathan Chase of Cornish m. July 4,
1790, Mary Osgood of Claremont. She was probably his first wife.
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66 HISTORY OF CORNISH.
15, 1814; m. second, Jan. 8, 1815, Nizaula March of Millbury, Mass.,
b. April 7, 1797, and d. July 25, 1840. Mr. Chase was a farmer and
always lived in Cornish on the farm inherited from liis father. Was
commissioned Col. in the 15th Regt. N. H. Militia. Was made a Master
Mason in Hiram Lodge at Claremont June 4, 1800, and a Royal Arch
Mason in Rutland, Vt. Was a man of courteous bearing and much
respected. He d. Feb. 22, 1865, aged 86, in the same house in which he
was born. Children, by Nancy Chase, all b. in Cornish:
i. Samuel Roscoe, b. Nov. 25, 1809; m. first, March 26, 1828, Lydia,
dau. of Zaccheus and Jerusha (Adams) Spaulding. She d. March
20, 1867, in Chicago; m. second, Dec. 14, 1868, Mrs. Aurilla
ElUs, wid. of Seneca Elhs of Cornish; she d. Aug. 22, 1905, aged
94-1. No children by either m. He d. Aug. 7, 1889.
ii. Simeon March, b. Sept. 24, 1811. Never m. He lived on the home-
stead till he d. June 28, 1892.
ill. Solon Smith, b. July 15, 1813; m. June 17, 1866, Anna Lucinda
Putnam. He d. in Bethel, Vt., Feb. 18, 1883. Two children:
1. Mary Nancy, b. Aug. 2, 1871; d. Feb. 8, 1884. 2. Alice
Corbett, b. May 24, 1876; d. June 5, 1900.
Children by Nizaula March, all b. in Cornish:
iv. Ebenezer Brew:er, b. Nov. 30, 1815. Never m. Studied and prac-
ticed medicine several years; was considered quite skillful in his
profession, but was rather eccentric in his ways and manners.
He d. Jan. 21, 1855, in Cornish.
V. Nancy Malvina, b. Aug. 10, 1817; d. Sept. 2, 1832, in Cornish.
vi. Francis Baruch, b. March 26, 1819. Graduated Kimball Union
Academy in class 1839; Dartmouth College, class of 1843. A
teacher of excellent promise. Went south and taught in Lexing-
ton, Ga., one year and d. in N. Y. City Dec. 12, 1844. Never m.
vii. Hannah Whipple Patch, b. Sept. 15, 1821; d. in Cornish Oct. 17,
1861. Unm.
14. viii. Dudley Tappan, b. April 2, 1823.
ix. Confucius Sullivan, b. July 6, 1827; m. Feb. 3, 1864, Sophia I.
Mitchell, dau. of Daniel E. Mitchell. He d. in PitLsburg, Pa.,
Sept. 17, 1864.
X. Henry Clay, b. June 6, 1830; m. Nov. 24, 1870, Mrs. Sophia I.
(Mitchell) Chase, wid. of his brother, Confucius Sullivan. She
d. Dec. 26, 1891, at Glasgow, Pa. He d. at same place on July
20, 1894.
11. Bela« Chase (Solomon^ Samuch, DanieU, Moses-, Aqnilla^) was b. March
30, 1784; m. Doc. 24, 1S12, Alice Child of Corni.sh, dau. of Stephen and
Mercy (Chase) Child, b. April 2, 1787, and d. May 6, 1857, in On^gon,
111. Quiet and unpretending and of strict integrity, he spent his life
on the farm where he was b. which is about one fourth mile south of
Trinity Church. He d. Sept. 9, 1841, aged 57. Children, all b. in Cornish.
GENEALOGIES. 67
15. i. John Franklin, b. , 1813.
16. ii. Oran Corbett, b. July 31, 1816.
iu. Sarah Jane, b. — , 1819; d. July 24, 1838.
17. iv. Francis Xavier, b. June 23, 1824.
V. Mary Ursula, b. , 1830; d. unm. in Windsor, July 26, 1853.
12. Charles' Chase {Samuel^^->, Daniel^, Moses^, Aquilla^) was b. May 7,
1783; m. Dec. 19, 1816, Olive Colston of Weathersfield, Vt. He was
naturally a very capable man, but it is said he became ruined by habits
of intoxication. His wife obtained a divorce in 1836 and guardians were
appointed over him the remainder of his life. A farmer and also a black-
smith. Was once a Capt. in the State Militia and one of the selectmen.
He hved on the river road just north of the Balloch farm. He d. Jan.
15, 1865, aged 82. Children, all b. in Cornish:
i. Elizabeth, b. June 17, 1819; d. unm. in Hartland, Vt., Jan. 26, 1865.
ii. Charles, Jr., b. Dec. 14, 1820; m. May 6, 1852, Amelia L. Outten.
Two children. He d. Feb. 16, 1892, in Ky.
iii. William, b. Oct. 14, 1822; d. Aug. 20, 1862, m Ky.
iv. Minerva, b. Sept. 5, 1825; m. R. H. Rice. One dau., Ella Ada.
13. George? Chase {Samueb-^-", Daniel^, Moses'', Aquilla^) was b.
March 29, 1787; m. March, 1812, Clarissa, dau. of Moses and Susanna
(Henderson) Cook, b. Feb. 26, 1787, and d. March 11, 1851. He d. in
1840. Children, the first four b. in Cornish, the rest in Claremont:
i. George Sam, b. Nov. 22, 1812; d. young.
ii. Susan Sophia, b. March 20, 1815; m. first, Geo. Whittaker of Troy,
N. Y.; m. second, Sidney Brooks. She d. Dec. 8, 1885.
iii. Harriet Lucinda, b. April 16, 1817; m. Oct. 3, 1838. She d. Jan.
27, 1877.
iv. Lucia Ann, b. Nov. 3, 1819; m. Aug. 6, 1845, Edward Wood. She
d. in Chicago, 111., July 28, 1894.
V. Lucius Cook, b. May 31, 1822; m. Abbie Moore, of Hancock. H©
d. in Boston in Oct., 1881.
yi. Henry Fiske, b. Oct. 1, 1826; m. Jan. 27, 1859, Caroline S. Hop-
kins. He d. Feb. 18, 1888.
14. Dudley Tappan' Chase (Lebbeus^, Jonathan^, Samueh, Danieb, Moses*,
Aquilla^) was b. April 2, 1823, on the old General Chase homestead in
the first two-story house built in town. Lived there till 1840. Gradu-
ated Kimball Union Academy, class of 1844; Dartmouth College, class
1848. Studied law. Admitted to the bar in 1849. Practiced at Wind-
sor, Vt., till 1863, when, owing to ill health, he retired from its practice
and purchased a farm in Claremont where he resided till his death, Dec.
31, 1898.
Mr. Chase was one of the prime movers in the organization of the
Grange in N. H. at the time of its introduction into the state. He was
the first master of the State Grange, which office he held six years. Was
68 HISTORY OF CORNISH.
a member of the National Grange for seven years. Wrote many articles
on Grange topics. Was also a prominent Mason, as was his father and
grandfather. His serv-ices in Grange and Lodge work have been greatly
and justly appreciated. He m. first, Nov. 12, 1851, Mrs. Adalaide G.
Merrifield of Windsor, Vt., b. Sept. 4, 1822, and d. Sept. 8, 1856; m.
second, Feb. 4, 1858, Mrs. Sula (Powers) Smith, b. Oct. 5, 1826, dau. of
Capt. Obed and Cynthia (Comings) Powers of Cornish. She d. April
3, 1905. Children by first wife, b. in Windsor, Vt.:
i. Edward Campbell, b. July 2, 1853; d. Aug. 12, 1854.
ii. Francis Dudley, b. Feb. 27, 1856; d. Jan. 10, 1857.
Child by second wife, b. in Windsor, Vt. :
iii, Lucy Adalaide, b. Feb. 4, 1859; d. Feb. 8, 1859.
15. John Franklin ^ Chase {Bela^, Solomon^, Samueh, Daniel', Moses^
Aquilla^) was b. , 1813; m. , Mary Cummings, dau. of
Amos P. Cummings, b. July 3, 1806, and d. Oct. 15, 1867. He was a
general mechanic. He built the house at the junction of brooks, since
used as a parsonage for the Methodist Church. He rem. for a short time
to Munroe, Ashtabula Co., O., but his health failing he returned east
to Windsor, Vt., where he d. March 10, 1849. His wid. afterwards,
Aug. 24, 1851, m. Geo. W. Townsend. Children:
i. Mary Elizabeth, b. Sept. 8, 1834, in Munroe, O., m. Feb. 21, 1854,
Dr. W. W. Gould of Ingersol, Canada. Five children. They
res. in Rochelle, III.
ii. Franklin Augustin, b. Aug. 18, 1835, in Munroe, O. A first-class
machinist and has since been railroading during the principal
business portion of his life. Is still (1905) general master
mechanic of a portion of the C, B. and Q. R. R., it being the
five lines in Missouri; res. at St. Joseph, Mo. Retired in 1909.
Res. (1910) in Los Angeles, Cal.
iii. Jaaies Edwin, b. Oct. 8, 1838, in Cornish. A student of Norwich
Mil. Academy in 1855-56, but went on a whahng ship from New
York and d. in San Francisco, Cal., the winter of 1858-59.
16. Oran Corbett' Chase (Bela", Solomon^, Saviueh, Danieb, Moses"!, Aquilla^)
was b. July 31, 1816; m. first, Nov. 10, 1846, Lucia Curtis Chase of
Cornish, dau. of Freeman and Mary (Chase) Chase, b. Aug. 9, 1816.
He lived on the homestead six years after m. and then rem. to Eau
Claire, Wis., in 1853, where his wife d. April 13, 1858, leaving five chil-
dren. She was buried in Durand, Wis. He m. second, May 3, 1860,
Harriet J. Hadley, b. June 25, 1831, d. Nov. 23, 1890. He was a farmer
and d. March 3, 1877, in Eau Claire. Children, first three b. in Cornish,
the rest in Eau Claire :
i. Clara Henrietta, b. Oct. 16, 1847; m. Horace S. Hadlej'. She d. in
Feb., 1903.
ii. Jane Elizabeth, b. Dec. 13, 1849; m. Henry F. Hadle}^ She d. in
March, 1893.
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iii. Emily Augusta, b. June 7, 1851; m. Charles H. Daub. Four chil-
dren. Live near Eau Claire, Wis.
• iv. Edward Austin, b. Nov. 12, 1852; d. March 19, 1886.
V. Fred Harrison, b. July 29, 1857; d. Feb. 22, 1858.
By second wife :
vi. Benjamin Francis, b. Dec. 31, 1861, and d. same day.
vii. Francis Henry, b. June 5, 1863; d. Nov. 24, 1881.
viii. Harriet Eliza, b. June 23, 1865; m. Morrill J. Trott. Six children.
ix. Hiram Warren, b. Aug. 25, 1867; m. June 24, 1898, Anna L. Hobbs.
Three sons. An insurance agent.
X. Daniel Alfred, b. Jan. 6, 1870; m. in 1893, Minnie Hanson. Two
sons. Live in Milton, Wash.
17. Francis Xavier' Chase {Bela^, Solomom, Samuel", Danieb, Moses^,
Aquilla^) was b. June 23, 1824; m. first, in 1850, Laura E. Harlow, b. in
CharlestowTi March 4, 1830, and d. May 25, 1862; m. second, in 1864,
Jennie E. Wetherbee of Madison, Wis. He was a civil engineer and was
employed on different railroads of the west. He d. Sept. 13, 1866, in
St. Paul, Minn. Children by first wife:
i. Fred Willis, b. April 26, 1852; m. Sept. 5, 1876, Almira Stratton of
Greenfield, Mass., b. July 13, 1854. Two children. He d. in
189-.
ii. Mary Alice, 1st, b. in 1853, and d. in 1855.
iii. Mary Alice, 2d, b. July 29, 1856, and d. Nov. 7, 1871.
iv. Nettie Laura, b. Aug. 25, 1861. Adopted by Mr. and Mrs. J. M.
Ghdden of Charlestown, and named changed to Glidden. She
d. Nov. 3, 1887, in Cal.
Child by second wife:
V. Frank Linton, b. May 23, 1865; m. Nov. 12, 1895, Sarah W. Forbes
of O. A civil engineer; res., Columbus, 0.
1. Calebs Chase, a brother of Samueb and Moses< {Danieb, Moscs^, Aquilla^)
was b. Nov. 29, 1722, in Newbury, Mass. He m. April — , 1745,
Sarah, dau. of David and Phebe Prince, b. April 28, 1727, d. Feb. 15,
1803. Mr. Chase d. Oct. 2, 1808. The records of his descendants are
more obscure than those of his brothers, Samuel and Moses. Some of its
branches have been well preserved, but the greater part appear to be
covered in the shades of the past. It has been supposed that he and his
family came to town soon after his brothers came, and possibly lived
and died here. Yet neither his, nor his wife's, name appears on any tablet
in the cemeteries of the town, and the proportion of the marked graves
of this branch of Chases being less than that of his brothers, leads one
to think that his large family largely scattered away from town.
Children :
i. Phebe, b. April 7, 1747; d. an infant.
ii. Mary, b. Sept. 2, 1748; m. Oct. 17, 1770, John Woodbury.
70 HISTORY OF CORNISH.
iii. Nehemiah, b. Feb. 28, 1751; m. Dec. 17, 1778, Vashti Batcheller.
He d. Oct. 5, 1808.
iv. David Prince, b. Jan. 15, 1753; m. first, Dec. 2, 1777, Sarah Green-
wood. She d. ; m. second , Judith Brown.
2. V. Caleb, Jr., b. March 19, 1755.
3. vi. Joseph, b. March 13, 1757.
vii. Sarah, b. May 1, 1759; m. Dec. 12, 1781, Peter Dudley.
viii. John, b. March 12, 1761; m. first, Feb. 8, 1795, Polly Drury; m.
second, Sept. 29, 1799, Ehzabeth Parker.
4. ix Stephen, b. April 26, 1763.
X. Moses, b. Nov. 5, 1765; m. Oct. 8, 1789, Betty Brown.
5. xi. Daniel, b. Jan. 9, 1768.
6. xii. Israel, b. March 21, 1770.
xiii. Rachel, b. Oct. 18, 1772; m. Nov. 6, 1791, David Dudley. She d.
Aug. 24, 1799.
2. Calebs Chase {Calebs, Daniel^, Moses', Aquilla^) was b. March 19, 1755;
m. , Tabitha Bemis, b. , 1755, and d. Feb. 25, 1831, aged
76. One record says they came to Cornish from Brookfield, Mass., in
1780, with a small family; the rest of the children were b. in town. IMr.
Chase d. Jan. — , 1843. Children :
i. Persis, b. April 18, 1775; m. , Cyrus Freeman of Plainfield-
She d. July 22, 1793, aged 19. No issue.
ii. Henry B., b. Jan. 27, 1777; m. — — , Dolly Bean; settled in
Warner and was a prominent lawyer there; was first post-
master of Warner, representative, senator, clerk of the senate,
speaker of the house in 1817, first register of probate for
Merrimack Co. He d. Jan. 11, 1854. Four children.
iii. Mary, b. Jan. 19, 1779.
iv. Phebe, b. March 28, 1781; m. June 18 (or 26, town record), 1804,
John Parmelee of Newport. Settled and lived there. Had nine
children. She d. Sept. 30, 1838.
V. Caleb Sewall, b. May 18, 1783.
vi. Judith, b. July 25, 1785.
vii. Catharine, b. July 27, 1788.
viii. Daniel, b. Aug. 26, 1790.
ix. Sarah P., b. March 27, 1796.
X. Nehemiah, b. Sept. 8, 1798, d. April 5, 1813.
3. Josephs Chase (Caleb', Daniel^ Moses'', Aquilla^) was b. March 13, 1757;
m. Oct. 16, 1784, Polly Jirauld of Cornish, dau. of Dea. Reuben
and Joanna (Spaulding) Jirauld, b. , 1761, and d. July 28, 1845.
Mr. Chase d. Feb. 20, 1834, aged 77. Children, supposed b. in Cornish:
i. Sophia, b. Aug. 22, 1785; m. March 26, 1809, Daniel Jackson of
Cornish. No children. She d. Feb. 12, 1836.
7. ii. Joseph, Jr., b. Oct. 8, 1787.
iii. Polly (or Mary), b. Nov. 16, 1789; m. March 21, 1815, Jesse Ivimball
of Cornish. (See Kimball.) She d. April — , 1878.
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iv. Reuben, b. Feb. 4, 1792; d. Nov. 16, 1796.
8. V. Theodore, b. Feb. 16, 1794.
vi. Joanna, b. May 10, 1796; m. Oct. 8, 1817, Seth Johnson of Cornish.
Eight children. (See Johnson.) She d. Sept. 10, 1849.
9. vii. Jacob, b. March 20, 1799.
viii. Cyrus, b. Oct. 5, 1801; d. July 31, 1803.
ix. Ursula, b. Nov. 26, 1803; m. Dec. 25, 1826, John Tyler Freeman of
Cornish. Three children. (See Freeman.) She d. May 22, 1849.
X. Caleb, b. May 10, 1806; d. March 10, 1808.
4. Stephens Chase (Calebs, Daniel^, Moses"-, Aquilla^) was b. April 26, 1763;
m. , Betsey Batchelder. They lived in Keene. He d. April 6,
1830. She d. April 12, 1850, aged 83. Children:
i. Caleb, b. Jan. 29, 1789; d. single, aged 26, April 7, 1814.
ii. Stephen, Jr., b. March 19, 1791. Was killed by a falling tree June
8, 1797.
iii. Betsey, b. April 20, 1793; m. , Ruel Blake.
iv. Bela, b. Dec. 2, 1795; m. first, EUza Abbott; m. second, Edee White.
He d. Jan. 31, 1868.
V. Stephen, 2d, b. July 18, 1798; m. Louisa Dickinson,
^-i. ZiBA, b. July 12, 1800; d. unm. July 7, 1850.
A-ii. Charles, b. July 17, 1803; m. June 7, 1832, Hannah Chase. He d.
Aug. 4, 1866.
viii. Hosea, b. April 23, 1805; m. Hannah Britton.
ix. Rebecca, b. Jan. 23, 1808; m. first, Joel Kendall; m. second, Hastings
Alexander.
X. Albe, b. July 13, 1812; m. Nov. 13, 1838, Miriam Chase of Keene,
dau. of Moses and Miriam (Twitchel) Chase of Athol, Mass., b.
Sept. 1, 1820, and d. March 7, 1900. Lived several years in
Cornish, then rem. to Springfield, Vt., where he d. Nov. 1, 1874,
and was buried in Keene. Had five children.*
With us thy name shall live
Through succeeding years
Embalmed wdth all our hearts can give.
Our praises and our tears.
(Inscription on tombstone.)
5. Daniels Chase {Calebs, Danieb, Moses"-, Aqidlla^) was b. Jan. 9, 1768; m.
first, Feb. 28, 1796, Mary Fitch of Cornish, b. Nov. 2, 1775; m. second,
Sept. 30, 1804, Mehitable Woodbury of Sutton, Mass.; m. third, Nov.
1, 1807, Nancy Strowbridge of Claremont, b. July 9, 1786. Mr. Chase
came from Sutton, Mass., first to Cornish, where he m. his first wife,
and soon afterwards he went to Claremont, where he built the Sullivan
House in 1794 and was its proprietor till his death. He was a very
popular landlord. He d. Dec. 2, 1840. Children by Mary Fitch:
* A son was b. to them in Cornish July 31, 1850.
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i. Polly (or Mary), b. Jan. 11, 1797; m. Oct. — , 1817, Austin Corbin
of Newport. She d. Nov. 7, 1869.
ii. Daniel P., b. Jan. 22, 1799; m. Oct. — , 1825, Diantha P. Day.
He d. July 31, 1856. A son, Daniel Fitch, m. Sept. 1, 1847,
Mehitable H. Atwood of Cornish, dau. of Wm. and Rhoda.
Two sons: 1. James E. P., b. May 15, 1851, a railroad engineer.
2. Frank Morton, b. Aug. 25, 1858, also in railroad employ. He
d. . Daniel F., d. Nov. 22, 1890.
Children by Mehitable Woodbury:
iii. Sarah P., b. Nov. 11, 1801; d. Nov. 17, 1818.
iv. WiLLARD W., b. Nov. 10, 1805; m. Sept. — , 1833, Maria Dunlap.
He d. Aug. 9, 1873.
Children by Nancy Strowbridge:
V. HiTTY W., b. Feb. 3, 1811; m. Feb. 11, 1834, Amos A. Watson, who
d. Aug. 30, 1897. She d. April 8, 1881. They left one son w^ho
was killed by the cars, April 27, 1901.
vi. Emily, b. Aug. 30, 1815; m. Oct. 5, 1840, A. B. Currier. Two daus.
She d. at Oak Park, 111., in 1897. Mr. Currier d. Nov. 21, 1876.
vii. Sarah, b. Nov. 4, 1821 ; m. Dec. 25, 1843, C. F. Norton. Six children.
She d. Feb. 13, 1870.
viii. Nancy, b. Nov. 7, 1823; m. Dec. 25, 1840, Luther Farwell. Two
daus. She d. Feb. 5, 1907.
ix. James H., b. March 14, 1830; m. Dec. 25, 1854, Augusta S. Lamprey.
Four children. He d. Aug. 1, 1893.
6. Israel^ Chase {Caleb*, Daniel^, Moses^, Aquilla') twelfth child of Caleb
and Sarah (Prince) Chase, was b. March 21, 1770; m. first, June 5,
1798, Prudence Hall of Cornish, dau. of Nathaniel and Prudence
(Chase) Hall, b. July 2, 1781, d. Aug. 19, 1811, aged 30; m. second, March
12, 1813, Sarah Chapman of Cornish, dau. of Joseph and Patty Chap-
man, b. July 14, 1789, d. Sept. 12, 1881, aged 92. He d. Sept. 10, 1824.
Children of Prudence Hall, all b. in town:
i. Mary B., b. April 1, 1799; m. Feb. 18, 1827, Israel Hall of Cornish.
She d. Dec. 15, 1834, aged 35, leaving one child, a dau., b. in
1827. (See Hall.)
ii. George H., b. April 12, 1801.
iii. Lebbeus H., b. April 6, 1804.
iv. Sarah P., b. Aug. 18, 1806; m. Sept. 10, 1835, Israel Hall the ^vidowe^
of her deceased sister. She d. childless Aug. 4, 1838.
V. Henry Hall, b. May 10, 1809; m. Sept. 28, 1841, Lucy C. Powers of
Cornish, dau. of Obed and Cynthia (Comings) Powers, b. Feb.
10, 1820. Had one son, Robert Henry, b. Dec. 11, 1842, who
enlisted in the 5th N. H. Vols. (See Military.) Mr. Chase kept
the hotel near Windsor bridge several years till he d. May 13,
1852. His wid. afterwards ni. Jotham G. Allds of Claremont.
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Children of Sarah Chapman, all b. in Cornish:
vi. Joseph C, b. Dec. 10, 1813; d. Feb. 13, 1814.
vii. Prudence Jane, b. June 28, 1815; d. Dec. 18, 1860.
viii. Martha J., b. May 9, 1817; d. Jan. 28, 1853.
7. Joseph" Chase {Joseph^, Calebs, Daniel^, Moses% Aquilla') was b. Oct. 8,
1787; m. March 7, 1814, EUzabeth, dau. of Job and Elizabeth (Chase)
Stevens of Plainfield, b. Sept. 7, 1792, and d. March 16, 1884. He d.
Oct. 31, 1838. Children, all b. in Cornish :
i. Joseph Philander, b. Sept. 23, 1820; d. Dec. 12, 1838.
ii. Mary Elizabeth, b. March 1, 1823; m. , Preston T. Blood.
Had five children. (See Blood.) She d. July 8, 1884.
10. iii. Henry Stevens, b. Oct. 8, 1826.
iv. William Curtis, b. Jan. 11, 1829; d. Sept. 8, 1853.
V. Theodore J., b. , 1831; d. Aug. 3, 1834.
8. Theodore^ Chase {Joseph^, Calebs Danieb, Muses% Aquilla') was b. Feb.
16, 1794; m. April 7, 1819, Judith, dau. of Israel and Mehitable Bryant
of Cornish, b. Nov. 17, 1793, and d. Nov. 30, 1847. He d. June 8, 1876.
A farmer and Uved in the south part of the town. Children :
i. Martha, b. April 13, 1820; m. , Horace Plympton Weld of
Cornish. Had four cliildren. (See Weld.) She d. .
ii. Maria, b. Nov. 18, 1821; m. April 9, 1843, Maj. George Weld, a
brother of her sister's husband. Had ten children. (See Weld.)
She d. Sept. 9, 1894.
9. Jacob« Chase (Joseph', Caleb\ Danieb, Moses^-, Aquilla^) was b. March 20,
1799; m. Oct. 27, 1825, Sarah Tinkham of ■ , b. Sept. 25, 1793, and
d. Aug. 1, 1872. He d. March 10, 1882. He was a farmer and hved in
the western part of the town. Children, all b. in town:
i. Frederic J., b. Sept. 30, 1826; d. in 1903.
11. ii. Lewis T., b. Nov. 15, 1827.
iii. Laura S., b. June 10, 1829; m. April 24, 1877, Rev. John A. Parker.
Lived in Keene (?). She d. July 17, 1903. Had no children,
iv. Mary J., b. Jan. 30, 1832; m. Aug. 29, 1861, WiUiam G. Wyman,
formerly of Cornish. He d. April 25, 1884. They res. in Grafton,
Vt. After his death she rem. to Windsor, Vt. She d. Aug. 13,
1905. No children.
v. Sarah A., b. Feb. 26, 1834; d. Sept. 7, 18.57, aged 23.
10. Henry Stevens' Chase {Joseph-^, Calebs DanieU, Moses'-, Aquilla^) was
b. Oct. 8, 1826; m. Sept. 28, 1854, Hattie C. Batchelder, dau. of Sewall
and Nancy (Alden) Batchelder, b. in Boston Dec. 23, 1833. Mr. Chase
d. Aug. 17, 1874. After his death, his wid. m. Jacob Beal, Jan. 22, 1879,
without issue. She d. Dec. 25, 1881. Children:
12. i. Joseph S., b. Aug. 7, 1857, in Cornish.
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ii. Dora B., b. June 9, 1859, in Claremont; m. Dec. 16, 1880, Charles
H. Deming of Cornish. One child. (See Deming.)
iii. William H., b. April 14, 1861, in Cornish; d. Feb. 27, 1870.
iv. Amos S., b. May 18, 1864, in Cornish. Res. in Windsor, Vt. Occupa-
tion, shoe cutter; m. Sept. 20, 1895, Hattie L. Caldwell.
11. Louis T.' Chase {Jacobs, Joseph^, Caleb*, Daniel^, Hoses'^, Aquilla^) was
b. Nov. 15, 1827. He was a farmer and always hved on the homestead.
Was one of the selectmen for several years. He m. Dec. 25, 1858, Mary
S. Smith, adopted dau. of Lyman and Aurilla Smith, b. Feb. 28, 1836,
and d. June 26, 1892. He d. Aug. 16, 1876. Cliildren, all b. in town:
i. Dora A., b. Sept. 7, 1859; m. Dec. 25, 1876, Frank L. Johnson of
Cornish. One child. (See Johnson.)
ii. Lizzie M., b. April 3, 1866; d. unm. Dec. 12, 1887.
iii. Nellie S., b. Oct. 19, 1871.
12. Joseph S.s Chase {Henry, Joseph^-^, Caleb*, Daniel^, Moses^-, Aquilla^)
was b. Aug. 7, 1857, in Cornish; m. Jan. 24, 1882, Hattie L. York of
Cornish, dau. of John Q. and Esther (Corhss) York, b. June 14, 1859.
Lived a while on a farm. Afterwards rem. to the Flat where for several
years was engaged in harness making in the shop of W. H. Sisson. After
this till the present (1910) is a carpenter and builder. Children, all b. in
Cornish :
i. Sadie E ., b. Jan. 23, 1884; m. Dec. 13, 1900, Wentworth Stuart, Jr.
ii. Louis H., b. July 4, 1886; m. Oct. 21, 1908, Lettie J. Newman of
Windsor, Vt.
iii. Ruth E., b. July 3, 1889; m. Nov. 17, 1909, Harry Stone of Cornish,
iv. Charles Amos, b. May 27, 1892.
V. Joseph S., Jr., b. Aug. 15, 1894.
vi. McKinley, b. July 19, 1897.
Thomas6 Chase {Wells*, Moses^-"-, Aqxdlla^) was b. in Amesbury, Mass., May
14, 1735. Went first to Chester, where he m. in 1758, Mary Hall, dau.
of Henry Hall, and afterwards settled in SaUsbury. After a few years,
in 1768, he and family came and settled in Cornish, and a part of their
children were b. here. After some years he returned to SaUsbury, where
he d. in 1807. The first seven cliildren were b. in Sahsbury and the rest
in Cornish:
i. Timothy, b. Jan. 22, 1758, and d. in Cornish July 5, 177-.
ii. Moses, b. March 23, 1759. A Revolutionary soldier; was in Col.
(afterwards Gen.) Stark's Regt. in May, 1777; served till 1780;
after the war he came back to Cornish and m. Hannah Spauld-
ing and had four children b. in Cornish: 1. Henry. 2. Hannah.
3. Moses. 4. Judah. After this he rem. to Waitsfield, Vt.,
where he spent the remainder of his life.
iii. Elizabeth, b. Dec. 10, 1760; m. Aug. 24, 1780, Job Stevens of Plain-
field. Had nine children. She d. March 31, 1850.
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iv. William, b. Oct. IS, 1762. A soldier of the Revolution from Mass.
Afterwards settled in Waitsfield, Vt.; was m. three times and had
children. He d. in 1853, aged 91.
V. Joanna, b. July 16, 1764.
vi. Martha, b. May 17, 1766.
vii. Mary, b. April 10, 1768.
viii. Hannah, b. Dec. 27, 1769; m. x\bel Spaulding, a brother of the wife
of Moses. Rem. to Waitsfield, Vt. She d. March 8, 1832, in
Delaware, O. She had eight children. First two were b. in
Cornish.
ix. Emma, b. Sept. 29. 1772.
X. Thomas, b. Sept. 3, 1774. Also rem. to Waitsfield, Vt., where he m.
Betsey . He d. Aug. 2, 1828.
xi. Wells, b. Feb. 2, 1778; m. , Rachel Worthen.
Abel and Lydia Chase (pedigree unknown) lived both in Croydon and Cor-
nish, probably coming from the former place. They had the following
children :
i. Pamelia, b. in Croydon Feb. 7, 1806.
ii. Belinda, b. in Croydon March 9, 1808.
ill. Abel Edson, b. in Cornish June 2, 1810.
iv. Hiram Lewando, b. in Cornish April 4, 1812.
1. MosES^ Chase (Danieb, Moses"-, Aquilla^) the tenth and youngest child of
Daniels and Sarah (March) Chase, was b. March 16, 1727, in Newbury,
Mass. When about five years of age, he, with his parents rem. to Sutton,
Mass. He came to Cornish at, or soon after, the first settlement of the
town in 1765. He was then nearly forty years of age. He had m. April
15, 1752, Hannah Brown of Sutton, dau. of Jonas Brown, b. Nov. 15,
1735, and d. Jan. 16, 1812, aged 76. He d. Oct. 18, 1799.
"Who departed this life in comfortable hope of a better."
(Inscription on his tombstone.)
They both d. and were buried in Cornish. Children of Moses and
Hannah (Browii) Chase. The first six were b. before coming to Cornish
and the rest in town :
2. i. Daniel, b. March 15, 17.53.
3. ii. John, b. Oct. 4, 17.55.
iii. Hannah, b. Feb. 7, 1758; m. Dec. 4, 1777, Daniel Kimball of Meriden.
He was the founder of Kimball Union Academy which was incor-
porated in 1813, recei\'ing his name, as he was the chief donor.
He contributed .$6,000 towards it at the first, and made it liis
residuary legatee. Therefore at his death, Feb. 27, 1817, $32,000
more came into the treasury from his estate. In 1839 Mrs.
Kimball gave $10,000 more for the establishment of a female
department for the institution. The balance of her estate also
came to the institution after her death, which occurred June
76 HISTORY OF CORNISH.
17, 1847. A worthy example, and thousands since have enjoyed
the rich fruits of their hberaUty. Mr. Kimball d. before he
saw hardly any results of his beneficent plan. They had no
children, but she watched over the school with a lively and
motherly interest during her entire widowhood of thirty years,
iv, Amos, b. May 19, 1760. Was a graduate of Dartmouth College and
became a minister of the gospel; m. first, Nov. 30, 1788, Rebecca
Hart; m. second, Joanna Lammon. He d. in Centerville, Craw-
ford Co., Pa., Jan. 25, 1850, aged 89.
4. V. Nahum C, b. Oct. 9, 1762.
vi. Judith, b. Nov. 26, 1764; m. , Capt. Sylvanus Bryant of
Corni.sh. Had ten children. (See Bryant.) She d. Oct. 2, 1811.
5. vii. Caleb M., b. Sept. 11, 1767.
viii. SUS.A.N, b. Aug. 4, 1769; d. Oct. 26, 1769.
6. ix. Moody, b. Oct. 10, 1770.
7. X. Moses, b. Nov. 29, 1772.
xi. Susan, twin, b. July 4, 1776, and d. Oct. 20, 1777.
8. xii. Clement, twin, b. July 4, 1776.
9. xiii. Harvey, b. Nov. 13, 1778.
xiv. Sarah, b. Oct. 9, 1781; m. in 1801, Rev. John W. Lord. He was b.
in Lyme, Conn., in 1777. Graduated Dartmouth College in
1797, and d. in Buffalo, N. Y., in 1839. He was pastor of the
Congregational Church in Washington for several years.
2. Daniels Chase {Moses\ Da7iiel^,- Moses\ Aquilla') b. in Sutton, Mass.,
March 15, 1753, and d. Aug. 13, 1841, aged 88. Came to Cornish with
his father. When of age, he purchased an extensive tract of land north
of Cornish Flat and built a large and fine residence thereon. He held
many offices of honor and trust, and enjoyed a good degree of popularity
as well as the confidence of his to^vnsmen. The name of "Esq. Daniel
Chase," carried weight socially, morally and financially. He m. first,
Sept. 5, 1776, Mehitable Kimball of Plainfield, dau. of Benjamin and
Hannah (Richards) Kimball, b. March 12, 1757, in Preston, Conn., and
d. May 2, 1813; m. second, , Mrs. Mary (Estabrook) Hall, wid.
of Moody Hall. She took her young children with her by agreement.
She was b. Feb. 9, 1769, and d. May 21, 1824. He m. third, Jan. 5, 1825,
Mary May of Bradford, Vt. She d. Jan. 16, 1831. He m. fourth, Mrs.
Mary C. (Kimball) Daniels, dau. of Joseph and Hannah (Morgan)
Kimball and wid. of John Daniels, b. in Nov., 1767, d. Jan. 27, 1855.
Children, all by first marriage :
i. Clementine, b. Sept. 29, 1777; d. Oct. 22, 1777.
ii. Gerard, b. Jan. 16, 1779; d. July 14, 1780.
iii. Daniel, b. Dec. 5, 1780; d. July 17, 1782.
iv. Hannah, b. Jan. 14, 1783; m. Feb. 15, 1803, Rev. Joseph Rowell,
then pastor of the Congregational Church in Cornish. He served
the church 28 years as pastor and then rem. to Claremont, where
she d. Feb. 26, 1869. Had eleven children. The greater per-
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tion of these were ministers, teachers and missionaries. (See
Rowell.)
V. Amos, b. July 12, 178,5; d. July 8, 1814.
vi. Sally, b. June 11, 1787; d. May 2, 1790.
vii. Mehitable, b. Jan. 14, 1790; d. April 30, 1790.
viii. Rebecca Hart, b. May 2, 1791; m. , Daniel Dana. They
res. in Pomfret, Vt. She d. .
10. ix. Benjamin Kimball, b. April 5, 1798.
3. Johns Chase {Moses*, Daniel^, Moses^, Aquilla^) was b. Oct. 4, 1755. He
purchased and occupied a large farm on the hill south of the Flat, where
he, like his brother, Daniel, built a large two-story square-roofed house.
Here he spent his life chiefly in farming. He also built and operated a
sawmill and gristmill, and for a time a distillery where cider brandy was
made, then a legitimate business. He was a dea. of the Congregational
Church, upright and honorable in all his dealings. He m. first, ,
Martha Cotton, who d. March 21, 1789; m. second, , Louisa
Joslyn, who d. June 15, 1849. He d. Dec. 14, 1844. Children by Martha
Cotton :
11. i. Cotton, b. Aug. 8, 1783.
u. John, b. May 25, 1785; d. Sept., 1785.
iii. Judith, b. Feb. 6, 1787; m. , Rev. Williams, a mission-
ary to the Indians. No children. She d. about 1810.
Children by Louisa Joslyn:
iv. Martha Joslyn, b. Dec. 4, 1791; m. Oct. 21, 1816, Moody March
Hall. She had four children. (See Hall.) She d. Dec. 7, 1869.
V. Melissa, b. Feb. 13, 1793; m. first, July 30, 1817, Paul Da\adson, by
whom she had three sons (see Davidson); m. second, -Jan.
31, 1826, Jonathan Wyman. No issue. She d. March 2, 1886.
vi. John, Jr., b. Sept. 25, 1794; m. — — , Achsa Whitney,
vii. Louisa, b. May 25, 1796; m. Oct. 8, 1822, Joseph K. Johnson of
Plainfield.
viii. Susan, b. Jan. 20, 1798; m. Oct. 29, 1821, William L. Sweet, who d.
June 22, 1890. She d. March 14, 1879.
12. ix. Moses, b. Dec. 20, 1799.
X. Taylor Oilman, b. Nov. 4, 1801; m. first, Oct. 23, 1828, Ursula,
dau. of David and Betsey (Pollard) Nevens, b. Sept. 21, 1802,
and d. Nov. 19, 1829; m. second, Sept. 26, 1831, Emily Spaulding
of Plainfield, dau. of Waterman and Betsey (Stevens) Spaulding.
They rem. to Brighton, 111., in 1838.
xi. Hannah B., b. April 22, 1803; m. Nov. 4, 1841, Abel Jackson of
Cornish. One son: Charles A. (See Jackson.) She d. Aug. 28,
1894.
xii. Sarah Matthews, b. Feb. 5, 1805; m. Feb. 22, 1830, Sumner Joslyn
of Hardwdck, Vt.
xiii. Mary Dresser, b. Dec. 22, 1807; m. first, — , John Sheldon;
m. second, , Mason Peak. She d. May 13, 1882.
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xiv. Daniel M., b. Feb. 24, 1809; d. Aug. 10, 1810.
4. Nahum C.5 Chase (Moses*, Daniel^, Moses^ Aquilla^) was b. Oct. 9, 1762;
m. Sept. 23, 1784, Deborah Freeman, dau. of Daniel and Mary (Gates)
Freeman of Plainfield, b. Nov. 2, 1764, and d. March 30, 1837. He d.
June 27, 1827. Children:
i. Susan, b. Sept. 10, 1785; d. April 17, 1788.
ii. Freeman, b. June 23, 1787; m. Dec. 13, 1809, his cousin, Mary
Chase, dau. of Capt. Caleb and Elizabeth (Deming) Chase, b.
Dec. 26, 1790.
iii. Deborah, b. Aug. 24, 1789; m. April 29, 1828, Rev. Lathrop
Thompson,
iv. Moses, b. Sept. 1, 1795; m. Oct. 2, 1825, Juha Anne Hyde of Chelsea,
Vt., dau. of Elihu and Mary (Hatch) Hyde, b. April 21, 1807.
Had three children, all b. in Cornish: 1. Freeman Hatch, b.
Aug. 28, 1826. 2. Sarah Hyde, b. July 10, 1830, and d. May
18, 1842. 3. Emily R., b. Dec. 7, 1836, and d. May 3, 1842.
Res. in Cornish a few years and then rem. to Chelsea, Vt.
5. Caleb M.s Chase (Moses^ Daniel', Hoses'^, Aquilla^) was b. in Cornish
Sept. 11, 1767; m. Jan. 21, 1789, EUzabeth Deming of Cornish, dau. of
Ebenezer and Elizabeth (Dana) Deming, b. Aug. 13, 1763, and d. Sept.
20, 1840. He was a farmer and held a commission of Capt. in the mihtia.
He d. Sept. 1, 1856, in Williamstown, Vt., aged 89. Children:
i, Elizabeth, b. Aug. 19, 1789; m. Nov. 14, 1815, her cousin, Capt.
Cotton Chase, eldest son of Dea. John Chase. Five children.
She d. July 8, 1868.
ii. Mary, b. Dec. 26, 1790; m. Dec. 13, 1809, her cousin, Freeman
Chase, eldest son of Nahum C. Chase. She d. June 15, 1855.
iii. Hannah BrowN, 1st, b. Dec. 23, 1793; d. Feb. 5, 1807.
iv. Persis, b. Oct. 25, 1794; m. April 9, 1823, Horace Ware. She d.
Dec. 1, 1858.
V. Caleb, Jr., b. Sept. 3, 1797; m. first, , Sarah Morgan; m.
second, , Jane Rayburn. They res. in Boston.
vi. Lucy, b. July 13, 1798; d. April 9, 1834.
x\\. Nahum C, b. Aug. 3, 1800; d. Aug. 3, 1803.
viii. Daniel Kimball, b. Oct. 16, 1804; m. , Maria Louisa Cobb.
ix. Hannah Brown, 2d, b. Sept. 19, 1806 ; d. Jan. 27, 1824.
6. MooDYs Chase (Moses*, Daniel^, Moses'^, Aquilla^) was b. Oct. 10, 1770, in
Cornish; m. first, Jan. 28, 1793, Rebecca Chapman of Cornish, dau. of
Capt. Benjamin and Jemima (Gates) Chapman, b. — — , 1771 (?), d.
June 10, 1794, aged 23; m. se(;ond, Jan. 28, 1795, Rhoila Cook of Clarc-
mont (?), b. , 1769 (?), d. Feb. 21, 1796, aged 27; m. third, ,
Lucy Farnham, b. , d. . Mr. Chase d. April, 1845.
Children by Rebecca Chapman :
13. i. Benjamin Chapman, b. Sept. 8, 1793.
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ii. Infant, b. , d. June 8, 1794, two days before the mother d.
Child by Rhoda Cook:
iii. Rhoda Cook, b. Feb. 15, 1796; m. Feb. 9, 1815, Jesse Vose of Clare-
mont.
Children by Lucy Farnham :
iv. Harvey Farnham, b. May 5, 1797; m. Nov. 3, 1836, Sarah D. Wood-
bury of New London. He was educated at Kimball Union
Academy, rem. to Malcomb, 111., where he spent his life. A
farmer. He d. Dec. 9, 1878. Had one son, James Phineas, b.
in Cornish July 17, 1838, before going West.
V. Rebecca Chapman, b. July 4, 1798.
vi. James Maurice, b. April 4, 1800.
vii. Moody, Jr., b. Feb. 25, 1802. Graduated Kimball Union Academy
in class 1825, Dartmouth College, class 1829; Andover Theolo-
logical Sem., class 1832. A Presbyterian minister in several
parishes in Ind.; m. first, Sept. 17, 1832, Sarah Stuart Bailey;
m. second, June 7, 1837, Hannah Jewett. He d. March 22,
1879, in Parkersburg, Ind.
viii. Lucy Maria, b. March 12, 1804. While being educated at Kimball
Union Academy, she d. March 31, 1825, aged 21.
"Short toils, short woes, loved friends were thine,
Now joys eternal and divine."
(Inscription on tombstone.)
ix. Hannah Brown, b. Oct. 5, 1806. Educated at Kimball Union
Academy 1822-1823; a teacher several years; m. , William
E. Withrow of Malcomb, 111. She d. .
X. Harriet Eliza, b. Dec. 8, 1808.
xi. George Clement, b. Sept. 16, 1811. Graduated Kimball Union
Academy, class 1836; Dartmouth College in 1841; and in the
Medical Dept. in 1847. Physician at Lyndon, Vt., and Downie-
ville, Cal., where he d. June 20, 1878. M. , Maria Field of
Lyndon, Vt.
xii. Newton Whittlesey, b. Nov. 13, 1813.
xiii. Albert, b. April 25, 1817. Graduated Kimball Union Academy in
1840; Dartmouth College in 1844; Medical Dept. in 1847.
Physician at Hanover and San Francisco, Cal., where he d. in
the spring of 1903.
MosESs Chase (Moses*, Daniel^ Moses^, Aquilla^) b. Nov. 9, 1772; m. Jan.
20, 1800, Deborah Bull. She d. Aug. 17, 1837. He was a graduate of Dart-
mouth College. But little can be learned of him. It is supposed that he
left town in early life and his home and occupation have not come to
our knowledge. He d. Aug. 27, 1861. Cliildren:
i. Epaphrus Bull, b. Oct. 27, 1800; d. at Lyndon, Vt., Sept. 10, 1867.
ii. Henrietta Mobly, b. July 21, 1801; d. at Gainsville, Ala., April 2,
1873.
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iii. William Coleman, b. Dec. 19, 1803; d. in Denver, Col.
iv. George Munroe, b. March 16, 1806; d. at Honolulu, Sandwich
Islands, Dec. 5, 1855.
V. Mary Ann, b. April 29, 1808; m. Chamberlain; d. at Lincoln,
111., April 12, 1891.
vi. Harriet Alwood, b. April 21, 1812; d. in Cal.
vii. Daniel K., b. Feb. 20, 1815; d. in Calais, Me.
viii. Jane, b. May 31, 1817; d. Jan. 18, .
ix. John Bryant, b. March 18, 1821; d. Nov. 18, 1847, in Boston, Mass.
8. Clements Chase {Moses*, Danieb, Moses'', Aquilla^) was b. July 4, 1776.
A farmer and always lived in Cornish. Was a dea. many years in the
Congregational Church and was well known for his rigid probity of char-
acter, also for his liberality and hospitality. He m. first, in 1798, Lucy
Murray of Litchfield, Conn., b. in 1778, d. Aug. 18, 1814; m. second,
, 1815, Olive Spaulding of Plainfield, dau. of Dea. Champion Spauld-
ing, b. Feb. 29, 1790, d. May 11, 1825; m. third, , Prudence Andrews,
b. Aug. 31, 1789, d. July 18, 1863. He d. June 6, 1867, aged 90-11.
Children by Lucy Murray:
i. Philemon Murray, 1st, b. March 23, 1800; d. in 1820, while teach-
ing in Bath, N. Y.
ii. Susan, 1st, b. Aug. 11, 1800; d. young.
iii. Susan, 2d, b. April 30, 1801 ; d. May 15, 1839.
iv. Freeman (or Truman), b. Sept. 14, 1803; m. , Amanda Tisdale
of Hanover. No issue. He d. Nov. 29, 1832.
V. George Clement, b. May 1, 1806; d. Jan. 24, 1807.
vi. Lucy Murray, b. Dec. 13, 1807; m. Dec. 25, 1826, Horace Bushnell
of Westbrook, Conn. She d. Sept. 30, 1889.
vii. Esther Robbins, 1st, b. Jan. 18, 1813; d. March 12, 1813.
viii. Esther Robbins, 2d, b. Aug. 13, 1814; m. May 18, 1843, William
Silloway of Plainfield, a civil engineer. Rem. to Racine, Wis.
Children by Olive Spaulding:
ix. Olive Spaulding, b. March 6, 1816; m. , John B. Judson, M. D.
She d. Aug. 31, 1866, at Livingstone Mills, N. Y.
X. Eunice Dana, b. , 1818; d. Dec. 30, 1832.
xi. Champion Spaulding, b. March 20, 1820. (See sketch.)
xii. Phileman Murray, 2d, b. July 12, 1822; d. July 12, 1823.
Children by Prudence Andrews:
xiii. An infant, b. and d. Sept. 14, 1825.
xiv. Ruth Maria, b. and d. April 21, 1827.
XV. Sarah, b. Nov. 23, 1829; res., Chicago, 111.; m. , Robert H. Lay.
14. xvi. George Murray, b. March 6, 1830.
xvii. An infant. No dates given.
9. Harveys Chase {Moses*, Danieb, Moses^, Aquilla^) was b. Nov. 13, 1778;
m. , Eunice, dau. of J. M. Dana, Esq., b. May 20, 1783, and d.
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Jan. 8, 1823, aged 40. He was a lawyer and practiced his profession
chiefly in Cornish and Windsor, Vt. He d. Feb. 18, 1857. Children:
i. Alfred, b. Oct. 16, 1811. Commenced a course of study at Kimball
Union Academy, and d. Sept. 28, 1826.
ii. Israel Putnam, b. May 28, 1815; d. June 17, 1816.
iii. Polly Dana, b. Feb. 18, 1818; d. June — , 1837, aged 19.
iv. Catharine, b. , 1819, never m.; d. June 13, 1896.
10. Benjamin Kimballs Chase (Danieb, Moses\ Danieb, Moses"-, Aquilla^)
was b. April 5, 1798. A farmer and ever res. upon his father's estate.
He d. June 16, 1842. He had m. Oct. 21, 1835, Sarah Ann Taft, b. June
9, 1815. After his death, his wid. m. March 7, 1843, Enoch F. Chellis of
Plainfield, b. Aug. 9, 1815, who, after this, hved in town the remainder
of his life, dying Aug. 1, 1885. She d. Feb. 4, 1888. Children:
i. Daniel, b. July 9, 1836. Was in trade at the Flat several years and
afterwards in Boston; associated with his wife's brother in the
clothing business; m. , Abbie H., dau. of John and Mary
Ann (Newhall) Atwood. No children. He d. Nov. 21, 1885.
ii. Sarah Jane, b. Aug. 26, 1839; d. March 10, 1850.
15. iii. Benjamin Kimball, Jr., b. Aug. 25, 1841.
11. Cottons Chase (John^, Moses\ Danicb, Moses'^, Aquilla^) was b. Aug. 8,
1783; m. Nov. 14, 1815, Elizabeth, eldest dau. of Capt. Calebs and
EUzabeth (Deming) Chase, b. Aug. 19, 1789, and d. July 8, 1868. A
farmer and mechanic. Most of their lives were spent in town. Mr.
Chase d. Oct. 1, 1872. Children:
i. Martha Cotton, b. Sept. 21, 1816. She never m.; d. May 23, 1881.
ii. Nahum, b. July 24, 1818.
iii. Caleb Rowland, b. Oct. 23, 1820; d. Jan. 11, 1870.
iv. Hannah Brown, b. Aug. 16, 1824; d. Nov. 14, 1827.
V. Caroline Hannah, b. Dec. 18, 1827; d. Oct. 10, 1860. She never m,
12. M0SES6 Chase {John^, Moses*, Danieb, Moses"-, Aquilla^) was b. Dec. 20,
1799. A farmer and lumberman, owning and running the sawmill built
by his father; m. May 1, 1832, Fidelia, dau. of Isaac and Hannah (Perry)
Alden, b. Aug. 12, 1805, and d. March 11, 1864. He d. May 17, 1864.
Children, all b. in Cornish:
i. Henry Dwight, b. March 19, 1833 ; d. July 12, 1836.
ii. John Baxter, b. April 1, 1834. Enlisted in Civil War, Heavy
Artillery. (See Military.) He m. March 11, 1868, Emerett Ayers,
dau. of Samuel and Lois (Fitch) Ayers, b. Oct. 10, 1838, and d.
April 22, 1874. No children. He d. Aug. — , 1871.
iii. Harriet Fidelia, b. Oct. 10, 1836; d. June 18, 1848.
iv. Sarah Annabel, b. April 6, 1839; d. Dec. 19, 1860.
V. Helen Maria, b. Nov. 21, 1841; m. March 11, 1868, Henry Ayers of
Cornish. They rem. to Ashtabula Co., O., where they have
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82 HISTORY OF CORNISH.
since res., engaged in farming. Five children. (SeeAyers.) Mr.
Ayers d. March 21, 1897.
vi. Adaline Estklla, b. April 25, 1844; m. Jan. 17, 1871, Darwin B.
Kinsman, formerly of Plainfield. Four children. (See Kins-
man.)
\di. Ormond a., b. April 15, 1847; d. Jan. 16, 1865.
viii. George Byron, b. Jan. 27, 1850. Rem. West; studied and practiced
law at Elkpoint, Dak.; m. , Clara Hart. He d. at Rome,
O., Feb., 1880. Left one dau., Edith M.
13. Benjamin Chapman« Chase {Moody^, Moses", DnnieU, Moses"-, Aquilla^)
was b. Sept. 8, 1793; m. Nov. 13, 1817, Eliza Royce of Claremont, a
sister of Mrs. Paran Stevens of Claremont and N. Y. City. He was a
farmer and d. at 36, Sept. 19, 1829. Children, supposed (?) b. in Cornish:
i. Benjamin Chapman, Jr., b. Jan. 29, 1819. Graduated Kimball
Union Academy in 1842; Dartmouth College in 1846; Bangor
Theological Seminary in 1849; ord. Jan. 8, 1850, in Camden, Me. ;
was pastor in Attleboro, Mass., Oldtown, Foxcroft and Dover,
Me. He d. at the latter place Oct. 13, 1868. He m. Feb. 10,
1850, Almeda S. Blanchard.
ii. Murray Stevens, b. Feb. 14, 1821. A farmer and lived in Ains-
worth, Brown Co., Neb. Had twelve children. He d. July 14,
1897.
iii. Luthera Maria, b. Jan. 16, 1823; m. , Nathan Brown of Boston.
No children. She practiced medicine several years in So. Boston,
making midwifery a specialty. She d. in the spring of 1883.
iv. Maurice James, b. March 4, 1826. (See sketch.)
V. Henry Alfred, b. July 8, 1828; m. Feb. 7, 1850, Harriet Ann Pease
of Boston, Mass. Four children: 1. George Henry, b. .
2. Paran Stevens, b. . 3. Flora Estella, b. April 23, 1858.
4. Luthera Ehza, b. Oct. 6, 1860. He lived in Boston, Mass.,
and St. Albans, Vt. He d. at the latter place June 25, 1905.
He was a master mechanic and had the distinction of making
patterns for the fii'st locomotive to pass over the Fitchburg div.
of B. & M. R. R., then the Sullivan railroad to Bellows Falls,
Vt. He attained a high and respected position in his business.
14. George Mxtrrayh Chase {Clement'^, Moses", Danieb, Moses^, Aquilla'-)
was b. March 6, 1830; m. first, , Emeline L. Chapman of Cornish,
dau. of Benjamin and Theoda (Colburn) Chapman, b. Oct. 10, 1819, and
d. June 7, 1859, leaving two sons; m. second, Nov. 22, 1860, Cynthia A.
Butman. Lived in town till March, 1865, when they rem. to Minn.,
where he d. Aug. 3, 1886. He was killed by an accident with horses that
he was driving attached to a self-binder; is buried in Greenwood Ceme-
tery at Eureka, Minn. He was a soldier of the Civil War, enlisting from
Cornish in the 7th N. H. Vols, in 1861. (See Military.) He was a farmer
and hotel keeper. Children, by first marriage, both b. in Cornish:
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i. Horace Bushnell, b. Oct. 25, 1856; m. Dec. 25, 1880, Elizabeth
Jelly of New Market, Minn., b. Aug. 4, 1861. Seven children.
Lives in Farmington, Minn. A farmer, also mail carrier and
engineer,
ii. Murray Chapman, b. May 25, 1859; m. April 15, 1885, Emily F.
Holland, b. July 4, 1858. Five children. Lives in Chicago, 111.
Children by second marriage:
ill. Infant, b. in Cornish about 1862, and d. the same year,
iv. George Truman, b. Aug. 18, 1869, in Minn.
15. Benjamin Kimball'-^ Chase, Jr. {Danieb, Moses\ Daniel^, Moses'',
Aquilla^) was b. Aug. 25, 1841; m. first, Jan. 3, 1866, Lucia G. Deming of
Cornish, eldest dau. of Solon H. and Laodicea (Silloway) Deming, b.
Jan. 29, 1846, and d. Oct. 30, 1871, without issue; m. second, Jan. 5,
1876, Clara E. Allison, b. in Concord Aug. 15, 1854, and d. in Langdon.
Mr. Chase d. Feb. 20, 1908, in Cambridge, Mass. Buried in Langdon by
side of last wife. One child by last marriage : Everett Kimball, b. June
29, 1889; m. Dec. 25, 1908, Lecia M. LaSalle of Langdon.
CHELLIS.
Enoch F. Chellis, a son of Thomas Chelhs, was b. Aug. 8, 1815, in Plain-
field. He came to Cornish in the winter of 1844. He m. March 7, 1843, Mrs.
Sarah A. (Taft) Chase, wid. of lumball Chase, b. June 9, 1815, and d. Feb. 4,
1888. He settled on the farm then belonging to his \vife and her children (the
Daniel Chase farm north of the Flat.) (See Chase.) He was formerly a teacher
of common schools, a good disciplinarian and much sought for to manage "hard
schools." He was a shrewd financier. They had but one child, a daughter,
Marion Virginia, b. July 2, 1844, who m. Jan. 8, 1867, Col. John L. Rice and
settled in Springfield, Mass., where she d. childless Oct. 30, 1873. Mr. and
Mrs. Chellis built a new home on the Flat and spent the rest of their lives there.
He d. Aug. 1, 1885.
CHILD.
This name was at first used as a prefix or title to other names, but finally
became a surname throughout England. Several noteworthy families of this
name are mentioned through the centuries following the Norman conquest,
sketches and incidents of whom are of abundant record. They adopted armo-
rial ensigns, or coat of arms, varying in significance and design. A leading one
of these bore the motto: "Imitari quam invidere," signifying, "I imitate
those whom you envy." The paternity of early emigrants is often veiled in a
greater or less degree of uncertainty. So in this case, the parentage of Ephraim
Child and Benjamin Child, his nephew, cannot be given. Together they came
to America in 1630 and settled in Watertown, Mass. From Benjamin^ have
sprung all of the name who have ever lived in Cornish. He, with Mary, his
wife, became the parents of twelve children. Benjamin^, their second child,
was born in Roxbury, Mass., in 1656. He m. Grace Morris, March 7, 1683.
They also had twelve children. Ephraim', their first child, was born in Rox-
84 HISTORY OF CORNISH.
bury, Mass., Dec. 18, 1683; m. Priscilla Harris in 1710. He, with six of his
brothers migrated to Woodstock, Conn., then called "New Roxbury." Eph-
raim' and Priscilla had ten children. Their second son, Danieb, was b. in
Woodstock, Jan., 1713; m. Jan., 1747, Ruth Ammidown Curtis. They had six
children. Stephens, was their third child and third son.
1. Stephens Child (Daniel*, Ephraim^ Benjamim-^) was b. Nov. 27, 1749,
in Woodstock, Conn. Came to Cornish March 18, 1775. Bought and
lived on the farm now occupied by liis grandson, W. H. Child. Entered
the army of U. S. May 7, 1777; marched from Cornish under Col. Jona-
than Chase to Ticonderoga, N. Y., ninety miles, to reinforce the Northern
Continental army under Gen. Gates; was discharged June 18, 1777,
after serving one month and twelve days; enlisted again Sept. 23, 1777,
under Col. Chase, and marched to Saratoga, N. Y., 110 miles, rendering
service of one month and one day. He was at the surrender of Bur-
goyne Oct. 17; he served as corporal during each term of service. On
Sept. 8, 1778, he m. Mercy, eldest dau. of Dea. Dudley and Ahce (Cor-
bett) Chase, who with their children had removed from Sutton, Mass.,
and were the first family of settlers in Cornish that included any women.
Mercy was ten years of age, when she, with her mother, came to town.
(See Settlement.) She was b. April 6, 1755, and d. in Cornish Dec. 27,
1835, aged 80. Mr. Child d. May 24, 1831. Cliildren, all b. in Cornish:
i. Daniel, b. Aug. 6, 1779; m. Nov. 11, 1804, Apama Lyman. They
settled in Bethel, Vt. He was a surveyor; was accounted good
authority in legal matters and did a large amount of business in
those lines being accounted a prominent man in Bethel. Nine
children. He d. Jan. 7, 1853.
ii. Ruth Curtis, b. Dec. 25, 1780; m. Feb., 1803, Samuel M. Chase, who
was b. in Walpole, Aug. 15, 1782, d. in I.angdon Feb. 19, 1820.
They lived in Langdon and had ten children. (See Chase.)
She d. March 11, 1856, in the home of her son, Samuel, then
president of Jubilee College in Jubilee, 111.
iii. Ends, b. Jan. 10, 1783; m. Aug. 23, 1806, Sarah Bemis of Cornish,
dau. of Benj. B. and Abigail (Hall) Bemis, b. in Spencer, \'t.,
Sept. 3, 1783. Lived in Cornish a few years and then rem. to
Bethel, Vt., where they spent their lives. They had ten children.
A son of theirs. Dr. Asaph Bemis Child, b. Aug. 22, 1813, became
a noted dentist in Boston; also a Spiritualist, and became dis-
tinguished as an author by publishing several books on S{)iritual-
ism. Enos d. Jan. 30, 1839.
iv. Ursula, b. June 2, 1785; m. Nov. 2, 1806, Eben Comings of Cornish.
They lived in Cornish till .she d. June 29, 1831. Six children.
(See Comings.)
V. Alice, b. April 2, 1787; m. Dec. 24, 1812, Bela Chase, a brother of her
sister Ruth's husband. Lived in Cornish. Five children. (See
Chase.) He d. Sept. 9, 1841. She d. May 6, 1857, with her son,
Francis X., in Oregon, 111.
vi. EuDOciA, b. June 27, 1789; m. June 8, 1806, Benjamin Freeman.
They lived in Plainfield. Six children. (See Freeman.) Mr.
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85
Freeman was b. in Plainfield Aug. 6, 1781, and d. June, 1828.
She d. March 15, 1860.
vii. Araminta, b. Sept. 3, 1791; d. in infancy Oct. 6, 1791.
vin. Stephen, Jr., b. Aug. 20, 1792.
ix. Mercy, b. May 10, 1794; m. March 18, 1819, Abner Palmer, who was
b. in Langdon Nov. 27, 1792, and d. April, 1856. They hved
in Alstead. Three children. She d. Jan., 1836.
X. Jenny, b. Nov. 4, 1797; m. March 12, 1820, Jacob J. Safford of
Randolph, Vt., who was b. June 9, 1795. Six children. Lived
and d. in Oberlin, O. Were prominent supporters and patrons
of the college there,
xi. Prudence, b. March 7, 1800; d. in infancy Aug. 25, 1802.
Stephen Child, Jr.
Stephens Child, Jr. (Stephen, Danieh, Ephraim^, Benjamin^^) was b. Aug.
20, 1792. Being the youngest son, he was his parents choice to remain
on the homestead and care for them in their declining years. Here he
spent his life as a farmer. Was a member of the Baptist Church. As a
86 HISTORY OF CORNISH.
politician, he was at first a Jeffersonian Democrat. Espousing the cause
of the slaves, he, among others was dubbed an abolitionist, and later was
a Republican. He m. March 20, 1822, Ehza Atwood of Cornish, dau.
of William and Elizabeth (Hall) Atwood, b. in Pelham April 21, 1801,
and d. Dec. 31, 1891, in Cornish. He d. Feb . 1, 1866. Cliildren, all b.
in Cornish :
i. Eliza Jane, b. June 13, 1823. Taught school several years; m. May
4, 1868, Freeman Woodard of Greenfield, Mass. They lived
in Greenfield, Everett, Pembroke and Stoneham, Mass. Mr.
Woodard d. Feb. 1, 1900. They had no children:
ii. Philander Chase, b. Sept. 30, 1824; m. Sept. 20, 1846, Sarah Hodg-
don. They had no children of their own, but they adopted one,
Annie, who d. in May, 1905. They lived many years in Clare-
mont and then rem. to Chelsea, Mass., where they kept a
provision store a few years and afterwards rem. to Attleboro,
Mass., where she d. Oct. 1, 1897. He d. in Boston Feb. 6,
1903.
iii. George Franklin, b. July 18, 1827; d. Aug. 22, 1834.
3. iv. William Henry, b. Dec. 22, 1832.
V. Marion Ella, b. Oct. 6, 1844. Educated in the schools of Cornish
and Oberlin College; taught schools in N. H. and Ky.; was also
a teacher of music and languages. Lived several years in Hyde
Park and Jamaica Plain, Mass., and in 1905 rem. to Stoneham,
Mass. The last few years she has been engaged in WTiting on
theological subjects, particularly that of prophecy. She m. July
10, 1867, Joseph J. Hatlinger, a native of Hungary, Europe,
who had served as aid on Gen. Louis Kossuth's staff. After com-
ing to this country he first studied medicine in the Medical Dept.
of Yale College; soon after he enlisted in the Ci\'il War; he was
soon promoted and became Capt. of a company of colored
troops. He afterwards received an appointment as assistant sur-
geon and rendered efficient services to the close of the war. He
d. in Chelsea Soldiers' Hospital April 28, 1908. They had no
children. He was buried in Cornish. She still (1910) res. in
Stoneham.
3. William Henry^ Child (Stepheii^-^, Daniel*, Ephraim', Beiijamin^^) was
b. Dec. 22, 1832. Has res. chiefly on the homestead farm. Grad-
uated at Kimball Union Academy, class 1856; spent a few years teach-
ing in N. H., Vt. and Ohio. Was superintendent of schools, 1886-97;
devoted his time chiefly to farming until 1897. In March of this year
the town of Cornish decided to have its history written. Dr. George W.
Hunt was chosen historian with authority to appoint five aids. Mr.
Cliild was one of the five selected who at once began the work. A love
for the work has caused him to continue it. In 1901, Dr. Hunt re-
signed his position as historian and Mr. Cliild was chosen in his stead
to carry on the work, and the town has since voted appropriations as
needed for the purpose. He m. Jan. 1, 1857, Ellen Frances Leighton
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of Hartford, Vt., dau. of Isaac T. and Jemima (Wood) Leighton, b.
Aug. 9, 1836. This couple celebrated their golden wedding Jan. 1, 1907.
Their children were all b. in Cornish except the first.
i. William Palmer, b. in Hartford, Vt., Nov. 15, 1857. In 1877, before
he became of age, he betook himself to a seafaring life. This he
followed many years with Australia as liis adopted country. In
Aug., 1883, he m. Annie Scott of Kent Co., Eng., and by her had
two daus.: 1. Annie Lilhan. 2. NelHe . His wife,
Annie, d. and he m. second, Laura Rowland, and by her he had
two more children : 1. William Henry. 2. Eileen. Mr. Child
lived several years in Brisbane, but lastly and chiefly near
Sydney, New South Wales, where he d. Dec. 4, 1909.
ii. Frank Eugene, b. April 19, 1859; d. April 4, 1860.
iii. Hattie Lillian, b. Dec. 28, 1863. She was a successful teacher of
schools with five years' experience, beginning at fifteen years of
age. She m. Nov. 14, 1883, Reuben C. True, an extensive and
thri\dng farmer of West Lebanon, where they res. Three
children: 1. Mary Cutler, b. Nov. 30, 1886, and d. Nov. 27,
1898. 2. William Bradley, b. June 3, 1890; a graduate of
Kimball Union Academy in 1909. 3. Olive Lillian, b. Sept. 18,
1898.
iv. Edwin Leighton, b. May 15, 1867.
V. Ida Lotjise, b. Feb. 7, 1870. Spent several years teaching; graduated
Kimball Union Academy, in class 1893; following this she taught
the grammar school at West Lebanon five years. She m. June
15, 1898, Alfred W. Sibley of Westboro, Mass., but more recently
of West Lebanon. He is a traveUng salesman. Two children:
1. Marjorie Lucile, b. March 27, 1899. 2. -Harold Child, b.
June 30, 1901. They lived in West Lebanon till 1906 and then
rem. to Worcester, Mass.
Edwin Leightons Child {W7n. Henry, Stephen^-^, Danieb, Ephraim^,
Benjamin'-^) was b. May 15, 1867; educated in the schools of Cornish
and at the N. H. Agricultural College associated with Dartmouth College,
then at Hanover. Soon after he became interested in dairy work espe-
cially in butter making and graduated from the Vermont Dairy School
at BurUngton, and afterwards became an instructor in the same institu-
tion; was employed by the Cornish Creamery Company from 1897 until
1909 as its superintendent — a period of twelve years. He devoted his
time and energies towards rendering this plant a popular one abroad
and a profitable one for its patrons. He successfully competed with 972
of the leading creameries and dairies of this country and Canada, and
at the Pan-American Exhibition at Buffalo, winning first honors in every
case except one. At the Paris World's Exhibition his manufacture scored
highest of all N. H. butter and was thus awarded the only gold medal
coming to the state. He also twice captured the grand sweepstakes
prize of the state, winning the silver trophy offered by the Granite State
Dairymen's Association, scoring on one exhibit 99M-100. He was also
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prominent in Grange work in the state. Beside being master of his own
grange six years, was district deputy two years of his own district. He
m. Feb. 1.5, 1894, Ida L. Ford of Danbury, dau. of Rev. Robert and Mary
A. (Towle) Ford, b. April 16, 1867. Children, all b. in Cornish:
Ford Leighton, b. Feb. 22, 1895; d. Jan. 7, 1904. A child of great
promise.
RoswELL Towle, b. May 12, 1898.
, Edna Lizzie, b. Oct. 19, 1903.
Edwin L. Child.
CHOATE.
William Choate was an early res. of the town. His former record is not at
hand. Naught but his tombstone and town record is left for the geneal-
ogist. He was b. about 1740 and d. March 22, 1815, aged 75. He m.
Nov. 13, 1767, Deborah Yerrington, a sister of Phebe, wife of Dea.
Samuel Hilliard. Children:
i. Cynthia, b. March 2, 1769; m. Feb. 27, 1800, David Dudley.
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ii. Phebe, b. June 11, 1771; m. first, May 30, 1815, Archibald White of
Windsor. He d. ; she m. second, Nov. 29, 1825, Rufus Day
of Cornish (2d wife). No children. She d. in Cornish March
3, 1838.
iii. Pelitiah, b. Feb. 25, 1775, and d. March 15, 1776.
iv. William, Jr., b. Feb. 8, 1777.
V. Deborah, b. Sept. 9, 1780; m. July 10, 1803, Oliver Jackson of
Cornish. Two children. She d. Oct. 14, 1806.
vi. Elizabeth, twin, b. Oct. 17, 1783.
vii. Stephen, twin; b. Oct. 17, 1783, d. Oct. 30, 1783.
viii. Amos, b. March 7, 1786.
ix. Nahum, b. Aug. 25, 1791.
CHURCHILL.
The Churchills are of English descent. John' Churchill came in 1643 to
Plymouth, Mass. He m. Dec. 18, 1644, Hannah Pontus and had six children.
The generations following are: WilHam^, b. in 1657; m. Jan. 17, 1683, Lydia
Bryant. Had eight children. William^, their eldest son, b. Aug. 2, 1685; m.
Jan. 4, 1704, Ruth Bryant. Eleven children. Nathaniel*, their son, b. May
11, 1718; m. June 4, 1741, Susannah McFarland. Seven children. Nathaniel^,
b. May 10, 1746; m. Dec. 27, 1770, Deborah Wright. Six children. He served
in the Revolution.
1. Lewis« Churchill, eldest son of Nathaniel, was b. Dec. 12, 1771, in
Plympton, Mass. Came to Cornish soon after 1797. A farmer and car-
penter, active and agile even to old age. He d. July 15, 1855, aged 83;
m. first. Desire Barker Brewster; m. second, Patty, dau. of Stephen and
Keziah Thurston, b. in 1784; m. third, in 1826, Ruth Quimby, b. in 1783
and d. Dec. 7, 1860. Cliildren by first wife, all b. in Cornish except the
first two, who were b. in Plymouth:
i. Deborah, b. Oct. 22, 1794; d. May 3, 1803.
ii. Hosea, b. Jan. 18, 1797; m. Oct. 18, 1820, Polly Hardy of Grantham.
Lived chiefly in New York. No children.
iii. Nathan Brewster, b. April 17, 1799. Lived in la.
iv. Louis, b. Jan. 15, 1802; m. April 19, 1849, Mrs. Rosamond (Rickard)
Jacobs. Two children. Rem. West and lived in la.
V. Edna, b. Aug. 14, 1804.
vi. Deborah, b. March 24, 1807; m. June, 1832, Ansel Barnes of Hard-
wick, Mass.; lived in Pelham, Mass. Eight children. She d.
Feb. 14, 1868.
vii. Nathaniel, b. April 12, 1809; m. Maria . Res. in Penn. and
Cal. One dau.
2. viii. Barker Brewster, b. Feb. 4, 1815.
ix. Lydia, b. June 1, 1819; m. March 26, 1844, Ephraim Nelson. Settled
in Croydon. Six children, all b. there. She d. Oct. 9, 1881.
X. Emily, b. in 1821, and d. at 12 years of age.
xi. A child, b. and d. unnamed in 1827.
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Child by third wife:
xii. Sarah, b. Jan. 28, 1830; m. , Lemuel Ben way of Cornish. One
child, Arthur L. (See Benway.) She d. May 12, 1874.
Nathaniels Churchill, youngest brother of Lewis«, was b. May 13, 1784,
and Uved in Grantham (now Cornish). He m. a sister of Tristam Hardy. Had
one chUd, Alice, b. in Cornish, Aug. 5, 1808. He was killed by being thrown
from a horse while crossing a brook Jan. 4, 1808, but the gravestone record says
he d. on the 29th of same month, aged 24. Was buried in Cornish.
2. Barker Brew^ster' Churchill (Lewis^, Nathanieb-*, William'-'^, Johiv)
was b. P'eb. 4, 1815, in Cornish. A farmer and carpenter; rem. from the
farm to the Flat in 1861. He enlisted in the Ci\'il War. (See Military.)
After the war he continued at his trade through life. He m. first, in 1842,
Mary A. Angier, b. in 1824, and d. May 26, 1861; m. .second, Jan. 21,
1867, Mrs. Mary J. (Westgate) Britton, b. May 2, 1831, and d. Aug. 5,
1907. He d. Oct. 15, 1879, aged 64. Children, all b. in Cornish:
i. A cliild, b. March — , 1843, and d. in Aug. of same year.
ii. Edgar A., b. Aug. 29, 1847. He enlisted in the Civil War with his
father. (See Military.) Like all his immediate ancestors, he
is a sturdy Democrat and often nominated on that ticket. Has
served the town many years as a selectman. He is a farmer and
res. on the farm of John and Hannah (Brown) Da\'is, of which he
came into possession through faithful service as their employee.
Unm. in 1910.
iii. Mary E., b. April 20, 1850; m. Aug. 29, 1874, Lovell B. George of
Newport. Two children.
iv. Jennie, b. Dec. 31, 1885; m. July 11, 1876, William F. Waite of
Worcester, Mass. Five children. She d. May 25, 1891.
Child by second wife:
V. Nettie B., b. Feb. 20, 1868; m. Sept. 27, 1896, Marvin B. Lindsay of
Cornish. Six children (1909). (See Lindsay.)
Winston' Churchill {Edward^ Spaidding, Edwirf, James', Thomas^-',
Barnabas', Joseph'', John^) from the same emigrant ancestor as the
Cornish Churchills, was b. Nov. 10, 1871, in St. Louis, Mo. His father,
Edward Spaulding Churchill, wash. April 2, 1846, in Portland, Me., and
m. Jan. 30, 1871, Emma B. Blaine who d. soon after the birth of her little
son. He was then taken by an aunt, his mother's sister, who brought
him up. (See sketch.)
CLARK.
Benjamin Franklin Clark, the son of Hiram and Adaline (Fisher) Clark of
Croydon, was b. June 17, 1832. He spent several years in the West
engaged in "ranching. " Returning East, he came to Cornish in March,
1886. He m. May 12, 1886, Mrs. Cozella (Borden) Hurd, dau. of Albert
and Augusta V. (Allen) Borden, b. Sept. 9, 1861. They settled in Cor-
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nish, first in the "Hempyard" for a few years, and afterwards on Cornish
Flat. Children, b. in Cornish:
i. Frank Albert, b. Aug. 18, 1887.
ii, Adin Fisher, b. Nov. 18, 1889.
Benjamin Chesman Clark, a son of Samuel and Bathsheba Clark was b. in
Plainfield Sept. 22, 1814; m. March 25, 1841, Maria Pratt Bugbee, dau.
of Reuben and Lydia (Marsh) Bugbee, b. April 12, 1817; d. Auburn,
R. I., Jan. 22, 1905. They came to town soon after their marriage and
settled one-third mile south of the Flat, lived here until 1868, when they
rem. to Reading (?), Mass. He d. July 7, 1888. A farmer and generally
useful man. Children:
i. Angelina Maria, b. July 15, 1843; d. May 22, 1846.
ii. Florinda Maria, b. June 11, 1847. Graduated Kimball Union
Academy in class 1866; m. Nov. 15, 1866, Andrew Jackson
Kendall, a dentist. Residence, Auburn and Providence, R. I.
Two cliildren. 1. Ernest Andrew Valentine, b. Providence, R. I.,
Aug. 14, 1867. 2. Flora Mabel, b. Fall River, Mass., Jan. 7,
1871; m. , Walter D. Niven.
iii. Alphonso Chesman, b. June 24, 1853; d. Dec. 2, 1857.
iv. Abby Adell, b. March 8, 1859 ; d. July 26, 1860.
Theoda and Polly Clark had the following children b. in town:
i. Theoda, a son, b. Aug. 12, 1802, and d. the same day.
ii. Eliza, b. Aug. 16, 1803.
iii. Mary, b. Sept. 4, 1809.
iv. Rachel, b. Aug. 5, 1811.
V. Daniel, b. Nov. 9, 1813.
vi. George, b. March 21, 1816.
It appears that Polly d. soon after the birth of the last child, and
Theoda m. second, — — , Betty , and had one son.
\'ii. Reuben, b. July 14, 1818.
CLEMENT.
Benjamin Franklin Clement was b. in 1813. Lived in town many years.
He*m. first, , Keziah WilHams, dau. of Abijah and Susanna (White)
Williams, b. in 1812, and d. Aug. 2, 1838, aged 26. She left two sons.
He m. second, Sarah W. Williams, a sister of his former wife, b. in 1819,
and d. Sept. 20, 1860. She had three children. Mr. Clement d. June 3,
1851. Children, by first wiie (the order may be imperfect) :
i. Henry, b. .
ii. DwiGHT, b. .
By second wife:
iii. William A., b. in 1840. A soldier in the Civil War who d. in the
service, Dec. 24, 1864.
iv. Asa, b. .
V. Edna S., b. in 1839; d. Nov. 18, 1857.
92 HISTORY OF CORNISH.
COBB.
This family can easily be traced back 300 years to Henry Cobbs b. 1586 in
the County of Kent, Eng. He came to America in 1629 and was a prominent
man in Barnstable, Mass., where he Hved and d. He left sixteen children.
His eldest son, John=, b. June 7, 1632, in Plymouth, Mass., had eight children.
His fourth son, Ebenezer^, b. Aug. 9, 1671, had a family of twelve children, b.
in Kingston and Middleboro, Mass. The eldest son, Ebenezer^, was b. in
Kingston in a house still standing (1900). Lived 107 years and 8 months, Ii\dng
in three centuries, having been b. in 1694, and dying in 1801. He had eleven
children. His eldest son, also named Ebenezer^, was parent of seventeen chil-
dren. Of this family two brothers, Francis^ and Ebenezer^, both b. in Plympton,
Mass., came to Cornish about 1784. Francis had served as a soldier in the War
of the Revolution to its close. They bought a tract of land of Esq. Daniel
Chase, whereon they settled and spent the remainder of their lives.
They divided the land between themselves and the farms still bear their
names. It was then chiefly a tract of wild woodland, but they cleared a portion,
and raised wheat, paying for the land in one year. The yield is said to have
been 70 bu. to the acre.
1. Francis« Cobb (Ebenezer^-"-^, John'', Henrys) h. Nov. 2, 1753; m. July 28,
1784, Phoebe Hobbs, b. Oct. 1, 1762, and d. Feb. 16, 1853, aged 92. He
d. Feb. 5, 1845, aged 92. Children, all b. in Cornish:
i. Jerusha, b. June 30, 1785; m. Feb. 15, 1809, David Huggins; had
— children. She d. July 26, 1822.
ii. Silas, b. June 25, 1786; d. March 14, 1835.
2. iii. Francis, b. March 20, 1789.
iv. Phoebe, b. Jan. 5, 1791; m. March 30, 1814, Ira Johnson. Three
children: 1. Orren, b. June 17, 1815, and d. Aug. 10, 1897, in
Lebanon. 2. Clarissa, b. Oct. 18, 1816; m. first, in 1839, James
M. Beers, had five cMldren; m. second, Aug. 21, 1855, Amasa
Davis, one child. She d. March 16, 1897. 3. Ira, Jr., b. March
18, 1823. Was a soldier in the Civil War and d. in the service.
Phoebe d. Dec. 5, 1873.
V. Joel, b. Dec. 25, 1794; m. , Betsey Wright, five children. Jerusha
Amarilla, Phoebe, and two that d. in infancy. He d. Dec. 25,
1859, in Canada.
vi. Minerva, b. Aug. 8, 1799; m. Oct. 31, 1819, Samuel Ide of Coventry,
Vt. She d. Aug. 22, 1826.
vii. Calvin Cu.shman, b. Dec. 12, 1804; m. June 3, 1838, Sophia Mariette
Hall, dau. of Moody and Lois (Huntington) Hall, b. Sept. 18,
1806, and d. Jan. 13, 1883. Res. mainly in Homer, N. Y. Had
four children. He d. Jan. 25, 1883.
2. Francis' Cobb {Francis^ Ebenezer^*-\ John'-, Henry) h. March 20, 1789;
m. first, Feb. 7, 1814, Elizabeth W. Luey of Cornish, who d. Dec. 13,
1814, with her two infant children; m. second, Sept. 26, 1815, Joanna
Coburn of Cornish, who d. May 19, 1820, aged 38; m. third, March 7,
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1821, Mrs. Betsey (Bruce) Bugbee, who d. March 6, 1832; m. fourth.
Dec. 27, 1832, Jedidah Burnap of Cornish, dau. of Dea. Elijah and
Naomi Burnap. She d. Feb. 28, 1862. He d. April 12, 1856, aged 66
years. Ciiildren, all b. in Cornish:
i. and ii. Twins by Elizabeth W. Luey; d. Dec. 13, 1814.
Children by Joanna Coburn:
iii. Chester, b. May 6, 1816; m. Feb. 23, 1844, Juliette Fairbanks. Res.
in Homer, N. Y. Three children. He d. April 4, 1859. She d.
May 25, 1896.
iv. Betsey Amelia, b. Jan. 15, 1819; m. Oct. 4, 1843, John S. Persons.
Three children. She d. Feb. 2, 1886.
Child by Betsey (Bruce) Bugbee:
3. V. Edmund Hooker, b. Nov. 25, 1822.
Children by Jedidah Burnap :
vi. Orson W., b. Dec. 5, 1833; d. March 10, 1835.
vii. Minerva P., b. April 22, 1836. Res., West Lebanon. Unm.
3. Edmund Hookers Cobb (Francis '-«, Ebenezei-^-*-'^, John^, Henrys) h. Nov.
25, 1822; m. April 10, 1851, Hannah Penniman of Cornish, b. Nov. 26,
1824, in Hartland, Vt., dau. of Amos and Polly (Mace) Penniman. For
some years they res. on the old homestead in Cornish and then rem. to
East Plainfield. He d. July 27, 1909. Children:
i. Lucien Edmund, b. Dec. 24, 1851; m. Aug. 2, 1874, Clara Tolbot.
ii. Carlos Eugene, b. Nov. 16, 1853; d. March 1, 1855.
iii. Elsie Velona, b. July 20, 1855; m. Oct. 9, 1875, Chas. H. Stickney,
in Springfield, Vt., where they res. One child,
iv. Wesley Luey, b. Dec. 16, 1858; m. March 27, 1879, Sarah Kenniston.
V. Etwell Elmer, b. July 16, 1860; m. Feb. 28, 1884, Susan Morgan,
vi. Minnie Amelia, b. April 1, 1862; m. May 20, 1889, John J. Poole,
vii. Myra Alice, b. April 1, 1862; m. Jan. 27, 1883, George H. Clayton.
She d. Aug. 30, 1897.
viii. Clarence C, b. April 3, 1867; m. July 3, 1889, Agnes Hadley of
Plainfield.
ix. Luretta L., b. Oct. 12, 1869; m. June 8, 1892, Exom Eaton, East
Plainfield.
1. Ebenezers Cobb {Ehenezer"-'^-^, Johrf-, Henrys) brother of Francis, b. Sept.
27, 1760; m. Nov. 17, 1790, Mrs. Mary (Harlow) Porter, b. Sept. 7, 1765,
and d. Sept. 28, 1839. He d. in Cornish Oct. 15, 1846, aged 86.
Children, all b. in Cornish:
1. Ebenezer, b. Aug. 12, 1791; m. first, Ruth Stevens of Plainfield;
had a dau., Jerusha, b. in Cornish Jan. 14, 1815, and four other
children b. in Morristown, Vt., where he res. He m. second
Priscilla Soule. He d. Dec. 31, 1855, in Morristown, Vt.
94 HISTORY OF CORNISH.
ii. Mercy, b. Oct. 18, 1792; m. March 15, 1820, John Claflin of Water-
bury, Vt., where they res.
iii. JosiAH, b. April 9, 1794, and d. April 2.5, 1795.
2. iv. LEAa, b. March 12, 1795.
V. Clarissa Harlow, b. Sept. 18, 1796, and d. April 13, 1835.
v\. Abigail, b. Sept. 3, 1798; d. March 28, 1825.
vii. Eleanor, b. May 13. 1800; d. Oct. 16, 1822.
viii. Sarah Trask, b. Dec. 12, 1801; d. March 31, 1874.
ix. Sylvia, b. Feb. 20, 1804; m. , Henry Blanchard of Plainfield.
One child which d. young.
2. Le\t Cobb (Ebenezer^-^-*-^, Johrr-, Henrys) b. March 12,- 1795; m. Jan. 2,
1823, Calista S. Bugbee of Woodstock, Vt., b. March 12, 1801, and d. Jan.
3, 1861. He d. April 14, 1840, aged 45. A farmer and spent his life
on the homestead of his father. Children, all b. in Cornish:
i. LivoNA Calista, b. Dec. 10, 1823; m. April 20, 1847, Sylvester Marsh
Bugbee of Corni.sh. She d. March 17, 1849. Left one child that
d. young. (See Bugbee.)
3. ii. Levi Henry, b. June 30, 1827.
4. iii. Charles Vinal, b. May 18, 1829.
iv, Abigail Bugbee, b. June 9, 1831; m. Oct. 17, 1854, Thomas
Bradford of Francistown., where she d. Nov. 3, 1855.
3. Levi Henrys Cobb {Levv, Ehenezer^^-'-\ John--, Henrys) h. June 30, 1827.
He m. Jan. 12, 1858, Harriet J. Herrick at Malone, N. Y., b. in Milton,
Vt., Jan. 10, 1827. (See sketch.) Children:
i. Mary Abbie, b. March 7, 1859; m. , Rev. E. F. Hunt. Res,,
Conway, Mass.
ii. Harriet Elizabeth, b. March 16, 1860; d. in Oberhn, O., Oct. 2,
1881.
iii. George Henry, b. Jan. 20, 1863. Graduated from Amherst College,
also from College of Phy.sicians and Surgeons. Res., N. Y. City
(1898).
iv. Nellie Maria, b. Jan. 18, 1868; d. June 23, 1872, in Springfield, Vt.
4. Chas. Vinals Cobb {Levi^, Ehenezer^-^-^-^ John"; Henrys) h. May 18, 1829;
m. June 12, 1850, Betsey A. Day of Cornish, dau. of Samuel C. and
Mahala (Wood) Day. Res. a short time in Ashland, Mass., then he
settled in Lebanon, where he spent the greater part of his life. Here
was revealed the true type of his real manhood. Was one of the original
members of the Baptist Church in Lebanon, formed in Aug., 1862, and
was its first deacon, always serving as a member of the Society com-
mittee. Was on the Building committee for the construction of their
first chapel, and also for their coninKulious house of worship. Always
a generous giver for the church and for benevolence. He had the respect
of all who knew him. Was an honest upright man and a devoted Chris-
tian. In 1883 h(> moved to Shelburne Falls, Mass., where in his new
home, near his dau., he d. Jan. 9, 18S4. Children:
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i. Abby Floretta, b. Sept. 29, 1853, in Cornish; m. June 12, 1879,
Prof. H. S. Cowell of Francistown, Prin. of Cushman Academy
at Ashburnham, Mass. Five children, most of whom have
received and are receiving (1903) a college education.
ii. Alice Livona, b. Aug. 29, 1860, in Ashland, Mass.; d. Jan. 13, 1866.
iii. Angie Viola, b. May 11, 1867, in Lebanon; d. June 11, 1873.
iv. Chas. Henry, b. May 10, 1870, in Lebanon; d. Aug. 19, 1870.
V. Carrie Lillian, b. Jan. 12, 1874, in Lebanon. Graduated at Bates
College in class 1897. Teacher for several years since in high
school, in Conway, Mass.
COBURN.
Three men of this name came from Dracut, Mass., and settled in the northeast
part of the town, in that part of Grantham afterwards annexed to
Cornish. Their ages, and that of their children, were nearly contempo-
raneous, leading us to believe they were brothers. Their names were
Dudley, Asa and Merrill. The record of the first is briefly as follows:
Children of Dudley and Mehitable ( ) Coburn :
i. Benjamin, b. March 15, 1785.
ii. William, b. Jan. 2, 1789.
iii. Lydia, b. Aug. 8, 1791.
iv. John, b. June 22, 1793.
V. JosiAH, b. Aug. 25, 1796.
vi. Joseph Rowell, b. Sept. 22, 1800.
1. Asa Coburn, b. ; m. first, , Letta , b. . She d. in
1789; m. second, , Mary , b. • ; d. Oct. 1, 1807. Children
by Letta, b. in Grantham and Cornish:
i. Robert, b. April 9, 1783.
ii. Daniel, b. Feb. 23, 1785; d. young.
2. iii. Asa, Jr., b. March 2, 1787.
3. iv. Daniel, b. March 16, 1789.
Children by Mary:
4. V. Thomas, b. Sept. 9, 1790.
vi. Manly, b. Aug. 26, 1792; m. March 19, 1818, Sally Follet.
vii. Letta, b. Aug. 26, 1798.
2. Asa Coburn, Jr., b. March 2, 1787; m. Jan. 2, 1810, Sally Page of Cornish,
dau. of Joshua and Marjorie ( ) Page, b. April 17, 1785.
Their children were:
Esther Page, b. Aug. 4, 1810.
i. Charlotte, b. Feb. 7, 1812.
ii. Almira, b. Dec. 15, 1813.
Daniel= Coburn (Asa^) was b. March 16, 1789; m. first, Oct. 22, 1807,
Sabra Follett, b. 1787 (?), d. March 26, 1820, aged 33; m. second, Oct.
96 HISTORY OF CORNISH.
10, 1821, Mrs. Lois Woodbury, wid. of Isaiah Woodbury, who had d.
Nov. 16, 1819, aged 33. Children, both by first wife:
i. Melancy, b. Sept. 17, 1808.
ii. Levi Follett, b. Feb. 7, 1811.
4. Thomas"' Coburn (Asa^) was b. Sept. 9, 1790; m. Feb. 11, 1817, Almira
Stone of Cornish, dau. of Dea. Josiah and Hannah (Weld) Stone, b.
Sept. 2, 1792, and d. Jan. 6, 1869. They lived in Potsdam, N. Y.
Cliildren :
i. Horatio Newton, b. Oct. 19, 1817; d. May 24, 1820.
ii. Hiram Brewster, b. April 3, 1819.
iii. Martha Almira, b. Nov. 7, 1820.
iv. Sarah Joanna, b. July 22, 1822.
1. Merrill Coburn came from Dracut, Mass., date uncertain, and settled in
that part of Grantham afterwards annexed to Cornish. He was b. May
17, 1753; m. , Abigail -, b. July 12, 17.51, and d. Jan. 4, 1848.
It is said he was a soldier of the Revolution, probably from Mass. He
d. in Cornish Nov. 8, 1842. Children:
Phinehas, b. Sept. 6, 1778.
Simon, b. May 25, 1780.
Sabra, b. Jan. 2, 1782; m. Nov. 22, 1809, Edmund Hardy. She d.
March 15, 1847.
Anness, b. Nov. 28, 1783.
Richard, b. Oct. 21, 1785.
Abigail, b. March 2, 1788; m. March 20, 1809, Daniel Campbell.
She d. Dec. 16, 1820.
Eunice, b. April 23, 1790; m. Oct. 4, 1814, Ira Stowell of Grantham.
Merrill, Jr., b. Feb. 29, 1792; m. . Lived and d. in
Watertown, N. Y. It is said that he amassed a large fortune.
Left three children.
ix. Eld AD, b. Nov. 13, 1797; m. June 1, 1825, Diantha Aldrich of Chitten-
den, Vt., b. in 1798, and d. Aug. 21, 1874. They had one son,
Solon, b. in 1826, and d. Aug. 7, 1831. Mr. Coburn owned and
operated a carding machine, a fulling and cloth dressing machine.
These were situated up the brook east of the Flat. He d. April
15, 1876.
2. Phinehas^ Coburn (Merrilh) b. Sept. 6, 1778; m. April 14, 1803, Hannah
French of Cornish, dau. of Ephraim and Comfort (York) French, b.
June, 1778. It appears that they settled in E. Wallingford, Vt., as
several of the family were reared there. The record of their children is
deficient in order and in dates, so the arrangement may not be correct.
The following has been obtained:
i. Phebe Amanda, b. July 28, 1804; m. first , Ara Bailey and
had three cliildren. He d. . She m. second, , ■
Pratt and had one dau., Imogene; ni. third, April 25, 1848, Dr.
2.
1.
3.
11.
iii.
iv.
4.
V.
VI.
vii.
viii.
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Samuel Hardy of Cornish (his third wife). One child. (See
Hardy.) She d. April 4, 1882.
ii. Sylvester, b. Oct. 22, 1805; m. March 7, 1833, Lucy A. Davis, b.
Oct. 21, 1803. Rem. to Springfield, Vt., in 1882. Lucy A. d.
Aug. 30, 1884. He d. Jan. 4, 1891. Seven children.
iii. Orlando, b. , Hved in Meadville, Pa.
iv. Orpheus, b. , Uved in Reading, Vt.; m. , Salome Goddard.
v. Prudentia B., b. Feb. 6, 1813; m. Nov. 12, 1838, Dr. Samuel Hardy
of Cornish (his i-econd wife). Four children. (See Hardy.)
She d. Dec. 16, 1847.
vi. Alvah, lived in Enosburg, Vt.; m. , Hannah Walbridge. A
son of his (Horace) came to town, in 1907, to live, purchasing
the Henry Gould place up east of the Flat.
3. SiMON2 CoBURN (MerrilU) was b. May 25, 1780; m. , Ruth Eaton, b.
in Haverhill, Mass., May 24, 1781, and d. in Cornish April 8, 1857. He
was a farmer and d. Dec. 19, 1863. They Uved many years in Salem
and afterwards in Pelham and settled in Cornish about 1820. Children,
all except the last one b. before coming to town:
i. Abigail, b. in Salem, Aug. 22, 1803; m. Feb. 14, 1826, Amos Kelley.
Eleven children. (See Kelley.) She d. Feb. 15, 1878.
ii. Mary, b. July 8, 1805, in Salem; m. Nov. 28, 1825, Moses Austin, Jr.
iii. Sabra, b. July 20, 1807, in Salem.
iv. Nancy, b. Feb. 22, 1810, in Salem; m. Jan. 21, 1833, Alvah Hall,
v. Sarah E., b. April 22, 1812, in Salem; m. Jan. 25, 1839, Rev. Charles
H. Green. Four cliildren. (See Green.) She d. in Boston May
24, 1888.
\^. Louisa, b. Jan. 28, 1815, in Salem; m. Feb. 12, 1839, Oliver Hall.
\'ii. Simon Bradford, b. Jan. 21, 1817, in Pelham; m. Nov. 8, 1840,
Lucy M. Bean of , dau. of , b. ; d. . He
d. , in ■. — children. They had three children die
in Cornish: Alivah O., June 27, 1846, aged 4; Albah B., Jan. 27,
1854; Abby R., Oct. 16, 1855.
viii. Ruth, b. Oct. 9, 1819, in Pelham; m. Feb. 11, 1846, Francis Lyman
Bugbee of Cornish. Five children. (See Bugbee.) She d. in
No. Londonderry March 22, 1881.
ix. Hiram, b. in Cornish May 11, 1824. Never m. He d. Dec. 11, 1853,
by drowning in , N. Y.
4. RICHARD2 Coburn {Merrill') was b. Oct. 21, 1785; m. first, Nov. 4, 1809,
Sally French of Wallingford, Vt., b. in 1786, and d. May 11, 1849; m.
second, Nov. 20, 1849, Lucy Mathews of Cornish, b. April 22, 1813.
After Mr. Coburn's death, she m. June 8, 1870, Dea. Arunah Burnap of
Cornish and d. June 4, 1893. Mr. Coburn was a farmer and lived east
of the Flat; a devoted Baptist. He d. Sept. 17, 1863. Children, all by
first wife :
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98 HISTORY OF CORNISH.
i. Nelson, b. Dec. 27, 1810; m. ; studied medicine; prac-
ticed some years in Croydon; afterwards rem. to N. Y. state
where he spent the rest of his life. Three children.
ii. NoviLLA, b. May 2, 1812; m. , Stephen Russell of Claremont.
Settled in Bethel, Vt. Five children.
iii. Hahrison, b. Jan. 12, 1814; m. , Rosina Newton and settled iu
Fairlee, Vt.
5. iv. Stillman, b. Feb. 15, 1816.
V. SoPHRONiA, b. June 11, 1818; m. , Sylvanus Packard, a painter.
Settled first in Meriden and afterwards in Enfield. Eight
children.
6. vi. Merrill, b. Feb. 12, 1820.
vii. Mitchell, twin bro. with last, b. Feb. 12, 1820; m. Feb. 11, 1851,
Esther York of Cornish, dau. of Uriah and Betsey (Williams)
York, b. Sept. 13, 1821, and d. Jan. 1, 1895. One son, Willis,
b. Feb. 2, 1852, a prof, in music. Res. in Claremont. Mr. Coburn
d. in Cornish April 3, 1889.
viii. Phinehas R., b. April 8, 1826. Never m. He d. June 18, 1847.
5. Stillman^ Coburn (Richard', Merrilb) was b. Feb. 15, 1816; m. May 20,
1840, Martha W. Mathews, b. Nov. 8, 1818, d. Aug. 29, 1889. Always
res. on or near the Flat. He was a blacksmith. He d. March 17, 1875.
Children, all b. on the Flat:
i. Martin Van Buren, b. June 11, 1841 ; m. Dec. 24, 1863, Julia Sander-
son of Weathersfield, Vt. Four children. He d. July 29, 1900.
ii. EsTELLE H., b. May 30, 1843; m. Sept. 5, 1865, Barney Barker, then
of Hanover. Res., Rutland, Vt. Three children.
iii. LuETTE L., b. July 28, 1845; m. first, Aug. 30, 1862, Sylvester Tasker
of Cornish, a soldier of the Civil War who d. in servdce Sept. 19,.
1864. (See MiHtary.) He m. second, June 6, 1866, Wilbur F.
Howard of Cornish. Five children. (See Howard.) She res.
in Lebanon (1910).
iv. Clara M., b. Feb. 18, 1848; m. Oct. 3, 1869, Rev. Henry Dav-is, a
Baptist preacher. — children.
V. John S., b. Sept. 10, 1850; d. Jan. 3, 1852.
vi. Edith May (adopted), b. Aug. 14, 1860. She m. Jan. 17, 1884,
Edwin Davis. — children.
6. Merrills Coburn {Richard^, Merrilb) was b. Feb. 12, 1820, a twin brother
of Mitchell; m. Nov. 9, 1847, Susan S. Fellows of Cornish, dau. of John
and Temperance (York) Fellows, b. Aug. 14, 1821, and d. March 12,
1908, in Reading, Vt. He d. July 5, 1882. Children:
i. A child, b. and d. same day, July 9, 1849.
ii. John M., b. Dec. 9, 1850; d. Feb. 10, 1852.
iii. Ellen A., b. Oct. 2, 1853; d. July, 1882.
iv. Richard P., b. Oct. 2, 1855.
V. Frank F., b. Feb. 11, 1860; d. March 3, 1860.
vi. HiRAMD.,b. March 11, 1866; d. Sept. 17, 1866.
GENEALOGIES. 99
COLE.
1. Ephraimi Cole was b. June 14, 1688; m. , Sarah . She d. July
27, 1799, aged 93. They had several children, Ebenezer^ being one of
them. He was b. in 1732, and d. Nov. 2, 1808. He m. Elizabeth
Wheeler, b. in 1730 and d. Feb. 27, 1814. Their children were:
2. i. Daniel, b. Sept. 19, 1758.
3. ii. Stephen, b. .
iii. John, b. ; m. Jan. 3, 1825, Lucy M. Pike of Cornish, dau. of
Ebenezer and Salome (Marley) Pike. They lived in Morristown,
Vt. One son, Jason Cole.
iv. Asa, b. ; m. ■ , Sally Gerald (or Jirauld) who d. in 1832. He
d. in 1852.
2. Daniels Cole (Ebenezer^, Ephraitm) was b. in Plainfield, Conn., Sept.
19, 1758; m. Feb. 23, 1783, Edith Wilbur of R. L, b. June 15, 1760, and
d. July 19, 1850. He served in the Revolutionary War, was in the battles
of Trenton and Bemis Heights. Removed to Plainfield in 1784 where
he d. June 20, 1842. Children, all b. in Plainfield:
i. Enos, b. Sept. 18, 1784.
4. ii. Stephen, b. Oct. 17, 1787.
iii. Wheeler, b. Oct. 6, 1789; m. ,a Mr. Dyer.
5. iv. Daniel, b. Dec. 16, 1792.
V. Hannah, b. Feb. 28, 1795; m. Jan. 3, 1820, Josiah Spaulding. They
lived in Piermont and had eight diildren.
vi. John, b. July 4, 1797.
3. Stephens Cole {Ebenezer'^, Ephraiim) was b. ; m. , Mary Whit-
ney, who d. Feb. 27, 1814. He d. Feb. 24, 1814. The husband and wife,
and also his mother, Edith, all d. within three days of each other^
Their children were:
i. Jason, b. ; m. March 10, 1815, Miriam Plaistridge of Cornish?
b. Nov. 15, 1792, and d. Feb. 29, 1888. She was dau. of
Caleb and Hannah (Manning) Plaistridge. Mr. Cole was.
drowned in Connecticut river, March 12, 1817, aged 29, leaving
one son five days old, who took his father's name.
ii. Susan, b. ; d. young.
iii. Asa, b. .
6. iv. Ebenezer, b. Sept. 14, 1808.
4. Stephen^ Cole {Daniel^, Ebenezer'', Ephraim^) was b. Oct. 17, 1787;
studied medicine with Dr. Roswell Leavitt of Cornish and Dr. Edward
E. Phelps of Windsor, Vt., and from them received a license to practice
medicine and later received an honorary degree from Dartmouth College.
He settled first in Huntsburg, Vt., and then, in 1813, settled in Cornish,
where he hved and practiced medicine till 1830. He then rem., first to
Windsor, Vt., afterwards to Westford, N. Y., and finally to Peru, N. Y.
100 HISTORY OF CORNISH.
in 1838, where he spent the rest of his hfe, dying Oct. 14, 1876. He was
considered a physician of skill and eminence. He m. Sept. 8, 1811, Joa
Holbrook of Stoughton, Mass., dau. of John and Sybil (Lane) Hol-
brook, b. Aug. 12, 1778. Five cliildren, the first one b. in Huntsburg,
Vt., and the rest in Cornish:
i. Samantha Maria, b. Aug. 3, 1812; m. , D. S. Holcomb. She
d. in Feb., 1881.
ii. Martha Johnson, b. Feb. 16, 1815; m. Geo. Howe, lived in Lancas-
ter, Wis.
7. iii. Frank Holbrook, b. Oct. 14, 1816.
iv. George Warren, b. Jan. 22, 1819; m. Almira Holcomb, lived in
Galesburg, 111.
V. Sybil Edith, b. Aug. 9, 1820; m. Henry Cochran, Hved in Montpelier,
Vt.
5. Daniel^ Cole {Danieb, Ehenezen, Ephraim^) was b. Dec. 16, 1792, in
Plainfield. A prosperous farmer; m. first, Jan. 16, 1815, Martha Johnson
of Cornish, dau. of Abel and Sarah E. (Chase) Johnson, b. in 1797, and
d. March 2, 1832; m. second, Aug. 27, 1833, Mrs. Lucinda L. (Bryant)
Avery, > formerly of Cornish, dau. of Israel and Mehitable (Wyman)
Bryant, b. in 1805, and d. Oct. 21, 1878. Mr. Cole d. Oct. 17, 1865.
Children by Martha Johnson:
i. Sarah C, b. Nov. 24, 1815; m. Feb. 13, 1839, Earl Westgate of Plain-
field. Six children. (See Westgate.) She d. Jan. 18, 1876.
ii. Martha, b. Dec. 5, 1816; m. Nov. 30, 1836, Laurens A. Grannis of
Claremont (second wife). Seven children. Lived several years
in Claremont on a farm, then rem. to Guildhall, Vt., where they
spent the rest of their lives. She d. July 3, 1898. He d. Oct.
30, 1896.
iii. Abel Johnson, b. Nov. 8, 1819; m. , Marcia Houghton. They
lived in Waukesha, Wis.
8. iv. George L., b. April 16, 1821.
V. Harriet, b. May 5, 1823; m. July 4, 1843, Nathan Souther, who was
b. July 25, 1816, and d. Jan. 18, 1877. She d. March 2, 1902.
They lived in Lowell, Vt. Six children.
9. vi. Dan Wheeler, b. Jan. 18, 1826.
Children by Mrs. Lucinda L. (Bryant) Avery:
10. vii. John Murray, b. Aug. 3, 1833.
viii. Homer Francis, b. Nov. 27, 1837; m. April 15, 1882, Ehzabeth
Harris. No children. Live in Plainfield.
ix. Marcia Maria, b. Aug. 19, 1842; m. Sept. 4, 1873, George Chase,
then of Cornish, a brick mason. Two children: 1. Louise.
2. Dana. She d. in Windsor, Vt., Jan. 22, 1882.
11. X. Wilbur Wyman, b. May 24, 1851.
6. Ebenezer* Cole (Stephen^ Ehenezer-, Ephraum) was b. Sept. 14, 1808;
m. first, June 2, 1830, Mary Brewster Kimball of Cornish, dau. of
GENEALOGIES. 101
Eliphalet and Selinda (Ripley) Kimball, b. Dec. 2, 1806, d. Nov. 29,
1854; m. second, Jan. 1, 1856, Rebecca Tracy of Cornish, dau. of Stephen
and Betsey (Boardman) Tracy, b. Aug. 25, 1818, and d. Nov. 16, 1893.
Mr. Cole was a prominent man in Cornish; was selectman three years;
represented the town in the legislatures of 1848, 1849, 1850 and 1851.
He left town soon after he lost his first wife and went to Lebanon, where
he spent the rest of his life. He d. April 20, 1892. Children, by first
wife and b. in town:
i. Emelia Ann, b. June 15, 1831 ; d. June 24, 1831.
ii. Susan Elizabeth, b. Sept. 10, 1833; d. Aug. 5, 1834.
iii. Henry Ebenezer, b. July 22, 1835; m. , Jane Wells. Living
in Conn,
iv. Florilla Mills, b. Oct. 28, 1837; m. Jan. 10, 1859, Sheldon A. Hale.
She d. in Wis. about 1903.
V. LovELL Kimball, b. Aug. 8, 1839; m. , and lives in Col.
Child by second wife:
vi. Stephen Tracy, b. Oct. 27, 1856; m. Nov. 8, 1882, Carrie Eudora
Towne, dau. of Dr. Charles O. TowTie. Mr. Cole fives in Leb-
anon. His wife was b. Dec. 11, 1856. Three children: 1.
Bessie Blanche, b. Sept. 8, 1883. 2. Forest Burnap, b. Sept. 16,
1885. 3. Marion Sabra, b. March 31, 1887.
7. Frank Holbrooks Cole {Stephen^, Danieb, Ebenezer^, Ephraim^) was b.
Oct. 14, 1816; was the son of Dr. Stephen and Joa (Holbrook) Cole;
m. Jan. 17, 1849, Julia C. Persons, b. March 30, 1829. Children, now
li\'ing in Peru, N. Y. :
i. Jennie E., b. Nov. 20, 1849; m. Oct. 4, 1880, Clifton Dawson. -
u. Frank H., Jr., b. Dec. 1, 1851; d. July 17, 1870.
iii. Lucy Ellen, b. Dec. 17, 1853; m. May 4, 1880, Joseph Lapham.
8. George L.s Cole {DanieU-^, Ebenezer-, Ephraim') was b. April 16, 1821;
m. Sept. 14, 1846, Samantha Souther of Plainfield, dau. of David and
Mary (Avery) Souther, b. May 11, 1828, d. Jan. 31, 1897. He was a
farmer and fived in the north part of the town. He d. Nov. 1, 1893.
Children :
12. i. Willis George, b. Nov. 21, 1848.
ii. Mary E., b. June 19, 1854; m. June 19, 1876, Harrison Cook, and
lives in Brattleboro, Vt.
iu. Effie M., b. Aug. 9, 1856; m. , William White, formerly of
Norwich, Vt. Live in Claremont.
iv. Julia S., b. Nov. 10, 1857; m. Jan. 7, 1873, Lucian L. Spaulding of
Cornish. One child. (See Spaulding.)
V. Elmer S., b. May 28, 1865; m. Dec. 25, 1885, Effie Hart. Three
children. A policeman, res. in Claremont.
v\. Burt S., b. March 7, 1871; m. Nov. 22, 1899, Carrie E. Bailey of
Claremont. A machinist, res. in Claremont.
102 HISTORY OF CORNISH.
9. Dan Wheelers Cole (Daniel*-^, Ehenezer'^, Ephraim^) was b. in Plainfield
Jan. 18, 1826; m. April 2, 1849, Philena A. Spencer of Plainfield, dau. of
Archibald Spencer, b. in 1826 and d. Jan. 23, 1892. They came to
Cornish in 1850 and settled on the Thomas Ayers place where they lived
many years and then returned to Plainfield where they both d. He d.
June 28, 1881. One child, b. in Cornish:
Lydia Ann, b. Jan. 6, 1852; m. first, Walter Symonds and by him had
two children: 1. Lena Spencer, b. June 5, 1871. Shem.
Hawkins. She d. in Bo.ston April 19, 1909. 2. Junius Wheeler,
b. Aug. 13, 1873; m. March 30, 1909, Gertrude E. Westgate of
Plainfield, dau. of Edward J. and Mary (Bean) Westgate, b.
July 2, 1884. He is mail driver from Cornish Flat to Windsor,
1909-. The marriage proving unfortunate, a div. was obtained
by her, she retaining the custody of the two children, and by
act of the legislature, she resumed her maiden name, and the
names of her children were changed to Cole. She m. second, May
11, 1881, Mehdn Walker of Cornish, and by him had one child,
Stella E., b. Feb. 5, 1889. (See Walker.) They hve near the
town line of Claremont.
10. John Murray^ Cole (Danieh-^, Ebenezer^, Ephrainu) was b. Aug. 3, 1836;
m. May 5, 1860, Jane M. Bugbee, dau. of George and Eunice (Lamphire)
Bugbee, b. Dec. 27, 1836. Have lived several years in Cornish and then
rem. to Plainfield. A successful farmer. He d. in Lebanon Nov. 30,
1907. Children:
i. George, b. March 14, 1863; m. June 27, 1887, Hattie Royce of
Woodstock, Vt. One son: Charles E., b. June 7, 1888.
ii. Dan, b. March 11, 1867; m. Nov. 6, 1901, Lizzie Farrell of White
River Junction, Vt. Four children in 1908.
iii. Samuel W., b. March 18, 1869; m. Sept. 25, 1894, Ida Jenkins of
Attleboro, Mass.
iv. Lizzie, b. Dec. 23, 1874; m. Sept. 2, 1895, H. E. McCrillis of Straf-
ford, Vt.
11. Wilbur Wyman^ Cole {Danieh-^, Ebenezer-, Ephraiim) was b. May 24,
1851; m. July 1, 1873, Clara Ella Hook of Cornish, dau. of Peter and
Lucia (Kendrick) Hook, b. Sept. 9, 1850; a farmer and mechanic.
One child, b. in Cornish: Merton Kendrick, b. June 29, 1878. He is an
osteopathic physician and res. in Needham, Mass.
12. Willis Gj Cole {Geo. L.', Danieh-^, Ebenezer-, Ephraiim) was b. Nov. 21,
1848; m. first, June 9, 1870, Julia Almira Huggins of Cornish, dau. of
Geo. W. and Paulina (Pryor) Huggins, b. Oct. 11, 1846, and d. March
11, 1880; m. second, June 29, 1880, Nizaula Bixby of Windsor. Lives on
the homestead of his father. Children by Julia A. Huggins:
i. Frank C, b. June 2, 1871; m. Dec. 11, 1894, Jennie M. Hicks of
Claremont.
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ii. Edith May, b. Dec. 14, 1876; m. July 28, 1897, Clayton L. Bartlett
of Cornish.
Children by Nizaula Bixby:
iii. Elmer Ellsworth, b. Feb. 28, 1882; m. , Annie Foley. First
child b. Nov. 30, 1902. 2. Annie K., b. March 12, 1905. 3.
Francis J., b. May 27, 1908.
iv. Flossie Ethel, b. Jan. 15, 1886.
Erastus O. Cole, b. Sept. 25, 1829, came to Cornish from So. Woodstock, Vt.,
in 1859. Entered the employ of Mrs. J. F. Sisson, then a wid., whom he
m. in 1860. He was of no known relation to others of his name in town,
except a brother who came later. He enlisted in the Ci\T.l War. (See
record.) He d. Jan. 28, 1896, on the Flat. Cliildren, all b. in town:
i. Mary E., b. — ; m. Feb. 27, 1886, Oliver A. Barton. One child:
Russell, who d. Aug. 17, 1899. She m.
ii. Elmer E., b. , 1863; d. Oct. 1, 1867.
iii. Infant, b. and d. in 1868.
Justus O. Cole, a brother of Erastus came to town soon after his brother was
m. and settled on the farm, since known as the Dea. Raymond farm.
He with his wife remained there a number of years and then returned to
Vt. They had two or three children. Had one dau. b. in town Dec. 5,
1861. They lost an infant son in town who d. Aug. 5, 1875.
John and Jemima Cole (pedigree unknown) lived in Cornish near the close of
the 18th century. There is no trace of the family remaining on tomb-
stone, or elsewhere, except the following list of children. The census of
1790 credits the family with three boys and one girl beside the parents.
Cliildren:
i. Betsey, b. Sept. 18, 1783.
ii. John, b. Jan. 8, 1785.
iii. Ebenezer, b. Nov. 23, 1786.
iv. Gideon, b. Oct. 1, 1788.
V. Asa, b. Aug. 29, 1790.
vi. Judith, b. July 21, 1792.
Benjamin and Eunice (Pierce) Cole were m. in Cornish Aug. 21, 1788.
Their pedigree is unknown. They had the following children, b. in
Cornish :
i. Amos, b. June 26, 1789.
ii. Polly, b. June 28, 1791.
iii. Daniel, b. Feb. 8, 1793.
The census of 1790 records one boy and one girl beside the parents.
The above record fails to mention a dau. that was older.
104 HISTORY OF CORNISH.
Capt. Seth Cole was b. Feb. 4, 1825, in Warren, R. I. He was the son of
Elijah and Mary (Esterbrooks) Cole. In 1843 when but 18 years of age
he commenced seafaring, which occupation he followed through the
remainder of his life, with the exception of five or six years. His first
five years on the ocean were spent in the whaling business and the
remainder in mercantile services. He first became shipmaster in 1850.
During the Civil War his vessel was seized and burned near New
Orleans; goods all confiscated and himself taken prisoner; taken to
Richmond, Va., and put in Libby Prison, where he remained about a
year, or until April, 1864, when he was exchanged for Fitz Hugh Lee,
then a prisoner at Point Lookout. His family home had been for
many years at Fall River, Mass., but they rem. to Meriden, in
1857. In 1868 he purchased a farm and his family removed to Cornish
where he spent three or four years, and then again betook himself
to seafaring, until his death, Sept. 11, 1877, which occurred on
his homeward passage from Calcutta. He was buried at sea. He
had m. July 6, 1848, Maria L. Raynsford, b. March 7, 1825,
dau. of David and Maria (Fitch) Raynsford. She d. April 14, 1885.
Children :
i. Mary M., b. in Fall River Sept. 4, 1849; d. in Meriden, June 20, 1866.
2. ii. Seth Raynsford, b. in Fall River, Feb. 11, 1851.
iii. Lizzie M., b. in Meriden Aug. 6, 1857; m. Jan. 25, 1881, Frank D.
Wiley. Had six children. (See Wiley.) She d. in Claremont
May 30, 1897.
2. Seth Raynsford^ Cole {SethA) h. Feb. 11, 1851; m. first, June 12, 1873,
Lettie Eliza Hook, a dau. of Moody and Eliza (Carroll) Hook, b. June 26,
1851; d. June 30, 1878; m. second, Dec. 31, 1884, Georgiana Weld, dau.
of Maj. George and Maria (Chase) Weld, b. Dec. 31, 1860, d. April 27,
1896; m. third, April 20, 1898, Vallie L. Smith of Claremont. After
leaving Cornish, Mr. Cole res. in Lebanon several years, engaged chiefly
as clerk in stores, and then rem. to Claremont, where he is still engaged
in the grocery business. Child by Lettie Eliza :
i. Clarence S., b. Aug. 12, 1876, in Cornish. A barber. Worked at
his trade in Barre, Vt., Claremont, and rem. to Redlands, Cal.,
in 1910. He m. , Mary Wood and they have three children
(1910).
Child by Georgiana :
ii. Max W., b. Aug. 28, 1886, in Cornish.
COLLINS.
Edward W. Collins was b. in Paris, France, Dec. 25, 1813. No record
obtained when he came to America. He came to Cornish from Croydon,
in 1857 (?). He m. July 29, 1837, Delilah Forehand of Croydon, dau. of
Christopher and Betsey (Walker) P'orehand, b. June 11, 1819, and d. on
Cornish Flat Sept. 29, 1903. Mr. Collins was a shoemaker and res. on
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the Flat. He enlisted in the Civil War in the 14th Regt. of N. H. Vols.
He d. Oct. 7, 1869. Children, all b. in Croydon:
i. Edward W., Jr., b. Nov. 23, 1838; m. Nov. 27, 1867, Allie S. Glidden.
He d. Nov. 30, 1895. No children.
ii. Helen F., b. Aug. 17, 1841; m. June 17, 1868, William G. Flanders,
then a nurseryman of West Lebanon. She d., childless, Aug. 25,
1877.
iii. Frances Ella, 1st, b. May 13, 1844; d. March 23, 1846.
iv. Frances Ella, 2d, b. June 12, 1845; m. Feb. 20, 1870, Daniel E.
Carroll, then of Cornish. Two children. (See Carroll.) She
d. Oct. 29, 1877.
COMINGS.
The first known record of this name in this country is that of Isaac
Comings spelled (Cumings). He came from Eng. or Scotland to this country
about 1640. He and his descendants for several generations settled chiefly
in the towns of eastern Mass. The direct line of those of his descend-
ants who came to Cornish is as follows :
Isaacs b. in 1601; d. in 1677. John^, b. 1630; m. Sarah Howlet. He d.
Dec. 1, 1700. She d. Dec. 7, 1700. John^, b. 1657; m. Sept. 13, 1680, Eliza-
beth Kingsley. She was killed by the Indians July 3, 1706. (See Bel-
knap, I, 173.) Johns b. July 7, 1682; m. Ehzabeth Adams Oct. 3, 1705.
He d. April 27, 1759. She d. April 30, 1759.
1. Samuels Comings, their fourth son was b. in Westford, Mass., Sept. 16,
1718; m. Dec. 1, 1741, Sarah Spaulding. She was b. June 9, 1723.
They res. in Westford, Mass., several years and rem. to Dunstable,
Mass., in 1757 and lived there till 1773, when they rem. to Cornish.
He took a deed of land and a mill of Jonathan Chase, Esq., which for
more than a century has been called "Comings Mills." Here they spent
the remainder of their lives. He d. June 6, 1796, in his 78th year. She
d. Nov. 20, 1801, aged 78. Both were buried in the cemetery on the
Comings place, near the center of the town. Children:
Samuel, b. Nov. 18, 1742, in Westford, Mass.
Abigail, b. June 23, 1744, in Westford, Mass.
Sarah, b. May 18, 1747, in Westford, Mass.
Benjamin, b. Dec. 28, 1749, in Westford, Mass.; d. Oct. 2, 1759.
Betsey, b. June 28, 1752, in Westford, Mass.; m. , William
Farris. He d. Nov. 22, 1810. She d. June 5, 1776.
Benjamin, 2d, b. March 28, 1755.
Mary, b. Dec. 16, 1757; m. Feb. 5, 1781, Ebenezer Fletcher. She d.
Feb. 26, 1812. (See Fletcher.)
Andrew, b. Feb. 16, 1761, Dunstable, Mass.; d. Oct. 1, 1775.
Warren, b. Oct. 16, 1768.
2.
i.
ii.
iii.
iv.
V.
3.
vi.
vii.
viii
4.
ix.
106 HISTORY OF CORNISH,
2. Samuels Comings {Samuel', John*-^-^, Isaac\) eldest son of Samuels and
Sarah (Spaiilding) Comings, b. Nov. 18, 1742, in Westford, Mass.; m.
first, Oct. 28, 1765, Sarah Butterfield, b. July 4, 1745, d. Aug. 31, 1804.
There is nothing to show when he came to Cornish, as he remained away
till all their children were born, the last being in 1789. He probably came
soon after this, and Hved with his father. They carried on their exten-
sive farm, beside running the mill a large portion of the time. They also
increased the capacity of the latter, and added a carding mill, carpenter
shop, and tenement rooms. Thus the little settlement took on the appear-
ance of substantial thrift and prosperity. The dense forests that then
surrounded, and the waters that propelled the mill, rushing over a rocky
precipice down into a densely wooded glen, presented scenery exceed-
ingly grand and picturesque. Some of these attractions still remain, but
the woodman's ax has despoiled much of the primitive beauty of the
surrounding forests, and the old time-honored mills, so useful in their
day, have been destroyed by fire. Mr. Comings spent the remainder of
his life in Cornish dying Jan. 17, 1826. After the death of his first
wife, he m. second, Mrs. Lydia (Marsh) Pollard, and third, some years
afterward, Mrs. Lucy Willard. There is no record of the date of mar-
riage or death of these wives, except the date of his m. to Mrs. Pollard
Jan. 25, 1805, in Croydon. Children, all by Sarah Butterfield:
i. Andrew', 1st, b. in 1760; d. Oct. 1, 1775, aged 15.
ii. Sally (or Sarah), b. July 7, 1766; m. Feb. 19, 1786, Jonathan Morse.
She d. Dec. 17, 1842.
5. iii. Leonard, b. Dec. 6, 1769.
iv. Betty (or Betsey), b. Feb. 23, 1772; m. Feb. 23, 1794, Rufus Day of
Cornish. She had eight children (see Day); d. Aug. 9, 1825,
aged 53.
0. v. Andrew, b. Oct. 9, 1776.
7. vi. Eben, b. June 24, 1779.
\di. Charlotte, b. Dec. 15, 1782; m. Feb. 4, 1807, Caleb Burke. She d.
Sept. 16, .1820.
\aii. Rebecca, b. June 18, 1786; m. Nov. 23, 1809, Isaac French; d. Aug.
26, 1834.
ix. Sophia, b. April 9, 1789; m. Feb. 24, 1814, Amos Richardson of
Cornish. She had eight children (see Richardson); d. Sept. 5,
1853, aged 64.
3. Benjamins Comings {Samueh, John^-^-'^, Isaacs) a brother of Samuel, b.
March 28, 1755, in Westford, Mass.; m. Sept. 5, 1776, Mary Cooper, dau.
of Dea. John and Mary (Sherman) Cooper, b. at Hardwick, Mass., July
20, 1753. Dea. Cooper moved from Hardwick to Cornish in 1769, and the
next year to Croydon. Mary Cooper, his wife, was own cousin to Roger
Sherman, one of the signers of the Declaration of Independence.
Col. Benjamin Comings bought land and located in the unbroken forest
2^ miles northeast of the Comings mills, built a log house, and set about
clearing the land for crops, somewhere between 1778 and 1781. That
GENEALOGIES. 107
place, located the south side of Meeting House Hill near the center of
the town, is still called the "Comings Place" and occupied by his de-
scendants. A long row of maple trees adorn the roadside. Col. Comings
d. April 14, 1813; his wife d. Dec. 13, 1843. Children, all b. in Cornish:
i. Peninnah, b. June 20, 1777; m. Dec. 14, 1800, Chester Weld. Four
children. She d. May 11, 1810. (See Weld.)
ji. T. Samuel, b. Nov. 3, 1778; d. Oct. 10, 1866, at Waldo, Sheboygan
Co., Wis. He was thrice married. Settled in Berkshire, Vt.,
and in Waldo, Wis.
iii. Polly, b. Feb. 17, 1781; m. March 1, 1801, Luther Bingham of
Cornish and res. in Morristown, Vt. Nine children. He d. Dec.
10, 1846. She d. Aug. 30, 1847.
iv. Sherman, b. Jan. 9, 1783; m. Jan. 25, 1803, Betsey Smart of Croydon,
dau. of Caleb and Catharine (Black) Smart, b. in Croydon Sept.
13, 1782. He was a tanner and currier, and carried on the busi-
ness in Cornish and Plaintield, and Berlin, Vt. Finally rem. to
Galesburg, Mich., where he d. April 22, 1845. His wife d. Dec.
16, 1834. They had eleven children. Two of these were b. in
Cornish: 1. Orilla, b. March 13, 1804, and d. in Cornish Dec.
11, 1806. 2. Harriet, b. Aug. 22, 1805.
V. Andrew, b. May 6, 1785; m. Sept. 10, 1809, Mrs. Betsey (Jewett)
Parker, b. Feb. 28, 1784, and d. April 6, 1864. He was a farmer
and lived in Berkshire, Vt. Seven children. He d. March 4,
1854. He was a sergeant in the War of 1812.
vi. Dea. Fenno, b. March 21, 1787; m. Nov. 22, 1810, Rebecca Smart of
Croydon, a sister of his brother Sherman's wife. He was asso-
ciated with his brother in the tanning and currying business
many years in Cornish, Plainfield and in Berlin, Vt., where
he d. Jan. 24, 1830. Fourteen children. The first two were
b. in Cornish and d. in infancy. The fourth, William Free-
man, b. in Cornish Jan. 18, 1814; m. May 7, 1835, Adeline
Tenny of Hanover and had five children. The eighth, Ursula
Francis, b. Nov. 15, 1818; m. March 9, 1837, Oliver Dewey.
These were the parents of Laura Frances, the wife of Charles
W. Comings. The twelfth, Erasmus Darwin, was a noted sing-
ing teacher, who lived and d. in Croydon.
8. vii. Dea. Benjamin, b. April 15, 1789.
viii. Betty, b. April 3, 1791; m. Feb. 26, 1818, Moody Smith. Res. in
Cornish. No children. She d. Aug. 17, 1869. Mr. Smith d.
July 6, 1856.
ix. SuKEY, b. April 4, 1793; m. June 25, 1829, James Sperry of Clare-
mont (his second wife). She had three children. She d. in Dec,
1863. She, with two of her children, were buried in Claremont.
X. and xi. were twins sons, b. Oct. 13, 1795, and d. the same day.
xii. Julia D. Robigne, b. April 12, 1799; m. Dec. 27, 1815, Jacob
Newell. She had seven children. (See Newell.) They lived in
Lyme, where she d. May 2, 1858. Mr. Newell d. in Cornish
Aug. 16, 1869.
108 HISTORY OF CORNISH.
4. Wahren Comings' {Samueb, John^^-\ Isaacs) youngest son of Samuel and
Sarah (Spaulding) Comings, b. Oct. 16, 1768, in Dunstable, Mass. Came
to Cornish with his father; m. May 28, 1789, Mary Taylor of Cornish,
dau. of Capt. Joseph and Elizabeth (Sumner) Taylor, b. Sept. 18, 1767,
and d. Nov. 6, 1849, aged 82. He d. Dec. 12, 1853, aged 85. A
mechanic and farmer. Children born in Cornish:
i. Sally, b. July 10, 1791; ni. William Dailey of Bridgewater, Vt., d.
Nov. 19, 1872. He d. Jan. 1, 1861. No issue.
ii. William Sumner, b. April 8, 1793; m. March 23, 1822 (or Nov. 19,
1821), Susan Gates, b. July 10, 1791. He d. March 2, 1875.
No issue.
iii. Betsey, b. April 6, 1795; m. Nov. 19, 1821, David Smith. She d.
May 10, 1863. Lived at Sparta, Sussex Co., N. J. He d. March
20, 1859. Seven children.
iv. Warren Spaulding, b. June 15, 1797; d. Dec. 1, 1818. Unm.
V. Taylor Oilman, b. May 15, 1799; d. Aug. 18, 1803.
\a. Joseph Sidney, b. April 22, 1801 ; m. Jan. 22, 1834, Lydia Delilah
Comings of Cornish, dau. of Andrew and Lydia (Jackson)
Comings, b. Jan. 19, 1807, and d. Sept. 19, 1872. He d. Oct. 21,
1884.
vii. Heman Hunt, b. April 9, 1803. Was a very prominent military man;
was Col. of the 15th Regt. of N. H, State Militia for several years.
A man of marked ability. He never married; d. June 30, 1870.
vni. Oilman Taylor, b. July 30, 1805; m. first, May 26, 1832, Amy A.
Lockwood who d. Sept. 29, 1833; m. second, Sept. 1, 1834, Rhoda
Worthington. He d. Dec. 16, 1876. He was also a Col. and res.
in Metuchen, N. J.
ix. Maria, b. March 8, 1808; m. Nov. 30, 1831, Joshua W. Bryant of
Cornish, b. March 20, 1795. Had five children. (See Bryant.)
Res., Bridgewater, Vt., where he d. April 26, 1872. She d. March
25, 1876.
X. Daniel Morris, b. May 16, 1810; m. Nov. 30, 1836, Emily Maria
Hamilton, b. June 17, 1814, d. Feb. 11, 1895. This family decided
to so change their name as to spell the surname, Cummings, by
which name it is now recognized. They had ten children. Res.,
Woodstock, Vt., Lebanon, Canaan and Enfield, where, at the
latter place, he d. March 1, 1885. He was possessed of an unusual
amount of mechanical ingenuity. He constructed several shops,
both for wood and iron. Secured several patents on various
inventions.
xi. Albert Gallatin, b. March 19, 1812; m. June 10, 1838, Cynthia J.
Robbins, b. July 28, 1820, and d. July 8, 1900. He d. June 8,
1887. Had nine children. Res. in Mason and Lee and in Bos-
ton and Freetown, Mass. He was a minister of the gospel, was
earnest in all movements to free the slaves. His two oldest sons
entered the Northern army in the great Rebellion, one of them
dying there. He also fought the evil of intemperance, and was
twice candidate for governor on the temi)erance ticket.
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5. Leonard' Comings {Samueb-^, John*-'-^, Isaacs) b. Dec. 6, 1769, eldest son
of Samueb and Sarah Butterfield; m. Sept. 20, 1791, Nelly Winch, b.
Dec. 15, 1768, and d. Dec. .30, 1860, aged 92. He continued in the same
business as his father and grandfather, in the mill and on the farm, lead-
ing a quiet and useful life. He d. Oct. 25, 1832, aged 63. Children,
both b. in Cornish.
9. i. Uriel, b. Feb. 28, 1793.
ii. Cynthia, b. March 18, 1795; m. Feb. 10, 1814, Obed Powers, for-
merly of Croydon. Had five children. (See Powers.) She lived
over twenty years after the celebration of their golden wedding
in 1864. She d. Sept. 6, 1884.
6. Andrew Comings {Samueb-', John*-^-^, Isaac^) h. Oct. 9, 1776. Worked in
his father's mill from the age of fourteen till he was twenty-four, when he
built a brick cottage house on a farm a mile east from his birthplace,
where he spent most of his life. Beside farming, he worked at the car-
penter's trade. Built the Catholic Church at West Claremont and the
Methodist Episcopal Church in Cornish and other buildings. He m.
first. May 29, 1800, Lydia Jackson, dau. of Benjamin and Lydia (Peck)
Jackson, b. May 27, 1773, in R. I. She d. May 13, 1849, aged 76. He
m. second, March 8, 18.50, Mrs. Betsey (Tyler) Atwood in his advanced
age and lived for a time on Cornish Flat. He d. July 11, 1853.
Children, all by Lydia Jackson :
i. Faris, b. Feb. 20, 1801 ; d. Dec. 14, 1803.
ii. Ursula, b. May 2, 1802; d. Sept. 5, 1803.
10. iii. William F., b. Nov. 13, 1803.
iv. SuLA Belona, b. March 12, 1805; m. Nov. 25, 1830, Joseph Bryant
of Cornish. Six children. (See Bryant.) She d. April 30, 1867.
He d. March 14, 1877. Res., Bridgewater, Vt., after 1837. "
V. Lydia Delilah, b. Jan. 19, 1807; m. Jan. 22, 1834, Joseph S. Com-
ings. Shed. Sept. 19, 1872. Res., Bridgewater, Vt. Six children.
vi. Sophia M., b. Sept. 10, 1808; d. July 22, 1818.
vii. Nelly P., b. Aug. 16, 1810; m. Oct. 11, 1837, John G. Cross. She
d. Aug. 2, 1838. One child.
viii. Marcia Louisa, b. Oct. 13, 1812; m. Jan. 25, 1841, Bela Jenks
Fletcher of Newport. Res., Claremont. One son, Francis
Edgar, b. in Claremont Feb. 18, 1847. She d. Aug. 15, 1903.
ix. Lucia Ann, b. Jan. 30, 1816; m. March 5, 1846, Chauncy Perry
Jenney, b. Feb. 27, 1815. One son, Fred C, b. in Cornish July
4, 1848. (See Jenney.) Rem. in 1888 to Toledo, O., where Mr.
Jenney d. Oct. 9, 1903. She d. June 9, 1905.
7. Eben- Comings {Samueh-s John*-^-'-, Isaacs) h. June 24, 1779; m. Nov. 2,
1806, Ursula Child, dau. of Stephen and Mercy (Chase) Child, b. June
2, 1785, and d. June 29, 1831. He lived at the Mills till a short time pre-
vious to his marriage, when he purchased a farm a mile east, by the side
of his brother Andrew, where he, being a carpenter as well as farmer,
erected the necessary farm buildings since occupied by Larnard Powers.
Here he Hved until about 1830. He then sold his farm, and rem. to
110 HISTORY OF CORNISH.
Hanover, where he spent the remainder of his life. He d. Oct. 30, 1850.
His remains were brought to Cornish and buried in the Comings ceme-
tery. He was a Capt. of light infantry in the War of 1812. After the
children were equipped for their life work, they emigrated chiefly to
Mo. and Kans., where some engaged in educational work, and some in
manufacturing, and were all successful until the disturbances due to the
Ci^^l War interrupted their prosperity to some extent. Children, all b.
in Cornish :
i. Sarah, b. July 28, 1808. Never m., but remained as her father's
faithful housekeeper from the death of her mother till his death.
She d. in Palmyra, Mo., July 14, 1858.
ii. Mariah, b. Dec. 3, 1809; d. Dec. 5, 1809.
iii. Adaline, b. Feb. 6, 1812; m. Aug. 5, 1861, Wilham Metcalf, "One of
Nature's noblemen." She d. in Girard, Kans., Feb. 5, 1883.
iv. Alice Chase, b. Sept. 16, 1813; m. Sept. 25, 1850, Dr. John B. Hayes
of Palmyra, Mo. Two cliildren. She d. Oct. 11, 1870.
v. Dudley Chase, b. March 19, 1815. Never m.; d. in Ottawa, Kans.,
Sept. 0, 1891.
\'i. George P., b. Aug. 27, 1820. Graduated Kimball Union Academy,
class of 1838; Dartmouth College, class 1842; teacher, Randolph,
Vt., 1842-45; prof, of language and mathematics in Jubilee
College, 111., ten years, studied theology, ord. by the Protestant
Episcopal Church in 1848; was rector in Albion, 111., and Monroe,
Mo., and Girard, Kan.; prof, of mathematics in St. Paul's Col-
lege. He founded a ladies' seminary at Monroe, Mo., and had
charge of it seventeen years. M. June 23, 1861, Abigail Cornelia
Walker, b. in 1837 and d. in June 16, 1901. They had four chil-
dren. He d. Sept. 6, 1905, in San Diego, Cal., at the home of
his dau., Mrs. M. M. Brown, aged 85.
vii. Samuel Edward, b. Oct. 13, 1823; m. April 26, 1852, Martha Corey.
She d. in 1892. Had three children. He graduated at Dart-
mouth College in 1845. Spent some years teaching, and had
charge of the Episcopal school at Monroe, Mo. After 1878 he
res. in Ottawa, Kans., where he engaged in the settlement of
estates and other business connected with the legal profession.
He d. April 2, 1894, in Ottawa. Left two daus.
8. Benjamin' Comings {Benjamin'^ Samuel', Joh>v-^-^-, Tmoc) h. April 15, 1789;
m. Nov. 30, 1815, Althea Wellman of Cornish, dau. of James and Althea
(Ripley) Wellman, b. Nov. 14, 1790, and d. in New Britain, Conn., Jan.
10, 1878, aged 87, at the home of her eldest son. Capt. Benjamin d.
in Cornish Nov. 22, 1863, aged 74. He was a public-spirited, upright,
liberal-hearted man, ever a friend to the friendless and those in trouble.
Active in the temperance cause and a strong anti-slavery man in its
early days, and so remained as long as he lived. He was possessed of a
strong personality and commanding presence that won respect among
his fellowmen. He belonged to the Congregational Church and for many
years was one of its Deas. and Supt. of the Sunday school. Children,
all b. in Corni.sh:
GENEALOGIES.
Ill
Benjamin Newton, b. Nov. 2, 1816. Fitted for college at Kimball
Union Academy; graduated in class of 1837, at Dartmouth Col-
lege in the medical dept., class of 1842. He went to New Britain,
Conn., where he became a distinguished physician. In the War
of the Rebellion, he was appointed surgeon of the 13th Regt. of
of Conn. Vols, and had a highly honorable record in the service.
He m. first July 22, 1847, Betsey Mariah Righter of N. J., b.
Dea. Benjamin Comings.
11.
11. iii.
April 27, 1812, and d. Nov. 26, 1872; m. second, Jan. 11, 1877-
Mrs. Helen M. Lewis, b. Aug. 29, 1827, in Southington, Connr
He d. Nov. 17, 1899. Had three children, all by first wafe.
Mary Althea, b. Sept. 22, 1818; d. March 17, 1861; unm.
Charles Wellman, b. April 23, 1822.
Uriels Comings {Leonard'', Samveh-^, John*-^-'^, Isaacs) h. Feb. 28, 1793,
only son of Leonard and Nellie (Winch) Comings; m. Feb. 28, 1814,
Sarah Robinson of Cornish, dau. of David and Anna (Whittaker) Robin-
son, b. Feb. 28, 1793, and d. March 17, 1876. He d. March 14, 1878,
aged 85. It was a remarkable and interesting series of facts, that they
112 HISTORY OF CORNISH.
were both b. the same day, and on their 21st birthday they were m. and
on their 71st birthday they celebrated their golden wedding. Twelve
years more of wedlock was given them before death ended "love's bright
dream." Children, all b. in Cornish:
i. Nellie Maria, b. Oct. 2, 1815; m. April 9, 1833, William B. Smith.
Ten children. (See Smith.) Lived in Cornish. She d. Oct. 29,
1875.
ii. Farris, b. May 26, 1817; m. Jan. 22, 1840, Eliza Jane Kimball of
Cornish, dau. of William Ripley and Ehza (Dorr) Kimball, b.
Aug. 2, 1819, and d. Sept. 2, 1905, in Cambridge, Mass. He
d. July 25, 1874.
iii. Warren, b. April 22, 1819; m. , Abbie Waterhouse of Dexter,
Me. She d. . He d. Jan. 22, 1850, at West Lebanon. No
children.
iv. Samuel Leland, b. May 10, 1821; m. Jan. 18, 1845, Nancy Janette
Hoisington of Sherburne, Vt. He enlisted in the 5th N. Y. Cav.
and d. in a hospital in Baltimore, Md., from a wound received in
the battle of Antietam. His wid. afterwards m. a Mr. Stearns
and res. in Quincy, Mass.
v. Angeline, b. Nov. 3, 1823; m. Oct. 20, 1848, Oilman M. Bartlett of
Cornish. Eight children. (See Bartlett.) She d. Dec. 19, 1894.
\'i. David Lawrence Morrill, b. Oct. 14, 1825. (See sketch.)
vii. Uriel L., b. Feb. 26, 1829; m. May 15, 1855, Hattie E. Perkins of
Chelsea, Vt., b. Sept. 27, 1830, d. July 3, 1907, in Claremont.
Lived in Cornish till May, 1872, when they rem. to Windsor,
Vt. A zealous supporter of the Republican party, and filled
many positions of trust and honor. Was route agent on Central
Vermont R. R. fifteen years. Was postmaster at Windsor, Vt.,
nine years. Always genial and pleasant in his associations. He
d. in Windsor Jan. 28, 1904. Three children:
1. Lizzie M., b. March 28, 1860; m. Sept. 22, 1878, Frank H.
Butler. One child: Sadie E., b. Oct. 26, 1879. Lizzie M.
d. Dec. 5, 1882.
2. Lottie H., b. Aug. 8, 1862; m. Feb. 17, 1886, Harris Baker.
Two children: Vera E., b. Aug. 27, 1887, and Esther, b.
Jan. 20, 1892.
3. Minnie E., b. March 22, 1869; m. April 18, 1894, O. Duane
Quimby of Claremont.
viii. Alfred, b. Dec. 24, 1830; m. first, March 2, 1853, Maria E. Jordon,
dau. of Rev. E. Jordon of Newbiuy, Vt. Soon after his marriage
in 1856, he went to 111., settling in Cairo, where he has since res.;
he has held many offices. His wife d. May 2, 1868; m. second,
Aug. 2, 1869, Mrs. Sarah A. Mason who d. July 21, 1891; m.
third, 0(-t. 19, 1891, Mrs. Adelaide A. Cundifif. He followed the
occupation of a teacher sixteen years. He enlisted in 1862 and
was Capt. of Co. F, 7th 111. Inf. He was mustered out on account
of sickness and returned to Cairo where he still res. He is justice
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113
of the peace, notary public, and has been a pension attorney for
many years. (See cut, page 114, following.) Five children.
10. William F.s Comings (Andrew^, Samueb-^ John"-^-^, Isaacs) h. Nov. 13,
180.3; m. first April 17, 1831, Abigail Bryant of Cornish, dau. of Israel
and Mehitable Bryant, b. in 1808, d. Feb. 24, 1844; m. second, March
13, 1845, Mercy C. Jenne, dau. of Nathaniel and Sarah (Cabot) Jenne of
Hartland, Vt., b. Sept. 4, 1814, and d. June 2, 1879. He d. May 29,
Uriel L. Comings.
1859. He was a master mechanic chiefly as a millwright and bridge
builder. Several bridges across the Connecticut river, also several mills
and factories were erected or equipped with his aid. He was associated
with his brother-in-law, Bela J. Fletcher, and William Brown of Clare-
mont in the building of the old toll bridge at Windsor, Vt. He held a
commission of major in the State Militia. Children by Abigail Bryant:
Sophia, b. Sept. 4, 1835; d. Aug. 25, 1850.
9-II
114 HISTORY OF CORNISH.
ii. Susan, b. Jan. 13, 1837; m. June 9, 1870, David E. Melendy. No
children,
iii. John Cross, b. June 5, 1839; d. Sept. 25, 1839.
iv. Isabel, b. Oct. 5, 1842; d. Nov. 5, 1869.
Children by Mercy C. Jenne:
V. Sar.\h, b. Oct. 28, 1846; m. Oct. 12, 1871, Josiah Oilman Rowell of
Claremont. Two children. (See Rowell.) Res., Claremont.
Judge Alfred Comings.
(See sketch, page 112.)
vi. Emma, b. May 9, 1849; d. June 16, 1851.
vii. Wilbur, b. Dec. 29, 1850; m. Nov. 16, 1875, Eliza M. Duncan of
Claremont. He d. Dec. 6, 1887, in Windsor, Vt. She d. July
26, 1901, in Hanover,
viii. Darwin, b. May 13, 1857; m. June 26,, 1901, Efilc B. Soule, dau. of
Orrin Gale and Abbie M. Soule of N. Y. City. Present res.
(1906), Scranton, Pa. Children: 1. Wilbur Francis, b. Dec.
14, 1902. 2. Frod Soule, b. June 4, 1904.
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115
11. Charles Wellman^ Comings {Benjamiiv-^, Samueh, John*-^-^, Isaacs) b.
in. Cornish April 23, 1822. He was an industrious and thrifty farmer,
an honorable Christian gentleman, choosing the quiet but absorbing
duties of his large farm. He has never sought political honor or office,
yet has ever taken a deep interest in every worthy cause. Has con-
tinued to res. on the farm owned and occupied by his father and grand-
father. He m. March 25, 1858, Laura Frances Dewey, dau. of Oliver
m^
Charles W. Comings.
and Ursula Frances (Comings) Dewey, and granddaughter of Dea.
Fenno Comings, son of Benj. and Mary (Cooper) Coming.s. She was b.
in Berlin, Vt., Feb. 20, 1840, and d. in Cornish July 2, 1899. Child:
i. Fenno Benj. b. in Cornish Jan. 16, 1860; m. Feb. 7, 1881, Isoline
Arelpha Robinson. They res. for a time in So. Lancaster, and
Clinton, Mass., but owing to age and declining health of his par-
ents, he has returned to care for them in the home of his nativity.
He has served the town on the board of selectmen, and also repre-
116 HISTORY OF CORNISH.
sented the town in the legislature of 1910-11. They have one
child, a dau., Lizzie Frances, b. in Cornish Jan. 22, 1882. She
was m. Sept. 12, 1906, to Herbert E. Wood of Cornish, a profes-
sor of music.
Pelham Branch.
1. Davids Comings {David^, Ephrairm, Thomas^, John-, Isaacs) b. in 1769, in
Nottingham West, now Hudson, was the son of Capt. David and Eliza-
beth (Butterfield) Comings. Elizabeth Butterfield and Sarah Butter-
field who m. Capt. Samuel^ Comings, were sisters. In this way, at least,
the two branches of Coming.s in Cornish are related. Also Thomas' in
one branch is brother to John' in the other. This connection between
the two branches of the family in Cornish was ascertained through the
diligent researches of Mr. A. O. Cummins of Montpeher, Vt., who has
rendered very efficient aid in compiling the Comings record. Mr.
Comings m. Dec. 24, 1793, Phoebe Hall (or Wyman) of Nottingham
West, b. in 1769. They removed to Pelham in 1804 and to Cornish in
1806. They settled on Cornish Flat on a farm just north of the present
site of the Baptist church and sjjeut the rest of their lives there. She d.
Feb. 12, 1846. He d. April 27, 1819.
"Within this sacred bed of rest, a tender father lies,
But he shall live among the just, when Christ shall bid him rise."
(Epitaph on his tombstone.)
It is noteworthy that. the father, with a loved daughter, were the first
two whose remains were carried into the new Baptist church on Cornish
Flat, after its erection in the spring of 1819, and that 27 years later, in
1846, the mother with a devoted son were the first two whose remains
were borne into the same house after a complete remodeling of the same.
Children:
i. Betsey, b. April 19, 1796, in Nottingham West; m. , Rufus Bean
of .
ii. LuciNDA, b. Aug. 21, 1797, in Nottingham West. She d. unm. May
30, 1864.
iii. Phoebe, b. , 1800, in Nottingham West. She d. in Cornish May
2, 1819.
iv. Delii.ah, b. Jan. 6, 1803, in Nottingham West, m. Jan. 21, 1828,
George Avery. Res., . She d. in Wakefield, Kans., July
9, 1876.
2. V. David, Jr., b. Feb. 14, 1804.
3. vi. Joseph B., b. Nov. 1, 1805.
4. vii. Benjamin, b. June 6, 1809.
5. viii. Alvin, b. Jan. 21, 1810.
ix. Mary Ann, b. — ■ — -, in Cornish; d. unm. Jan. 30, 1841.
2. David' Comings, Jr. {Dmmb-'-', Eyhraim\ Thomas^, John'-, Isaacs) b. Feb.
14, 1804; m. first, April 14, 1828, Harriet Hall. She d. Oct. 5, 1842; m.
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second, May 11, 1843, Mary Lothrop, dau. of Charles and Mary (John-
son) Lothrop, b. May 19, 1818. He d. July 29, 1846. Children, all by
first wife:
i. Belden, b. in 1828.
ii. Ellen, b. Nov., 1831. Never m.; d. -
iii. Isabel A., b. in 1832 ; d. May 16, 1 833.
Joseph B. Comings.
Joseph B.' Comings (David^-^, Ephraim'', Thomas^, John''-, Isaacs) was b.
Nov. 1, 1805, in Pelham. After the death of his father in 1819, he re-
mained with his mother till he became of age. Soon after this he, with
his brother Benjamin, came into possession of the farm and he built the
brick house between their old home and the Baptist church. He then
m. Oct. 1, 1835, Sybil P. Nevens of Cornish, dau. of David and Betsey
(Pollard) Nevens, b. Feb. 14, 1808. Soon after he sold his interest to his
brother and purchased the Bryant farm, a little north of the center of
118 HISTORY OF CORNISH.
the town, where he Uved the remainder of his life. He was a prosperous
and successful farmer, for like Solomon, "he loved agriculture." Unlike
many others, he, with the hearty cooperation of a prudent, energetic and
devoted wife, made farming a complete financial success. He was the
first to introduce into town the Durham cattle and took great interest
in raising choice specimens of the breed. For several years he was one of
the selectmen and twice represented the towTi in the state legislature.
Although not a member of any religious body, he was always regular in
attendance upon divine worship and contributed liberally to its support.
He possessed the full confidence and respect of his townsmen and all
others who knew him. He retained his faculties, his interest in his farm
and in the topics of the day, to an advanced age. He d. July 6, 1897.
His wife had previously d. May 11, 1887. Children, all b. in Cornish:
i. Infant son, b. May 15, 1837; d. May 28, 1837.
6. ii. Newell J., b. April 24, 1841.
iii. Norman D., b. July 16, 1842. Enlisted in the Civil War in Co. A,
16th Regt. N. H. Vols, and d. in the service at Mound City, 111.,
Aug. 14, 1863. (See Military.)
iv. Julia E., b. Dec. 24, 1846; m. May 25, 1871, George L. Deming
of Cornish. Three children. (See Deming.) She d. Aug. 17,
1906.
v. LuzETTE Sybil, b. Jan. 17, 1849; m. May 24, 1871, Edwin G. Kenyon
of Cornish. Two children. (See Kenyon.) Lived in Plainfield
since 1898.
4. Benjamin' Comings {David^-^, Ephraim*, Thomas^, John-, Isaacs) b. June
6, 1809, in Cornish where his entire life was passed; m. Nov. 18, 1835,
Rebecca W. Westgate, dau. of David and Lucy (Williams) Westgate of
Plainfield, b. Jan. 14, 1816; d. May 26, 1897. He d. Feb. 16, 1846.
After the death of Mr. Comings, his wid. m. April 22, 1849, Lemuel
Martindale of Cornish. Children, both b. in Cornish:
7. i. Charles B., b. Oct. 20, 1839.
ii. Lucy C, b. March 8, 1843; m. Dec. 4, 1867, Albert Weld of Cornish.
Three children. (See Weld.)
5. Alvin' Comings (Davich-^, Ephraim*, Thomas^, John"-, L-^aac) b. Jan. 21,
1810, in Cornish; m. first, Feb. 28, 1832, Elvira WilHams of Cornish, dau.
of Abijah and Florinda (Lewis) Williams, b. in 1810; d. April 27, 1847;
m. second, Sept. 17, 1847, Lucinda Day of Cornish, dau. of Rufus and
Betsey (Comings) Day, b. April 7, 1814; d. Fob. 24, 1902, aged 88. He
d. Dec. 29, 1900. He was a tanner and currier the most of his life, until
age and failing health caused him to cease laboring. A staunch Republi-
can and ardent supporter of the Baptist Church, of which he was many
years a dea. Children, all b. in Cornish Flat (the first six by first wife) :
i. LuTHERA, b. Doc. 5, 1832; d. Juno 10, 1857; unm.
ii. Helen Mar, b. Fob. 10, 1835; m. Nov. 29, 1855, Joseph Orlando
Richardson. Two children. (See Richardson.) She d. Oct. 3,
1868.
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iii. Caltha, b. July 15, 1838; m. Oct. 7, 1861, Nat B. Dodge. One
daughter, Hattie A., b. .
iv. Mary Ann, b. July 25, 1841 ; m. first, Dec. 31, 1867, N. D. Flynn, who
d. Feb. 4, 1880, leaving one son, Harry Alvin; m. second, Oct.
15, 1885, Melville C. Rich. No issue. Res., Dedham, Mass.
V. Laura Adelaid, b. March 28, 1844; m. Oct. 4, 1866, Lyman LTriah
Lee. One cliild, a dan., Tyra Huntress. Mrs. Lee d. July 30,
1900, in Groveland, Mass.
vi. Elbridge N., b. Aug. 4, 1846; d. Aug. 4, 1847.
Children by Lucinda Day :
vii. Emma Alvira, b. April 14, 1850; unm.
viii. Kate, b. April 23, 1855; m. June 30, 1885, Fred Sargent of Windsor,
Vt., where they res. Two children: 1. Harold Alvin, b. April
8, 1886. 2. Agnes Lucinda, b. Sept. 1, 1890.
6. Newell J.s Comings (Joseph B.^, David^-^, Ephmirn^, Thomas^, Johtv-,
Isaacs) b. April 24, 1841; m. first, Jan. 1, 1868, Adeline E. Blood of
Cornish, dau. of Preston and Ehzabeth (Chase) Blood, b. , 1848;
d. June 20, 1875; m. second, May 3, 1877, Annie Badger of Cornish,
dau. of Rufus and Clarissa (Burr) Badger. She was b. April 23, 1854.
He d. Nov. 17, 1878, in Lyme, N. H. Children, by first wife:
i. A son, b. — — ■; d. young,
ii. A son, b. — ■ — ■; d. young.
Child by second marriage:
iii. Clara Eva, b. — ■ — ■; m. Jan. 14, 1903, Carl Wilbur Grant of South
Acworth, N. H. One child: Ethel May, b. May 14, 1903.
7. Chas. B.s Comings {Benjamin'', David^-^, Ephraim^, Thomas^, John"-,
Isaacs) b. Oct. 20, 1839; m. first, May 7, 1861, Lucretia B. Richardson
of Cornish, dau. of Dea. Joseph and Sylvia (Day) Richardson, b. Nov.
30, 1839; d. Nov. 24, 1895, in Lebanon. Lived several years in Cornish
then rem. to Lebanon, where he is engaged in the grocery business; m.
second, . Children by Lucretia:
i. Lena, b. Oct. 7, 1866; m. June 18, 1890, Herbert J. Kimball. Res.,
Lebanon,
ii. Mabel, b. May 8, 1870.
COOK.
Capt. George Cook lived on the river road not far north of the Claremont
line while his brother, Godfrey, kept the celebrated Cook Hotel, south
of the line where Erastus Reed now resides. Capt. George was a thrifty
farmer. He was b. in 1773. He m. May 2, 1796, Tamison Wilson of
Cornish, dau. of Robert and Patience Wilson, b. May 5, 1772, and d.
April 18, 1849. He d. Oct. 29, 1850, aged 77. Children:
i. Luthera Wilson, b. May 12, 1797; d. Jan. 1, 1829; unm.
120 HISTORY OF CORNISH.
ii. Mary Godfrey, b. Aug. 25, 1801; m. Nov. 26, 1828, Charles M.
Bingham of Claremont, who d. March 5, 1888.
iii. Joel Wilson, b. March 31, 1803.
iv. Emily Gilbert, b. March 12, 1805; m. Oct. 21, 1834, Alexander
Ralston Chase of Cornish. They lived in Lockport, N. Y.
V. George Frederic, b. Sept. 18, 1808; d. Oct. 22, 1847, by falling upon
a pitchfork from a load of hay.
vi. Charles Curtis, b. Sept. 5, 1810; m. May 1, 1833, Eliza Smith, b.
in 1810 and d. Sept. 18, 1883. He d. Oct. 9, 1885. They had a.
dau., Mary A., b. in 1835, who d. May 19, 1846.
vii. Laura Augusta, b. March 16, 1813; m. Oct. 5, 1847, Hiram Putnam
and lived in Claremont.
viii. James Augustus, b. March 13, 1815; enlisted in the Civil War; came
home and d. in Claremont.
ix. William P., b. Feb. 26, 1817; hved and d. in Canada.
CORBIN.
Clement Corbin was b. in Eng., in 1626. Was of Huguenot origin in France.
Came to America in 1637 when eleven years of age. The generations
following Clement 1 are: James^, James^, James', Dr. James^, who settled
in Newport in 1790, as one of the pioneer physicians there. His oldest
son, Austin" Corbin, was b. at Newport Nov. 28, 1791. He had a sister,
Loiss Corbin, b. Jan. 19, 1794, who m. March 22, 1812, Hon. Eleazer
Jackson of Cornish and had six children. (See Jackson.) Austin^
Corbin m. Oct. 27, 1817, Mary Chase, dau. of Daniel Chase, a famous
hotel keeper in Claremont. Mr. Corbin was a teacher, selectman, pub-
lisher, representative, state senator. He was a "zealous promoter of
liberal Christianity, and was noted for jioliteness and hospitality." They
had eight children: Austin^, their fourth child was b. July 11, 1827,
in Newport; m. Aug. 16, 1853, Hannah M. Wheeler, a dau. of Simon and
Hannah (Haven) Wheeler and granddau. of Rev. Jacob Havens of
Croydon. (See sketch.) Mrs. Corbin d. Sept. 20, 1908. He d. June 4,
1896. Their children:
i. Mary, b. Sept. 6, 1855, in Davenport, la.; m. Oct. 23, 1878, Rene
Cheromet Champollian of Paris, where they lived. She d. June
5, 1892. They had one child : Andre C.
ii. Arabella Wallace, b. Oct. 30, 1858, in Davenport, la.; m. April
30, 1879, George S. Edgell of St. Louis. Three- children.
iii. Anna Wheeler, b. Feb. 26, 1863, in Davenport, la.; m. Nov.,
1896, Hallet Alsop Barrowe.
iv. Austin William, b. Aug. 26, 1870, in Brooklyn, N. Y.; d. March 12,
1873.
V. Austin, Jr., b. April 12, 1873, in Brooklyn, N. Y. Succeeds his
father in banking and other business.
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COUCH.
John Morton Couch was b. in Lee, Mass., March 6, 179.5. He was the son
of Stephen and Pollyphemia (Carrington) Couch; m. first, in Lee to
Mary Gates in 1820. She d. in 1826, lea\'ing three sons; m. second, in
Meriden, in June, 1829, Fanny Goodale, dau. of Hosea and Cynthia
(Andrews) Goodale, b. July 14, 1803, and d. Oct. 3, 1885. He d. Oct. 2,
1856. Mr. Couch wa.s a harness maker, upright and straightforward in
all his business relations. He came to Cornish Flat in 1745 where he
lived several years and then rem., in 1854, to Holyoke, Mass. His
children by Mary Gates, b. in Albany, N. Y. :
i. Stephen Carrington, b. Sept. 20, 1821.
ii. William Gates, b. July 9, 1823.
iii. Charles Nelson, b. Sept. 26, 1825.
Children by Fanny Goodale, all b. in Plainfield:
2. iv. John Leverett, b. March 23, 1830.
3. V. Orson Goodale, b. Dec. 6, 1831.
vi. Hosea Morton, b. Aug. 23, 1833; m. Sept. 11, 1861, in Cal. Two
children. He d. in 1894.
vii. Mary Emeline, b. April 10, 1836. Never m.; d. April 4, 1897.
viii. Louisa Maria, b. Jan. 1, 1839; ni. Feb. 19, 1866, Luther L. Adams.
One child: Fred Carlton, b. June 23, 1867; res., Amherst.
ix. Sarah Elizabeth, b. June 18, 1842; m. March 29, 1865, William C.
Wheeler. Four children. Two sons graduated Beloit College.
1. Al\an S. Wheeler received Ph. D. of Harvard in 1900; is
prof, of chem. at University North Carolina. 2. Edgar Couch
Wheeler graduated at Yale Theological Seminary; in 1899. was
pastor of Congregational Church in Rockland, Mass. A third
son, William, also graduated at Beloit College; in business in
Tacoma.
X. Daniel Bradford, b. Aug. 2, 1844; m. June 11, 1868, Maria Howard
of Claremont, dau. of Joseph B. and Lucy (Sheldon) Howard.
Three children. Res., Cal. Occupation, farmer.
2. John Leverett^ Couch {John Morion^) b. March 23, 1830; m. July 11,
1853, at Westmoreland, Permilla Dorchester Burr, dau. of Oliver and
Celinda (Stowell) Burr of Thetford, Vt., b. Feb. 9, 1832; d. Feb. 15, 1895.
After his father's family had left Cornish, he continued to reside there
several years, carrying on the harness business. Then he removed to
Claremont for two years, continuing in the same business in company
with his brother, Daniel, then he rem. to St. Johnsbury, Vt., where he
has since res., honored and respected. He d. July 27, 1906. Child: Mary
Lizzie, b. Jan. 2, 1858, in CornLsh. She m. May 18, 1882, James C.
Moore, hardware merchant. Had three children. Res. in St. Johns-
bury, Vt. 1. Leon John, b. July 11, 1883. 2. Frank Carlos, b. Nov.
21, 1884. 3. Roy Henry, b. Oct. 15, 1888.
122 HISTORY OF CORNISH.
3. Orson Goodale^ Couch {John Morton^) b. Dec. 6, 1831, in Meriden; m.
June 13, 1855, Emily Augusta Heywood, dau. of Willard and Emily
(Baldwin) Heywood, b. Nov. 13, 1835; d. Dec. 28, 1901. Has res.
chiefly in Amherst, Mass., where he has been engaged in mercantile busi-
ness, and has received several positions of honor and trust from his fel-
low townsmen. Children:
i. Emma Frances, b. July 19, 1856, in Cornish; m. Sept. 20, 1875,
Joseph L. Batten. Res., N. Y. City.
ii. James Willard, b. Aug. 27, 1859, in South Hadley, Mass.
iii. Anna Mabel, b. Aug. 2, 1864; d. Sept. 9, 1866.
iv. Charles Billings, b. Jan. 2, 1867, in Amherst, Mass.
V. John Morton, b. April 10, 1875, in Amherst, Mass.
COWLES.
Phinehas and Catharine (Stone) Cowles were m. in Cornish April 2, 1789.
But little is known of the famih^ except the record of their children that
were b. in Cornish :
i. Katharine, 1st, b. in 1795; d. April 3, 1798.
ii. Charles, b. in 1797; d. March 29, 1798.
iii. Sally, b. June 26, 1798.
iv. Katharine, 2d, b. Dec. 25, 1801.
V. Susanna, b. Jan. 21, 1803.
CROSS.
Horace G. P. Cross was b. Jan. 16, 1821, in Piermont; came to Cornish in
1843 and settled on the Connecticut river road. Leaving his farm, he,
with his brother, kept the Newport House at Newport till Jan. 6, 1860,
when it was burned down. They rebuilt the same and conducted it
until 1866, when he sold out and rem. to West Claremont, where he has
had charge of the hotel since 1868. Much of this time his family
have res. upon the farm in Cornish. He m. first, Dec. 28, 1843, Orilla
Spaulding, b. Oct. 27, 1812, and d. June 15, 1845; no issue; m. second,
June 12, 1849, Mariah Reed, b. Oct. 8, 1820, and d. Oct. 21, 1898. He
d. Feb. 26, 1903. Children:
i. Charles J., 1st, b. Aug. 25, 18.50; d. Aug. 31, 1855.
ii. Horace, b. May 13, 1852; d. June 3, 1907.
iii. Orilla, b. March 30, 1854.
iv. Charles J., 2d, b. Nov. 26, 1855; m. Feb. 13, 1887, Rosa J. Jarvis.
Two children. Res. in Springfield, Vt.
V. Nellie M., b. June 21, 1858; m. Dec. 25, 1887, Henry A. Whitmore.
vi. Ida E., b. July 7, 1861; m. Nov. 28, 1875, Sumner U. Dunsmoor.
One child: Bertha L. M., b. Feb. 9, 1886; d. Feb. 13, 1904.
vii. Ella S., b. Oct. 11, 1865; m. Aug. 29, 1899, Walter S. Walker of
Cornish. She d. July 7, 1901, leaving one child: Eldon C, b.
June 27, 1901.
GENEALOGIES. 123
CURRIER.
David and Rebecca Currier were early res. of the town. But little is now
known of the family, but they had the following children, supposed to
have been b. in town:
i. Rebecca, b. July 20, 1773.
ii. David, b. Aug. 8, 1775.
iii. Freedon (a dau.), b. Oct. 25, 1777.
iv. Caleb, twin, b. May 24, 1781.
V. Joshua, twin, b. May 24, 1781.
Moses Currier m. Feb. 15, 1776, Mary Hall of Cornish, dau. of Dea. Thomas
and Judith (Chase) Hall, b. June 10, 1750, and they had the following
children :
i. Judith Hall, b. July 25, 1776.
ii. Moses, b. May 31, 1778.
iii. Hannah, b. April 15, 1780.
The families of Currier had left town previous to 1790.
DAME.
Alonzo M. Dame was the son of Nathan H. and Nancy (Parker) Dame,
b. August 15, 1852. After the death of his father, he with his mother, came
to Cornish from Newport, Nov. 15, 1882, and have since res. here. Unm. His
mother, Nancy Parker Dame, d. Oct. 17, 1900, aged 81-5-21.
DANA.
Francis and Eleanor Dana came from Ro.xbury, Mass., and lived in town
several years prior to and during the Revolutionary War. After 1780
the family probably left town, as the records or cemeteries show no trace
of the name after that date. Their children were:
i. Eunice, b. at Roxbury Mass., Aug. 7, 1768.
ii. Henry, b. at Boston Nov. 12, 1769; m. June 22, 1790, Martha Pike.
iii. Foster, b. in Cornish June 11, 1774.
iv. Stephen, b. in Cornish Apx-il 16, 1778.
V. Nathan, b. in Cornish June 7, 1780.
DAVIDSON.
Paul Davidson, the first of the name in Cornish, came from Waterford, Vt.,
about 1815. He entered the employ of Horace Weld, then a tanner at
Cornish Flat. He m. July 30, 1817, Melissa Chase, dau. of Dea. John
and Louisa (Joslyn) Chase, b. Feb. 13, 1793, and d. March 2, 1886. He
d. — — ■. Children:
2. i. James Munroe, b. July 22, 1817.
ii. Alonzo, b. , 1818; d. Nov. 3, 1843.
iii. Paul, b. March 25, 1820, studied and practiced medicine. Rem.
to Sharon, Ga., where he spent his life, dying Aug. 22, 1859. He
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first m. July 18, 1843, Drusilla A. Jackson. She d. leaving six
children. He m. second, Jan. 26, 1856, Sarah J. Dyer, by whom
he had three children.
2. James Munroe^ Davidson {Pmib) b. July 22, 1817; m. Nov. 12, 1845,
Huldah Dresser Jackson, dau. of Judge Eleazer and Lois (Corbin) Jack-
son, b. Aug. 27, 1820, and d. Oct. 23, 1869. He was a prosperous farmer,
a very useful man as a public official, serving the town many years as
James M. Davidson.
selectman, also represented the town in 1870-71 in the state legislature.
He d. Nov. 11, 1881. Children, all b. in Cornish:
i. Edwin A., b. Nov. 8, 1847. Was clerk in store on the Flat several
years. He d. March 22, 1870; unni.
ii. James Munroe, Jr., b. March 20, 1849, res. in Worcester, Mass.
iii. Eleazer Jackson, b. Feb. 6, 1852; d. Nov. 29, 1868.
3. iv. Paul, b. Sept. 10, 1858.
1. Pauls Davidson {Janien Munroe^, Paub) h. Sept. 10, 1858. He m. March
19, 1884, Hattie M. Mall of Corni.sh, dau. of Dr. Lyman and Mary
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(Dodge) Hall, b. Aug. 27, 1860. Mr. Davidson for several years has
served as towTi clerk; he is also one of the department overseers of the
Corbin Blue Mountain Park Association, with res. at the Flat. Children,
all b. at the Flat :
i. Harold Eleazer, b. Feb. 3, 1885.
ii. Reginald P., b. Feb. 16, 1896.
DAVIS.
1. Jesse Davis was b. Nov. 22, 1800, in Springfield; m. June 17, 1824,
Apphia Davis of New London, b. Jan. 18, 1804; d. Oct. 9, 1894. They
came to Cornish in 1834 and settled on a farm north of the Flat near
Plainfield line, where they remained till 1873, when they rem. to Meri-
den and spent the rest of their lives with their son. Mr. Davis d. Oct.
18, 1891. They were conscientious and worthy people and members of
the Baptist churches, both in Cornish and Meriden. Children:
i. John, b. April 13, 1825, in Springfield, and d. Dec. 14, 1833.
ii. Samuel N., b. Sept. 1, 1826, in Springfield; m. first, Edna Pillsbury
of Springfield. She d. . He m. second, Emma Whittemore.
Two children by first wife. He d. Feb. 18, 1899.
2. iii. JosiAH, b. Sept. 5, 1829, in Springfield.
iv. Hannah K., b. May 30, 1833, in Springfield; m. Nov. 4, 1853, Walter
Foss. Four children. (See Foss.) Res., Melrose, Mass.
V. John Colby, b. April 19, 1837, in Cornish; m. ■, Helen Lewis of
Plainfield, who d. in 1862. They had one child, Edward Lewis,
who d. Oct. 23, 1864. About this time, without known cause,
Mr. Davis suddenly left town and his whereabouts have since
been unknown.
vi. Francena a., b. Aug. 17, 1844, in Cornish; m. Feb. 13, 1862, David
R. Davis of Sunapee, who d. Aug. 8, 1876. Three children. She
d. March 29, 1880. Her death was caused by accidentally falling
upon a broken chair while playing with her baby.
vii. Ellen A., b. Jan. 11, 1848, in Cornish. She d. Oct. 13, 1864, of diph-
theria. The contagious character of this disease was at this
time little understood. This resulted in the death of three prom-
ising little nephews of the deceased a few days afterwards.
2. Jo.siah^ D.wis (./essf'i) was b. Sept. 5, 1829, in Springfield; m. Nov. 25,
1855, Ellen S. Smart of Cornish, dau. of Joseph and Polly (Sanborn)
Smart of Croydon, b. in Croydon Jan. 17, 1829. They lived in Cornish
till 1862 and then rem. to Meriden and stayed 28 years. In 1890 they
returned to town and res. on the Flat (1907). He served in the War of
the Rebellion. (See Military.) Has been a school teacher of large
experience, member of the school board several years, tax collector, etc.
He represented the town in the legislature of 1900-01. Mrs. Davis d.
Jan. 22, 1909. He m. second, July 14, 1909, Amy I. HiUiard of Cornish.
Children, all b. in Cornish:
126 HISTORY OF CORNISH.
i. Herbert J., b. Aug. 17, 1858; d. Oct. 25, 1864.
ii. Hattie Smart, b. Oct. 8, 1860. Graduated at Kimball Union Acad-
emy in class of 1880; m. Nov. 24, 1892, Orra S. Bugbee of Cornish.
Two children. (See Bugbee.) Res. (1910) in Claremont.
iii. An infant, b. Feb. 14, 1862; d. Feb. 25, 1862.
iv. Cynthia Vienne, b. July 16, 1866; m. June 26, 1895, Rufus B. Bar-
ton of Croydon, a graduate of Dartmouth College. He has been
principal of the high school at Hillsboro Bridge and at present
(1907), of Windsor, Vt., High School. They have three daus.
JoHNi Davis was b. in Wales. Came to this country and settled in Greenland.
It is not known how many children he had. His son, David =, was b. in
Greenland Dec. 25, 1758. He m. — ■ — , Rachel — , who was b. in
1756, and d. in Cornish Dec. 1, 1831. They came to Cornish about 1782
and settled in the north part of the towTi, where they spent the rest of
their lives. He d. Feb. 12, 1847. Their children, all b. in towTi, were:
i. David, b. June 4, 1784; d. young,
ii. Henry, b. Oct. 29, 1785.
iii. David, 2d, b. June 2, 1787; d. Sept. 6, 1803.
iv. Elijah, b. July 11, 1788.
v. Rachel, b. July 22, 1790.
2. vi. John, b. June 11, 1792.
2. John' Davis {Davicb, John^) was b. June 11, 1792; m. , Hannah O.
Brown, who was b. in 1793, and d. Dec. 28, 1847. A farmer and lived
on the same farm as his father which is the farm now (1909) owned and
occupied by Edgar A. Churcliill. Here Mr. Davis d. Feb. 20, 1867.
Cliildren, all b. in Cornish:
i. David, b. Feb. 18, 1819; d. Feb. 28, 1819.
ii. John Henry, b. March 9, 1820; m. first, — ■ — ■, Sarah Edminster of
Cornish, dau. of Zebedee and Tirzah (York) Edminster, b. ,
and d. in 1856. She left two children, a son and a dau.; m.
second, , and by her had two children. She d. "many
years ago." It is said that he again m. After living in town a
few years he rem. to Rockford, 111., where he spent the remainder
of his life. He d. suddenly Dec. 18, 1901.
iii. Mary Ann, b. Sept. 7, 1821; m. Nov. 13, 1866, James Winn of
Windsor, Vt. She d. Sept. 28, 1891.
iv. Henrietta Hannah, b. Jan. 13, 1824; m. July 5, 1854, Henry W.
Davis, b. Jan. 13, 1826, a soldier of the Civil War, who enlisted
in the 6()th Regt. N. Y. Vols. He d. Nov. 25, 1864. Two chil-
dren. One of these, Winfield Scott has since lived in town. (See
Bailey.) Henrietta lived in No. Lawrence, N. Y., where she
d. Feb. 6, 1907.
V. Georuiana Susan, b. Jan. 14, 1828. Never m. Always lived on the
Davis homestead. She d. April 15, 1898.
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Reuben Davis was a son of Capt. Moses and Sarah (Sawj^er) Davis of Revo-
lutionary fame, and was b. in Dracut, Mass., Jan. 8, 1793. In early life,
with his parents, he lived in Hanover; m. first, Aug. 4, 1829, Cynthia
Grant Emerson of Norwich, Vt. Came to Cornish from Boston in 1836,
and settled on a large river farm, north of Windsor bridge, now known
as the Beaman estate. His wife d. Nov. 6, 1841 ; m. second, in 1842, Julia
Morley of Westfield, Mass., who d. in 1870. He was a thrifty farmer;
was selectman in 1838; represented the town in the legislatures of 1839-
42, 1843, and was twice elected state senator. He was a delegate to the
national convention that nominated James K. Polk for president, and
was an intimate friend of President Franklin Pierce. A strictly temper-
ate man, a life-long temperance worker and much respected. In 1868
he sold his farm in Cornish, and rem. to Hanover, where he d. March 5,
1869. Children:
i. Charles Emerson, b. June 13, 1830; d. June 21, 1831.
ii. Charles, b. Jan. 26, 1832; m. in 1858, Marian Beers. Lived in
Minn. ; d. there in 1899. Three children,
iii. Caroline Emerson, b. Oct. 4, 1833; m. April 28, 1868, Samuel W.
Cobb of Hanover. She d. there May 16, 1889., One child:
Waher D.
iv. Cynthia Grant, b. Sept. 13, 1838; m. Feb. 1, 1869, her cousin,
Frank A. Davis, and res. in St. Paul, Minn. Three children.
Child, by second wife:
v. Julia A., b. May 23, 1844; m. May, 1869, Edward Sabine of Wmdsor,
Vt. She d. in 1897 in Maiden, Mass. Had two children: One
son, Edward L. Sabine, an engineer on N. Y. Central R. R.
Mrs. Sabine was a writer of fiction.
DAY.
The Days of Cornish are descendants of Anthony Day, b. in 1623 and d. in
Gloucester, Mass., Dec. 10, 1717, aged 94.
The generations follo^-ing in direct line to Cornish records are: Nathaniel^,
Benjamins-^, Peletiah» and Rufus'-.
1. RuFUS Day, the son of Peletiah and Mary (Knapp) Day, was b. in Taun-
ton, Mass., May 3, 1770. Came to Cornish in 1793; m. first, Feb. 23,
1794, Betsey Comings of Cornish, dau. of Capt. Samuel and Sarah
(Butterfield) Comings, b. Feb. 23, 1772, and d. Aug. 9, 1825; m. second,
Nov. 29, 1825, Mrs. Phoebe (Choate) White, dau. of William and
Deborah (Yerrington) Choate, b. in Cornish June 11, 1771, and d. March
3, 1838. He settled and lived near the INloody Hook farm not far from
the Croydon hne. He d. Nov. 16, 1838. Children, all by first wife
and b. in Cornish:
i. RoxANA, b. Jan. 23, 1795; m. Feb. 23, 1815, Joseph Hilhard of
Cornish. Eleven children. (See Hilhard.) She d. April 19, 1878.
2.
iv.
V.
3.
vi.
vii.
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ii. Rebecca, b. Jan. 17, 1797; m. Sept. 10, 1822, Saul Wyman of Cornish.
Five children. (See Wyman.) She d. July 1, 1881.
iii. Sylvia, b. July 15, 1799; m. Nov. 29, 1820, Joseph Richardson of
Cornish. Six cliildren. (See Richardson.) She d. Feb. 14,
1882.
Samuel Comings, b. April 15, 1802.
Eliza, b. June 7, 1805; m. March 15, 1830, Samuel Jones. Five
children. Res., Montpelier, Vt. She d. May 23, 1890.
Hiram A., b. Oct. 3, 1807.
Emeline, b. July 4, 1810; m. Sept. 27, 1828, Ariel K. Wood of Cor-
nish. Six children. (See Wood.) She d. July 16, 1887.
viii. LuciNDA, b. April 7, 1814; m. Sept. 17, 1847, Alvin Comings of
Cornish. Two children. (See Comings.) She d. Feb. 23, 1902.
2. Samuel Comings" Day (Rufus<^, Peletiah^, Benjamin^-^ Nathanieb, An-
thonys) b. April 15, 1802; m. Sept. 20, 1826, Mahala Wood of Cornish,
dau. of Deacon Reuben and Mercy (Phillips) Wood, b. July 9, 1800, and
d. in Ashburnham, Mass., April 21, 1893, aged 92. He settled at first
in Moretown, Vt., where he remained five years. Was lamed for life
in catching a horse, then came back to Cornish where he res. till 1865
and then rem. to Lebanon where he d. June 2, 1875. A shoemaker and
farmer. Quiet and unpretending, he lived a life of consistent piety, was
an ardent supporter of the Baptist Church, both in Cornish and Lebanon,
and by all was esteemed a good man. Children:
i. Phoebe C, b. Dec. 14, 1829; m. Jan. 1, 1851, J. H. Stevens of Canaan.
Res. in Canaan, Enfield and Hill. He d. Feb. 7, 1898. She d.
Aug. 30, 1901. Had four children,
ii. Betsey' Ann, b. July 17, 1831; m. June 12, 1850, Chas. Vinal Cobb.
Five children. (See Cobb.) He d. Jan. 9, 1884.
4. iii. Mervin G., b. Aug. 29, 1835.
3. Hiram A.' Day {Riifus", Peletiain, Benjnmiiv-^, Nalhanieb, Anthonys) h.
Oct. 3, 1807; m. June 29, 1837, Mary Louise Wyman of Cornish, dau.
of Jesse and Mary (Dorr) Wyman, b. April 11, 1813; d. June 12, 1885,
aged 72. He d. June 10, 1895. A farmer and capitalist; enjoyed the
confidence of his townsmen and from them received several offices of
honor and trust. He represented the town in the legislature of 1883.
Children, all h. in Cornish:
i. Edward Orville, b. June 21, 1838; m. Feb. 2, 1886, L. Addie Spauld-
ing of Cornish, b. March 2, 1843, dau. of Siloam S. and Mahala
(Silloway) Spaulding. No children. Served the town nine
years as s(;lectnian. Represented the town in state legislature
of 1893; town treasurer 1907—; treasurer of Cheshire Lodge and
a useful citizen.
ii. Henry M., b. Aug. 29, 1842; m. Ai)ril 5, 1882, Alice H. Peck, dau. of
Solon A. Peck, Esq., of Lebanon. Resides in Lebanon, engaged
in banking and insurance business.
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129
111.
IV.
V.
Charles F., b. Jan. 28, 1844. Enlisted Aug. 8, 1862, in the 9th
Regt. N. H. Vols.; was wounded in battle, taken prisoner Sept.
30, 1864, at Poplar Grove Church, Va., taken to Libby Prison,
afterward to Salisbury Stockade, where he d. Dec. 25, 1864.
Caroline L., b. Sept. 12, 1845.
Martha Wyman, b. Nov. 28, 1851. Graduated at Kimball Union
Academy in class of 1872; teacher in Burlington (Vt.) Academy,
Hiram A. Day.
1873-77; Kimball Union Academy 1877-78; supt. of schools in
Cornish 1882-83; m. June 6, 1898, Dea. Philemon C. Hardy of
Cornish. No children.
4. Mervin G.8 Day (Samuel Comings', Rufus\ Peletiah^, Benjamin*-',
Nathaniel"-, Anthonys) h. Aug. 29, 1835; m. Nov. 23, 1860, Emma L.
Dame, dau. of George and Julia A. (Davis) Dame, b. Sept. 30, 1839. A
harness maker; learned his trade with .John L. Couch on Cornish Flat,
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130 HISTORY OF CORNISH.
where he Hved several years and then rem. to Ludlow, Vt. Children, b,
in Cornish:
i. Alice M., b. July 21, 1867; m. Oct. 17, 1894, Arthur G. Spaulding.
ii. Frank G., b. March 18, 1869; m. June 14, 1893, Alice E. Shaw.
DEAN.
The Deans of Cornish have descended from James Dean of Conn., who was a
soldier of the Revolution, serving through the whole war. Was with
Gen. Washington at Valley Forge during the memorable winter of 1777-
78. Lived to the age of 102 years and died in Vt, Had six children.
Among them was Elkanah^, b. in Bethel, Vt.; m. Naomi Goelet of Gran-
tham; res. for a time in the family of Ebenezer Burr of Grantham (after-
ward Cornish). They had six children, three boys and three girls. One
of the boys was George C. Dean^, born in Roxbury, Vt., Aug. 4, 1831;
rem. when young to Bethel, where he resided until 1867, when he came
to Cornish. While living in Bethel he m. March, 1855, Harriet
A. Burr of Cornish, dau. of Ebenezer and Mary (Hall) Burr, b. Aug. 13,
1831. They res. in Cornish till the spring of 1885 when they rem. to
Dakota Territory, going with a colony known as the Vermont colony,
and engaged in grain growing, etc. The undertaking did not prove suc-
cessful owing to several seasons of drought, grasshoppers, hail, etc. Mr.
Dean d. there Feb. 19, 1894. The rest of the family, abandoning the
idea of remaining there, returned East to Cornish. Children, b. in
Bethel, Vt.
i. Fred A., b. April 7, 1853. A traveling salesman with various
goods, chiefly nursery stock. Unm. in 1902. Res., No. Charles-
town.
ii. Herbert G., b. July 31, 1860; m. Nov. 9, 1892, Alice C. Sanderson
of Plainfield, dau. of Levi H. and Jane (Rawson) Sanderson,
b. Oct. 12, 1871. Res. in No. Charlestown, engaged in farming.
Have five children (1902):- 1. Harold H., b. in Cornish Nov.
21, 1893. 2. Bernice C, b. in Cornish March 10, 1895. 3.
Ethel F., b. in Cornish Sept. 2, 1896. 4. Dora J., b. in Charles-
town July 7, 1899. 5. Marjorie Burr, b. in Charlestown Feb.
3, 1902.
DEMING.
1. JoHNi Deming was the emigrant ancestor of all bearing the name who have
ever res. in Cornish. Ho came to Conn, about 1640. His descendants, in
direct line to their settlement in Cornish, are as follows: Jolin^, Joseph',
Penuel", to Ebenezer^, who, in mature life, with several of his children,
came to town. His name, so far as known, appears first in town in
1786, but he may have come earlier. He was b. March 8, 1726, the son
of Penuel and Ann (Sumner) Deming. He was a school teacher of
large experience, having taught forty-six consecutive winters. He also
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held town ofRces. He had m. Jan. 2, 1755, Ehzabeth Dana, b. in 1733,
and d. Nov. 27, 1802, aged 69, and who is buried in Cornish. He d.
Nov. 21, 1811, but there is no monumental record of him in town.
Children, all b. in Pomfret, Conn.:
2. i. William, b. Oct. 15, 1755.
ii. Ann (or Nancy), b. Aug. 3, 1757; m. Phinehas Child of Woodstock,
Conn. (bapt. Sept. 21, 1746), a brother of Levina (Child) Jack-
son, the first mfe of Lieut. Eleazer Jack.son.
3. iii. Seth, b. June 22, 1759.
4. iv. Alphkus, b. June 4, 1761.
V. Elizabeth, b. Aug. 13, 1763; m. Jan. 21, 1789, Capt. Caleb Chase
of Cornish, son of Moses and Hannah (Brown) Chase. She had
nine cliildren. (See Chase.) He d. Sept. 1, 1856, aged 89.
She d. Sept. 20, 1840.
vi. Ebenezer, Jr., b. Dec. 24, 1765; m. Jan. 29, 1792, Mrs. Eunice
(Child) Gates, dau. of Richard and Abigail (Green) Child, b.
July 10, 1764, and d. Dec. 6, 1843. They had eight children.
He was a soldier of the War of 1812, and d. in Albany, N. Y.,
at the close of the war.
5. vii. Harvey, b. Dec. 6, 1767.
viii. Lucy, b. Feb. 3, 1770.
ix. Sylvester, b. June 7, 1772.
X. Esther, b. Oct. 16, 1776; m. June 14, 1800, Daniel Ford of Claremont.
Had seven children. (See Ford.) She d. Dec. 29, 1837.
2. Williams Deming {Ebenezer^, Penueh, Joseph^, Johw^-^) was b. Oct. 15,
1755. He m. Sarah Hall of Cornish, dau. of David and Mary (Barrett)
Hall, b. in 1767, and d. Aug. IS, 1851. He d. Sept. 11, 1833. Was a
member of the class of 1779 at Dartmouth College; held a commission
as Lieut, in the militia, and was a man of acknowledged ability and
influence. Children, all b. in Cornish:
i. Mary Barrett, b. Feb. 10, 1791; m. Clark. Lived in Pots-
dam, N. Y.
ii. Sarah, b. Sept. 8, 1792; d. Jan. 17, 1793.
iii. Sarah Winchester, b. March 26, 1794; m. March 15, 1849, David
Westgate of Plainfield (second wife). She d., childless, March
25, 1879.
iv. David Ebenezer, b. June 14, 1796, and d. Sept. 5, 1879. He was a
physician, a graduate from Castleton Med. Ins. in 1820. Prac-
ticed in Hinesburg, Vt., till 1833, then went to Kalamazoo,
Mich.; was state senator in 1840, in Mich, legislature. He m.
Jan. 29, 1829, Electa L., dau. of John M. and Mary A. (Peck)
Elbridge, b. .July 12, 1808; d. April 2, 1884. They had six
children.
6. V. William Sumner, b. Aug. 7, 1798.
vi. Jonathan Hall, b. July 10, 1800; d. Aug. 24, 1803.
vii. Daniel Grosvenor, b. April 23, 1803; m. Martha Alice Bryant of
132 HISTORY OF CORNISH.
Cornish, dau. of Sears and Martha (Luther) Bryant, b. Aug. 8,
1813, and d. Nov. 7, 1887, childless. He d. Sept. 16, 1887. A
farmer,
viii. Cyrus Pitt, b. March 24, 1806; d. March 31, 1891, in Kalamazoo,
Mich. He m. Jan. 1, 1842, Phebe A. Hunter, b. in 1815, and d.
Sept. 23, 1854. Four children.
ix. Elizabeth, b. in 1809; m. Dec. 2, 1840, Israel Hall of Cornish (third
wife). Had five children. (See Hall.) She d. Jan. 22, 1875.
They lived near the bridge leading over Connecticut river to
Windsor, Vt., where the creamery now stands.
3. Seth^ Deming {Ebenezer^, Penueb, Joseph^, Johiv-^) was b. June 22, 1759;
m. first, Huldah Tucker, b. April 2, 1768, and d. in Sept., 1795;
m. second, July 24, 1796, Mary Gustine, b. Oct. 21, 1767, d. June 28,
1843. He served in the War of the Revolution. He d. Sept. 13, 1819.
Children by Huldah Tucker, b. in Cornish:
7. i. Sylvester, b. Sept. 24, 1792.
ii. George W., b. Jan. 19, 1794. Never m.; d. Aug. 30, 1825.
Children by Mary Gustine, b. in Cornish:
iii. Huldah, b. June 26, 1797. She d. in 1798.
iv. Polly, b. Oct. 28, 1798. Never m. ; d. April 2, 1873.
4. Alpheus^ Deming {Ehenezer^, Penueb, Joseph', John^-'^) b. June 4,
1762; m. Feb. 22, 1795, Hannah Taylor of Cornish, dau. of Capt. Joseph
and Ehzabeth (Sumner) Taylor, b. May 11, 1775, and d. Feb. 25, 1841.
He d. April 9, 1848. Children, all b. in Cornish :
i. Harvey S., b. Jan. 6, 1796; d. May 27, 1798, was drowned in a cistern.
(See Casualties.)
ii. Elizabeth S., b. Dec. 15, 1797; m. Nathaniel Pierce. She d., child-
less, April 5, 1863.
8. iii. Horace Lorenzo, b. June 1, 1800.
9. iv. Solon Harvey, b. March 16, 1802.
v. Susan L., b. June 22, 1804; d. unm. Nov. 9, 1826.
vi. Caroline M., b. March 27, 1807; m. May 23, 1845, James Tasker of
Cornish. One son, Harvey D., who d. Jan. 23, 1885, aged 42.
Caroline d. June 25, 1879. Mr. Tasker d. May 3, 1876.
vii. John W., b. Aug. 27, 1809; m. first, Celinda Rawson of Paris, Me.,
dau. of Ebenezer and Betsey (Taylor) Rawson, b. April 22,
1795. She d. childless, June 29, 1865; m. second, Charlotte
Taylor of Cornish, dau. of Joseph and Edena (Williams)
Taylor. No issue. They res. in Paris, Me. She d. April
17, 1894, in Detroit, Mich., at the Old Ladies' Home. He d.
March 7, 1875.
viii. Huldah Tucker, b. April 11, 1812. Never m.; d. July 20, 1880.
ix. Ebenezer Sumner, b. Nov. 18, 1815; m. in 1846, Maria Curtis, b.
May 1, 1828. Had two children who d. in youth. He was a
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physician, a graduate of Med. Dept. of Dartmouth College,
class of 1842. Practiced in Vt. and Peoria, III. He d. Sept. 6,
1857.
"Earth his dust. Friends his memory, Heaven his Spirit."
(Inscription on his tombstone.)
5. Harvey6 Deming {Ehenezer^, Penueh, Joseph^ John-^) b. Dec. 6, 1767; m.
Nov. 15, 1798, Eunice Ford of Cornish, dau. of Capt. Daniel and Lydia
(Goodwin) Ford, b. in Claremont May 12, 1779, and d. in Cornish
Feb. 1 1847. He d. Feb. 26, 1835. He was a deacon and devout mem-
ber of the Baptist Church, also an extensive and successful farmer.
Children, all b. in Cornish:
10. i. John Milton, b. Oct. 27, 1799.
11. ii. JuDAH S., b. March 10, 1801.
iii. Eliza Emily, b. Feb. 19, 1803; d. Jan. 25, 1831, unm.
iv. Harvey Ford, b. June 17, 1809; m. July 3, 1842, Mary A. Lord,
dau. of Rev. Benj. and Mary Lord. Had two children. He was
a physician, a graduate from Castleton, Vt., in class of 1836.
Res. and practiced medicine at Mt. Desert, Me., where he d. Oct.
18, 1849.
12. V. Stephen Bial, b. Nov. 3, 1812.
13. vi. Daniel Philander, b. May 3, 1816.
vii. Eunice Jane, b. July 22, 1818; m. Wesson Newcomb of Bernard.s-
town, Vt. Two cluldren. She d. April 18, 1879.
14. viii. Norman Alexander, b. July 18, 1824.
6. William Sumner' Deming (William^, Ehenezen, Penueh, Joseph, JoJm--^)
b. Aug. 7, 1798; m. first, Jan. 30, 1850, Anna F. Town of Cornish, dau.
of Moses and Betsey (Woodbury) Town, b. April 20, 1820, and d. Dec.
5, 1853; m. second, in 1854, Eliza Dow of Plainfield, dau. of Jeremiah
and Keziah Dow. She d. childless, June 1, 1892. Mr. Deming d.
Sept. 26, 1859. He was a man of commanding presence, sound judg-
ment and good social standing. Served the town as selectman, repre-
sentative, etc. Was a capt. in the N. H. Militia. Had one child by
first marriage:
William, b. Oct. 23, 1852, and d. June 26, 1853.
7. Sylvester' Deming (Seih^, Ebenezer', Penueh, Joseph^, John--^) b. Sept.
24, 1792. He m. in 1819 Charlotte Campbell of Acworth, dau. of
Daniel and Jane (Wallace) Campbell. She d. in Galesburg, 111. A few
years after their marriage he left home and did not return for nearly forty
years, so but little is known of his life. Late in life he returned and d.
in Cornish Jan. 27, 1875. Children, supposed b. in Cornish:
i. Seth Campbell, b. July 6, 1820; m. Feb. 7, 1878, Hannah Taylor
Deming of Cornish, dau. of Horace L. and Caroline (Hilliard)
Deming, b. April 12, 1843. Mr. Deming d. Feb. 14, 1899. His
wid. d. April 17, 1909. They had no children.
134 HISTORY OF CORNISH.
ii. Nancy, b. Nov. 1, 1823; m. Nov. 6, 1844, William Balloch of Cornish.
She had five children. (See Balloch.)
8. Horace Lorenzo' Deming (Alpheus'', Ehejiezer^, Pemieh, Joseph, John^-^)
b. June 1, 1800; m. Julj^ 1, 1841, Caroline P. Hilliard of Cornish, dau. of
Benjamin and Roxana (Hall) Hilliard, b. July 8, 1817, and d. Oct. 13,
1867. He d. Oct. 11, 1885. A farmer. Children, all b. in Cornish:
i. Hannah Taylor, b. April 12, 1843: m. Feb. 7, 1878, Seth C. Deming.
No issue. She d. April 17, 1909. Seth C. d. Feb. 14, 1899.
15. ii. George Leonard, b. Jan. 11, 1845.
iii. William Elbridge, b. April 17, 1848. Never m. He was a team-
ster and lumberman; d. June 14, 1903.
iv. Lizzie Sarah, b. July 23, 1853; d. March 28, 1889, unm.
9. Solon Harvey' Deming (Alphens^, Ebenezei"^, Penueh, Joseph', Johw-^)
h. March 16, 1802; m. in Oct., 1841, Lucia Laodicia Silloway of Plain-
field, dau. of William and Abigail (Jenny) Silloway, b. in 1820, and d.
Dec. 28, 1864. He d. Feb. 2, 1863. A farmer. Children, all b. in
Cornish:
i. Lucia G., b. Jan. 29, 1846; m. Jan. 3, 1866, Benjamin Kimball Chase
of Cornish. She d. childless, Oct. 30, 1871.
ii. Mary, b. Dec. 5, 1847 ; d. unm. April 17, 1902.
iii. Ellen M., b. Jan. 22, 1850; d. unm. Feb. 2, 1872.
16. iv. Charles H., b. Nov. 4, 1852.
V. Ebenezer S., b. Nov. 27, 1859. Teamster, liveryman and mail
carrier. Never m.; d. Nov. 26, 1905.
vi. Edward W., b. Oct. 12, 1861; d. unm. Aug. 13, 1901.
10. John Milton' Deming (Harvey, Ebenezer^, Peniieb, Joseph, Jokn--^) b.
Oct. 27, 1799; m. July 5, 1829, Charlotte Huggins of Cornish, dau. of
John and Sarah (Richardson) Huggins, b. May 20, 1801, and d. May 8,
1896. He d. July 8, 1874. He was a thrifty farmer and lived in the
" Hempyard " in southeast part of the town. Children, all b. in Cornish:
i. Emily Ann, b. March 1, 1830; m. July 1, 1857, Edward P. Fellows
of Weathersfield, Vt., where they res. She d. , 1910. No
children.
ii. Alvera Olivia, b. Dec. 12, 1831; in. Jan. 22, 1859, Gilbert E. Jen-
nings. Res., No. Newport. Two children. She d. July 21,
1904.
iii. John Harvey, b. Dec. 23, 1834; d. March 28, 1838.
iv. Harvey Ford, b. June 22, 1839; m. July 25, 1869, Sarah M. Libbey
of Newport, where they res. She was dau. of Rev. J. B. Libbey,
b. Jan. 14, 1848. Had four children, all b. in Newport. He d.
Feb. 26, 1900. A shoemaker, and dealer in shoes.
v. John Milton, Jr., b. Aug. 31, 1840; a farmer, unm. and res. at No.
Newport.
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11. JuDAH Solon • Deming {Harvey^, Ebenezer^, Penueb, Joseph^, John'-^) b.
March 10, 1801; m. June 18, 1828, Caroline Matilda Jackson of Cornish,
dau. of Walter and Elizabeth (Weld) Jackson, b. Feb. 5, 1806; d. Jan.
4, 1866. He d. Jan. 19, 1847. He was a very devout man, a member of
the Baptist Chiu-ch. A farmer. Children, all b. in Cornish:
i. Elizabeth Caroline, b. Oct. 12, 1829; m. Dec. 24, 1861, Alfred C.
Chadbourne of Cornish. Six children. (See Chadbourne.)
She d. Jan. 2, 1900.
ii. Isabel, b. Sept. 1, 1834; m. Oct. 22, 1862, Hiram Day Hilliard of
Cornish. She d. Aug. 3, 1893. Seven children. (See Hilliard.)
iii. Susan Matilda, b. Feb. 11, 1840; m. March 10, 1864, Benjamin F,
Thrasher, formerly of Cornish, but they now res. in Claremont
(1904). Tlu-ee cliildren. (See Thrasher.)
iv. Marvin Judah, b. May 4, 1842; m. Feb. 14, 1867, Arabell R. Kelley
of Cornish, dau. of Amos and Abigail (Coburn) Kelley,
b. Aug. 16, 1845. He is a farmer. They had one child: Lizzie
M., b. Jan. 21, 1868, and d. Dec. 16, 1869. (See Casualties.)
12. Stephen Bial" Deming {Harvey^, Ebenezer', Pemieh, Joseph^, John^-^)
h. Nov. 3, 1812; m. Feb. 3, 1840, Nancy A., dau. of George and Rebecca
(Jacobs) Fisher, b. Oct. 2, 1815, and d. Sept. 2, 1884. He d. July 28, 1886,
in Cornish. A thrifty farmer. Children, all b. in Cornish:
i. Francis Dwight, b. July 2, 1842; m. first, Fanny Thorndike, two
children, both d. young; m. second, a wid., Moses of
Wakefield, Mass. He d. May 23, 1881, in Wakefield, Mass.
ii. Laura Ann, b. Nov. 7, 1844; m. Oct. 9, 1866, J. T. Dunsmore of
Charlestown. Now (1904) res. in Bradford, Mass. They have
four children.
iii. Eunice Ford, b. Sept. 16, 1846; m. in 1867, Waldo L. Howard, then
of Cornish. He d. Dec. 15, 1889, in Bradford, Mass. She
rem. to California, res. (1910) m Eugene, Ore. Two children,
daus. (See Howard.)
iv. Henry W., b. July 26, 1848; m. Feb. 22, 1882, Lucia A. Kendrick of
Cornish, dau. of George N. and Lydia J. (Spencer) Kendrick, b.
Feb. 13, 1856; d. Jan. 22, 1892. No issue. He sold his farm in
1900 and rem. to Oakland, Cal. He d. May 8, 1909.
V. Nancy Eliza, b. June 30, 1850; m. Feb. 24, 1875, Hiram L. Burpee
of Grantham. Res. in 1903 in Cambridge, Mass. Two chil-
dren. She d. , in California.
vi. Charles Bial, b. Nov. 7, 1853 ; m. June 12, 1879, NeUie E. Morgan of
Cornish, dau. of Dana N. and Julia A. (Wood) Morgan, b. Jan.
24, 1856, and d. May 16, 1880. She left one cliild, Nellie. It is
supposed that he is livmg somewhere in the West, but his where-
abouts are unloiown.
A-ii. Harry Fred, b. in 1855, and d. young.
viii. Fred Willis, b. Sept. 30, 1857; d. Nov. 5, 1857.
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HISTORY OF CORNISH.
13. Daniel Philander? Deming {Harvey^, Ebenezer^, Penueh, Joseph,
John^-^) b. Maj^ 3, 1816; was a Baptist clergyman. (See Baptist Church
and Pastors.) He m. first, May 1, 1846, Abby Ann Clough, dau. of
Moses and Lucy (WilUams) Clough of Campton, b. in 1822; d. May 28,
1850, leaving two little daus. He m. second, July 15, 1851, Abby Ann
Hardy of Hollis, dau. of Timothy and Ann (Nichols) Hardy, b. Feb. 7,
1828. Mr. Deming d. in Cornish June 10, 1885. Children:
Rev. D. p. Deming.
i. Lucy Ella, h. in Washington April 20, 1847; m. in 1877, Moses B.
Ford of Hudson. She d. in Lowell, Mass., April 1, 1885. Two
children,
ii. Abby Ann, b. March 24, 1850, in Hollis. She d. unm. in Billerica,
Mass., June 3, 1881.
Child by second marriage:
iii. Carrie Maria, b. in Cornish April 7, 1861. Graduated at Kimball
Union Academy in class of 1881; taught schools in Cornish, and
high schools in Ncwjjort, Westminster and Holyoke, Mass., and
in Stetson University at De Land,Fla. ; m. Oct. 20, 1801, JamesB.
Whittemore of Holyoke, Mass., where they res. Three children.
GENEALOGIES. 137
14. Norman Alexanders Deming {Harvey^, Ebenezer^, Penuel*, Joseph^,
John^^) b. July 18, 1824; m. first, June 4, 1848, Lucy Ann Bartlett of
Cornish, dau. of Peletiah and Lucy (Johnson) Bartlett, b. Dec. 10, 1827,
d. Nov. 3, 1862; m. second, June 18, 1864, Cahsta Flowers of Hartland,
Vt., dau. of Ahira and Eliza (Barrell) Flowers, b. April 4, 1841, d. Aug.
31, 1888. He d. Feb. 3, 1899. He was a thrifty farmer and res. a few
years on Dingleton, then settled on the Stephen Ford farm where he d.
Prominent in the affairs of the town; was selectman nine years besides
holding other offices of trust and honor. Children, all b. in Cornish.
Children by first marriage:
i. Jenny Lind, b. June 1, 1849; m. Jan. 23, 1868, Dr. Orman Terry
of Bethel, Vt. She d. Dec. 14, 1879.
17. ii. Herbert, b. Oct. 11, 1851.
iii. Harvey Jesse, b. Aug. 8, 1854; d. Nov. 10, 1862.
iv. Martha Ada, b. Feb. 3, 1857; d. Nov. 4, 1862. These last two chil-
dren with their mother, became at once the victims of malignant
diphtheria at a time when the nature of the disease was little
understood.
V. Almina Estelle, b. July 27, 1858; m. first, April 11, 1881, James W.
Fitch of Cornish. Two children. (See Fitch.) He suddenly
without known cause left his family and town for parts unknown,
giving his wife occasion for a div. which she obtained — — ■. She
afterwards m. second, Sept. 20, 1900, Fred R. Streeter. No
issue. She d. Jan. 25, 1903.
Children by second marriage :
\-i. Victor Norman, b. July 17, 1866, m. Sept. 18, 1890, Mary A. Bishop
of Nova Scotia, b. in 1865. She d. Oct. 10, 1893, leaving one
child, Katharine, b. Nov. 29, 1892. Res., Bellows Falls; rail-
w^ay postal clerk.
\i\. Harvey Clayton, b. March 3, 1869; m. Sept. 26, 1896, Nettie F.
Merrill, b. Jan. 23, 1872. Res., Redlands, Cal. A dealer in
musical instruments.
viii. Hugh, b. Nov. 20, 1875; m. Jan. 28, 1897, Mazie B. Harris, b. May
6, 1868. Res. at Fort Ann, N. Y. A farmer. Returned to
Cornish to live in 1907 on the homestead where he was b.
15. George Leonards Deming (Horace^, Alpheus^, Ebenezer^, Penueh, Joseph^,
Johtv--^) b. Jan. 11, or 19, 1845; m. May 25, 1871, Julia E. Comings of
Cornish, dau. of Joseph B. and Sybil (Nevens) Comings, b. Dec. 24, 1846,
and d. Aug. 17, 1906. A teacher of large experience and success. Has
been member of the school board for several years, also of the board of
selectmen. Has always manifested a lively interest in all things con-
nected with his native town. He m. second, Sept. 3, 1908, Elizabeth
Kate Herdman of Boston, dau. of Rev. Andrew and Elizabeth (Close)
Herdman of Nova Scotia, b. Feb. 5, 1857. Children, all b. in town:
138 HISTORY OF CORNISH.
i. Sybil Lucia, b. May 6, 1874. She spent some years in teaching;
m. Dec. 6, 1898, Alfred B. Chadboume of Cornish. Now (1910)
they res. in Windsor, \'t. Two children. (See Chadboume.)
ii. Caroline Leora, b. April 15, 1876; d. Aug. 21, 1886.
iii. Seth Comings, b. May 24, 1891 ; d. May 30, 1900.
16. Charles H.s Deming {Solorf, Alpheus", Ebenezer^, Penueh, Joseph, John"^^)
h. Nov. 4, 1852; m. Dec. 16, 1881, Dora B. Chase of Cornish, dau. of
Henry S. and Hattie C. (Batchelder) Chase, b. July 9, 1859. He was a
farmer. Was selectman three years, also town treasurer. He d. Nov.
12, 1895. Child, b. in Cornish: Robert C, b. Oct. 22, 1883.
17. Herberts Deming (Normarf, A. Harvey^, Ebenezer^, Penueh, Josephs
John^-^) h. Oct. 11, 1851 ; m. May 20, 1884, Nellie Ida Hilliard of Cornish,
dau. of Joseph and Mary (Bryant) Hilliard, b. March 14, 1860. Edu-
cated in the public schools of Cornish and Kimball Union Academy he
became a teacher. Served several years on the school board of the town.
Previous to this he spent some years in California. Returning he settled
on the farm formerly owned and occupied by Capt. Constant W. Smith,
where, as a successful farmer, he enjoys the confidence of his townsmen.
Children, all b. in Cornish:
i. Claude Hilliard, twin, b. Aug. 19, 1885. Graduated Kimball
Union Academy 1906; attended Albany Business College.
ii. Clyde Leroy, twin, b. Aug. 19, 1885. Graduated Kimball Union
Academy 1906; Bowdoin College, class 1910; assistant principal
in Portland High School, Conn., 1911.
iii. Hubert Ira, b. Sept. 13, 1888. Graduated Kimball Union Acad-
emy, 1909; since then engaged in teaching.
iv. Jesse, b. Nov. 20, 1892.
DODGE.
1. Capt. Andrew^ Dodge was b. in Woburn, Mass., Sept. 22, 1771. He
received his commission in the War of 1812. He m. ■, Sally Bowers,
who was b. in Townshend, Mass., July 3, 1774, and by her had three,
children. They came to Hart land, Vt., where they lived until by
reason of diversity of tastes or character, they separated. She, with her
children, continuing to live in Hartland till she d. Oct. 5, 1860; while he
came to Cornish and settled on a farm in a ravine northwest of the Flat,
since known as "Dodge Hollow." Here he spent the rest of his life
dying June 16, 1858. Their children were:
i. Sally, b. Sept. 9, 1799; m. , Augustus Stevens. Nine children.
Res., Hartland, Vt. She d. in 1876.
2. ii. Andrew, Jr., b. May 28, 1803.
iii. Hannah, b. July 11, 1811; m. , Asa Messer of Hartland, Vt.,
GENEALOGIES. 139
where they Hved. Three children, all boys. She d. in May,
1854.
Andrew^ Dodge (Andrew^) was b. in Hartland, Vt., May 28, 1803; m.
first, Aug. 20, 1829, Sarah M. Hildreth of Dracut, Mass., b. Sept. 17,
1807. She d. in Cornish July 27, 1848. He was a machinist and lived
in Boston. While there in 1847, he sent his wife and children to
Cornish to live near his aged father. On July 27, 1848, a fearful thunder
storm arose. The mother, with five of her youngest children, becoming
fearful, left their own house and fled for shelter and companionship to
the house of her father-in-law, Captain Dodge. A strong gale swept
down the ra^^ne from the northwest and destroyed the house in which
they were. A drenching rain immediately followed. The old gentle-
men and his housekeeper were unhurt. The mother with three of her
childi'en were found dead. A boy was found alive, but fearfully scalped
and pinioned in the debris, but the most wonderful circumstance con-
nected with it was the little baby in its mother's arms, sheltered by her
crushed form, was alive and unharmed. The sad intelligence was con-
veyed as soon as possible to the bereaved husband and father, who, with
characteristic faith and Christian composure said, "The Lord gave and
the Lord hath taken away, and blessed be the name of the Lord." The
funeral rites were impressive and solemn. A pulpit was erected outside
the church, midway between the two audience rooms, so the speaker
could be heard by those crowding both rooms, as well as by crowds
assembled outside. Dr. Nahum P. Foster, pastor of the Baptist Church,
preached the sermon. The occasion and event created a deep im-
pression.
A year or two elapsed and the remnant of the family removed to Rich-
mond where Deacon Dodge m. second. May 7, 1850, Mrs. Almira Bing-
ham of Richmond, b. Sept. 26, 1794. The last five years of his life were
spent in Claremont with his nephew, A. P. Messer, where he d. March
30, 1893. Children, all by first wife, Sarah M. :
i. Harriet E., b. in Dracut, Mass., Aug. 18, 1830; m. in 1855 (?) Dr.
Riley Carpenter. No children; d. Feb. 7, 1875, in Grand Rapids,
Mich,
ii. Lemuel P., b. Sept. 28, 1832. Went south and imbibed the southern
spirit, entered the Confederate army, held a commission as
major in one of the regts. under Ben McCullough's command.
After the war he came north and m. Jan. 1, 186G, Blanche M.
Carpenter of Brattleboro, Vt. One son, Hubert Andrew, b.
Aug. 6, 1867. Mr. Dodge again went south, engaging in various
enterprises, but since 1900 all trace of him is lost.
iii. AsAHEL C, b. in Nashua, Jan. 21, 1835. Was severely injured in the
wreck of the house when the others were crushed. Recovered
and went to sea, but lost his life by being thrown overboard from
the masthead, April 2, 1860.
iv. Sarah M., b. in Lowell, Mass., Feb. 26, 1837; d. July 27, 1848.
v. Andrew F., b. in Boston Sept. 23, 1840; d. July 27, 1848.
140 HISTORY OF CORNISH.
vi. Francis M., b. in Boston Dec. 28, 1842; d. July 27, 1848.
vii. Emma R., b. in Boston Aug. 20, 1846. She was the Uttle infant so
miraculously spared at the time so manj- of the other members
of the family were killed. She m. Sept. 16, 1866, Geo. W. Hay-
wood of Brattleboro, Vt. Res. in Meriden, Conn.
DOLE.
The Dole family are of Irish descent. Richard', b. in 1624, came to America
in 1639. The generations following in direct line are as follow: Richard'-',
Edmund^, Richard*, David", b. in 1776, who came to Wasliington in 1803; m.
Annis Rideout and had eight children, a'l b. in AVashington. Lemuel', 1heir
:ourth child, was b. Oct. 20, 1814; m . May 23, 1837, Relief White, dau. of John
and Esther (Wheeler) White, b. Sept. 21 1814, and d. Aug. 8, 1906, in Claremont.
They came to Claremont in 1842. Had nine children, all b. in Claremont
except the first. Their fourth child :
Levi R.s Dole, b. March 24, 1847; m. Aug. 24. 1867, Elsie Shepardson of
Claremont. They went to Mo., where they lived four years and then
returned to Claremont. They came to Cornish in 1880 and settled on
the John Weld farm. A farmer and butcher. Has been one of the
selectmen three years. Children:
i. Lemuel Reuben, b. in Claremont July 12, 1868; m. May 19, 1906,
Mrs. Laura E. Eastman of South Weare.
ii. Ina Relief, b. in Mo. April 1, 1872; m. Oct. 1, 1901, Luther E. Chad-
bourne of Cornish. Res. in Cornish.
iii. Hermon Evarts, b. in Claremont P'eb. 24, 1874; m. Oct. 4, 1898,
Emma E. Chadbourne of Cornish, dau. of William E. and Rosella
(Stone) Chadbourne, b. Dec. 1, 1869. Children: 1. Avis, b.
July 16, 1903. 2. Robert C, b. Nov. 7, 1906.
iv. Maurice Guy, b. in Claremont Feb. 14, 1879; m. Feb. 1, 1904, Rena
Louise Ramsay at Bellows Falls, Vt. Res., Windsor, Vt., a
traveling salesman. A child (3d), Charlotte S., was b. in Cor-
nish Dec. 13, 1907; also a dau., Eleanor M., b. Aug. 25, 1909.
v. Elsie Levitha, b. in Cornish Jan. 15, 1881; m. Jan. 4, 1904, Berton
E. Lewis from Randolph, Vt. Res., Windsor, Vt.
DORR.
1. Benjamin Dorr was b. July 15, 1760; m. June 1, 1783, Elizabeth Cotton,
b. Oct. 30, 1760, and d. June 8, 1845. Her mother's name was Mary
Ford (or Force) who d. Jan. 16, 1820, aged 94. No records obtained
showing when he came to town, or where from, but he took up and paid
for a part of lot No. 5, Range 4, which would intlicate that it was not
long after the Revolution. He d. at Meriden April 11, 1839. Children,
probably all b. in Cornish:
2. i. Gridley, b. April 5, 1784.
ii. Mary, b. July 9, 1786; m. Oct. 30, 1810, Jesse Wyman of Cornish.
Had nine children. (See Wyman.)
GENEALOGIES. 141
iii. Abigail, b. March 10, 1789; d. March 13, 1789.
iv. Martha Cotton, b. June 18, 1791 ; m. Nov. 25, 1821, Patrick Morey.
She d. June 15, 1822.
V. Edward, b. and d. May 25, 1793.
\d. Sylvanus, b. and d. April 7, 1794.
vii. Joseph, b. and d. April 4, 1795.
viii. Betsey, b. Nov. 17, 1796, died young.
ix. Elizabeth Dresser, b. Feb. 18, 1798; m. Sept. 1, 1818, Williana R.
Kimball of Cornish. Had twelve children. (See Kimball.)
She d. July 16, 1854.
3. X. Benjamin Franklin, b. June 9, 1800.
xi. Abigail, b. March 1, 1803.
2. Gridley2 Dorr {Benjamin^) b. April 5, 1784; m. Oct. 30, 1809, Roxy Kim-
ball of Cornish, dau. of Eliphalet and Salinda (Ripley) Kimball, b. Dec.
27, 1790, and d. April. 1857. He d. Oct. 20, 1837. Children:
i. Wm. Gridley, b. Dec. 5, 1810; m. Sept. 30, 1833, to Lucy Birdsall.
ii. Benj. Kimball, b. March 16, 1812, and d. Oct. 2, 1820.
iii. Elizabeth Cotton, b. Oct. 30, 1813; m. Oct. 3, 1836, Lewis E. Marsh.
iv. Henry Brewster, b. Jan. 30, 1816.
V. Mary Abigail, b. Aug. 10, 1819 ; d. May 15, 1821 .
vi. Daniel F. Kimball, b. July 11, 1822.
vii. Augustus B., b. July 29, 1823; d. same day.
viii. Chahles Lafayette, b. March 3, 1825, and d. July 11, 1829.
ix. Benj Franklin, b. Aug. 7, 1833.
?. Benjamin Franklin^ Dorr (Benjamin^) h. June 9, 1800; m. first, Nov. 30,
1829, Louisa Adams. She d. May 3, 1833; m. second, April 26, 1837,
Sarah Calista Huggins, dau. of Nathaniel and Sarah (Stone) Huggins,
b. Feb. 24, 1807, and d. May 14, 1892. Res., Windsor, Vt. He d. Jan.
26, 1840. Child by Louisa :
i. Charles Henry Adams, b. and d. Dec. 31, 1832.
Children by Calista :
ii. Louisa Calista, b. Nov. 25, 1838; m. Samuel N. Stone Nov. 1, 1864.
Res., Windsor, Vt.
iii. Sarah E., b. April 14, 1840; m. March 20, 1860, Richard M. Hall.
Res., Windsor, Vt.
DOTEN.
Dr. Isaac Doten was b. Aug. 18, 1790, in Moultonborough ; the son of Eph-
raim and Susanna (Morse) Doten; m. first, in 1815, Mary, dau. of
Daniel and Mary (Pickering) Smith. She d. in 1820, leaving one child.
M. second, May, 1825, Elizabeth McCrillis of Sandwich. She d. in
Oct., 1882, in Lowell, Mass. He d. Aug. 18, 1865. (For sketch, see
Medical Department.) Children:
i. Susan (by first wife), b. in May, 1816, in New Hampton and d. Oct.,
1837, in Saxtons River, Vt.
142 HISTORY OF CORNISH.
ii. William Henry, b. in New Hampton, March 5, 1826. At Kimball
Union Academy, 1840-41. In trade at Alexandria and West
Rumney; m. Abby Silver of Concord. He d. in Lowell, Mass.,
April 7, 1848.
iii. Sarah Jane, b. in New Hampton Oct. 26, 1828; m. first, in July, 1850.
He d. in Cal. in 1855; m. second, in 1864, William Goldsmith.
Lived in Lowell, Mass. (1900).
iv. Elizabeth Pease, b. in Cornish in 1842; m. — — , J. H. Adams.
She d. in Philadelphia in 1879.
DOW.
Lucius Harmon Dow, the son of Jeremiah and Keziah ( ) Dow, was b.
Aug. 5, 1821, in Plainfield. He came to Cornish about 1850 and lived
in the north part of the town till 1859, when he located on the William
5. Deming farm, which he at first rented and afterwards owTied. A
practical farmer. He m. first, •, Lucelia A. Smith of Plainfield,
dau. of Cyrus and Hannah (Abbott) Smith, b. , 1832 (?) and d. Sept.
6, 1863; m. second, , 1866 (?), Isabel M. Nutting (christened
Tracy), b. — , 1840 (?) and d. March 2, 1894. Mr. Dow d. Jan. 10,
1892. Children, all b. in town, and by first wife :
i. Abbie Frances, b. Oct. 10, 1853; m. June 28, 1876, WilHam Harvey
Harlow of Cornish. One son. (See Harlow.)
2. ii. William Deming, b. Sept. 10, 1857.
iii. Fred Henry, b. Sept. 25, 1859; m. , Mattie Gamble of Chicago,
111., where they live. He is a commission merchant.
iv. Mary Ella, b. Aug. 9, 1861; m. June — , 1886, Dr. WilUam Cain.
Live in Cambridge, Mass. No children.
v. Martha Lucelia, b. Aug. 30, 1863; m. , Lewis J. Quimby of
Unity. He has res. in Claremont as a groceryman, but now
(1906), a traveling salesman. Two children.
2. William Deming= Dow (L. Harmon^) was b. Sept. 10, 1857. Succeeded
his father on the same farm. He m. first, July 8, 1883, Hattie A. Weld
of Cornish, dau. of Hiram A. and AUce (Hamblet) Weld, b. June 11,
1803, and d. childless Sept. 12, 1889, in Cal., where they went for a trial
settlement. After liis wife's death, he returned East; m. second, Nov.
30, 1892, Nora E. Crosby of Croydon, dau. of Gilman and Eleanor R.
(Lear) Crosby, b. . Children, all b. in town:
i. Hattie E., b. Aug. 17, 1896.
ii. Maurice Harmon, b. Nov. 27, 1900.
iii. Lucelia Eleanor, b. March 31, 1904.
iv. A son, b. March 29, 1907.
DOWNS.
Nathan Park Downs was b. Feb. 19, 1819, in Cavendish, Vt., a son of Calvin
and Susan (Peabody) Downs. In his yovmger days he came to town
in the service of William Atwood and Henry Gould. After an absence
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from town several years, he returned and spent several years on a
farm in School Div. 8. Wliile away he m. May 4, 1845, Rhoda Chamber-
Iain of Newport, dau. of John and Martha (Richardson) Chamberlain,
b. Aug. 1, 1824, and d. in Claremont July 2, 1904. Mr. Downs d. in
Northfield, Mass., Aug. 8, 1876. Children:
i. Edwin Wallace, b. Feb. 14, 1846, in Springfield; d. Aug. 26, 1863,
in Covington, Ky.
ii. George Henry, b. Dec. 28, 1847, in Springfield; m. first, Effie
Fletcher; m. second,' Sarah Rollins. Res. in Claremont.
iii. Oscar Franklin, b. March 14, 18.50; m. first, Lizzie Brown; m.
second, Emma Evans. Res., Dummerston, Vt.
iv. RosETTA, b. Feb. 4, 1852, in Cro^-don; d. Feb. 8, 1852.
V. Martha E., b. April 16, 1857, in Cornish; m. Wm. W. Smith. Res.
at Claremont.
vi. A child, b. Dec. 2, 1861.
vii. Alice F., b. Dec. 2, 1867, in Cornish; m. H. M. Fletcher. Res. at
Claremont.
DUNBAR.
Ansel Dunbar, son of Apollos and Abigail Dunbar was b. in Grantham April
26, 1819; m. in Croydon April 13, 1843, Lydia A. Nelson, dau. of John
and Hannah Nelson, b. in Croydon June 6, 1816, and d. Jan. 3, 1897.
Soon after their marriage in 1843, they rem. to Cornish. Here they
lived fourteen years or till 1857, and then rem. to Goshen, where they
spent chiefly the remainder of their lives. The first five of their children
were b. in Cornish and the rest in Goshen. Mr. Dunbar was a painter.
He d. Dec. 30, 1904, in Grantham. Children:
i. Frank J., b. June 9, 1844; m. Nov. 18, 1875, Mrs. Ellen Stanton at
Burlington, Vt. Lives (1908) in Barre, Vt.
ii. George Orlando, b. Nov. 11, 1845; d. at Charlestown Nov. 5, 1892.
iii. Hannah A., b. Jan. 10, 1849; d. at Goshen June 28, 1867.
iv. Ida L., b. May 18, 1851 ; m. Nov. 20, 1877, W. L. Perkins of Newport,
She d. at Hillsboro June 22, 1878.
v. Alice A., b. April 2, 1854; m. May 8, 1875, W. P. Tenney. They
live in Newport,
vi. Charles H., b. Oct. 9, 1857; m. Feb. 15, 1863, Ella G. Sargent.
They have two children: 1. Ethlyn Ida, b. Nov. 7, 1887, and
2. Ray C, b. Nov. 16, 1889. The family live at Newport (1908).
vii. LuELLA E., b. March 4, 1860. Lives in Gardner, Mass.
DUNSMOOR.
Fred W. Dunsmoor was b. in Charlestown Oct. 13, 1817; m. Jan. 1, 1841,
Sarah S. Rounsevel of Unity, b. Jan. 11, 1820, dau. of Joseph and Betsey
(Laughton) Rounsevel. They lived a few years in Unity and Dalton
and then came to Claremont and lived on the Cupalo farm. From there
they came to Cornish in 1874 and settled on the river farm formerly
144 HISTORY OF CORNISH.
owned by Edwin R. Shedd. They remained in town nearly twenty
years, and in 1893 sold out and returned to Claremont, where he d.
Dec. 30, 1898. Children:
i, George H., b. Nov. 1, 1841; m. Mary Straw of Claremont, Nov.,
1870. She d. Jan. 5, 1900.
ii. OsMER W., b. June 2, 1844; m. April 15, 1869, Laura M. Cady, dau.
of Allen Curtis and Mary J. (Tisdale) Cady, b. March 2, 1846.
They had one child: Jennie S., b. in Mo., Oct. 26, 1871, who m.
Oct. 9, 1896, Lyman Bartlett, then of Cornish, but later of
Windsor, Vt. Mr. and Mrs. Dimsmoor have for many years
been collectors of toll at Windsor Bridge,
iii. Joseph A., b. March, 1848; m. Feb., 1874, to Ella Maria Ken-
ney of Dalton. They had a dau., Cora Mabel, b. in Cornish
Dec. 19, 1875.
iv. Sumner U., b. Oct. 5, 1850; m. Nov. 28, 1875, Ida E. Cross of Cornish,
dau. of Horace G. P. and Maria (Reed) Cross, b. July 7, 1861.
One chUd: Bertha L. M., b. Feb. 9, 1886; d. Feb. 13, 1904.
They live in Claremont.
v. Sylvester L., b. June 14, 1853; m. Nov., 1905, Mrs. Christina
Paddock of Claremont. Live in Claremont.
DUSTIN.
Nathaniel Dustin, m. Jan. 16, 1776, Sarah Wellman of Cornish, eldest dau.
of Rev. James and Sarah (Barnard) Wellman, b. June 20, 1752, and d.
in Cornish June 21, 1803. There is no record of his death in town.
Their children were:
i. Barnard, b. Jan. 13, 1778; d. Aug. 13, 1780.
ii. Sarepta, b. Dec. 17, 1779; d. young.
iii. Barnard, 2d, b. March 16, 1781.
iv. John, b. July 9, 1783.
v. Lyman, b. Feb. 19, 1785.
vi. Sarepta, 2d, b. Nov. 25, 1787.
vii. Isaac, b. Sept. 19, 1790.
viii. Nathaniel, Jr., b. Jan. 12, 1793.
Gardner Dustin was b. in 1786; m. in Cornish Dec. 14, 1809, Mrs. Sarah
(Lucy) Biddle, whose husband had been killed in 1806 while working
on a building. He left one son, Baruch.* (See below.) Mr. Dustin
was a carpenter and builder in Cornish till 1817 and then rem. to Roch-
ester, Vt., where he lived till Nov. 20, 1830. He, too, was instantly
killed at the age of 44 while working on a building. His wid. d. April 2,
1835, aged 44. Seven children, the first four b. in Cornish, the rest in
Rochester, Vt.:
* Baruch Bi Idle was b. in Cornish Jan. 27, 1807. His father was killed
before he was b. Baruch was a man of fine appearance and good ability and
spent his life chiefly in Cone :)nl, being connect(>(l with the railroad affairs of
the city. He m. Sarah Philbrick, b. in E. Concord April 3, 1814, and d.
in^Concord Aug. 7, 1896. Three children. He d. in Concord June 10, 1SS9.
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i. Jane Sophia, b. — , 1811; m. Sept. — , 1855, David Wilson. No
children. She d. about May 1, 1871.
ii. William Luey, b. Jan. 30, 1813; m. , Gratia Pollard, b. Sept. 16,
1812; d. Sept. 2, 1900. Two cliildren. He d. in Lawrence,
Mass., June 5, 1886.
iii. Philander Newton, b. Nov. 20, 1815; m. March 11, 18-39, Cynthia
Knapp, b. in Berlin, Vt., March 30, 1821, and d. Oct. 28, 1893.
Three children. He d. Sept. 30, 1886.
iv. Elizabeth, b. Dec. 7, 1816; m. Sept. 17, 1855, James Currier. One
child. ]VIr. Currier was b. April 9, 1781, and d. May 16, 1869.
His md. d. April 14, 1878.
V. Henky Sylvester, b. July 9, 1818; m. in Lowell, Mass., Sept.,
1844, Ehza K. Emerson, b. May 8, 1840; d. March 12, 1901.
Mr. Dustin d. Aug. 16, 1847.
vi. Mary Ann, b, June 9, 1820; m. Jan., 1840, James M. Covell, b.
April 20, 1816, and d. May 3, 1893. Three children. She d.
May 8, 1894.
\-ii. Gardner Newell, b. May 2, 1825, and d. March 28, 1848.
EDMINSTER.
Zebedee Edminster was b. about 1747 in — ■; m. ■, Mary ,
who was b. about 1749 in — ■ . They came to Cornish , from
. They spent the rest of their lives in town. He d. June 17,
1837. She d. Oct. 15, 1818. Both buried in Cornish. Children, as
near as has been ascertained (probably they are not in order of birth) :
i. Sarah, b. about 1772; d. Feb. 21, 1804, aged 32.
ii. BeENJAMiN, b. 1788. Never m. Was a soldier of the War of 1812
from Cornish; d. Jan. 8, 1862, in Unity,
iii. Persis, b. 1790 (?) Never m.; d. Sept. 6, 1858.
2. iv. Zebedee, Jr., b. July 15, 1792.
(There may have been other children.)
2. ZEBEDEE2 Edminster {Zebedee^) was b. July 15, 1792, in — — ; m. April
10, 1814, Tirzah York of Cornish, dau. of WilUam and Lucy (HiUiard)
York, b. 1796, and d. Dec. 28, 1876, in Windsor, Vt. They hved on the
farm in So. Cornish, now owned and occupied by Charles S. Lear. He
was a farmer, a man of unquestionable integrity and honor. He was
rather an eccentric individual and of limited education. Yet he dehghted
in a gentlemanly address and deportment and he often used words un-
suited to the case, that caused much fun for the fun-lo\-ing. Many of
his expressions have outlived him and are still remembered. He was a
good singer and for years led the choir in the Baptist Church on the Flat.
His majestic bearing in the choir is well remembered by the writer.
He left Cornish about 1850 (?) and lived in Claremont (?) till his death,
April 16, 1858. His death was caused by falling off a load of hay,
breaking his neck. Children, all b. in Cornish (order uncertain) :
3. i. James Arvine, b. Sept. 7, 1814.
ii-n
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ii. John M., b. Nov. 18, 1817; d. Nov. 3, 1844; m. . Had a son,
Hamilton Henry, b. in Cornish June 7, 184.3.
iii. Philip Henry, b. July 31, 1819. He studied medicine. Graduated
from Castleton, Vt., Med. School in class of 1842, and settled
in Newfane, Vt., in 1844; m. Feb. 26, 1845, Mary Lovell
Shaffer of Townshend, Vt.* Three children. f He d. July 28,
1856, in Newfane.
iv. Noah Bartholomew, b. Dec. 7, 1821; m. Sept. 13, 1849, Lydia J.
Bucklin of Grafton, who d. May 4, 1882. They had one child,
Carlos B., b. Nov. 12, 1850, who m. Dec. 25, 1871, Martha J.
Holman and d. May 3, 1873. Mr. Edminster d. March 18,
1855, of smallpox at West Lebanon.
V. Sarah, b. ; m. , John Henry Davis, then of Cornish, who
was b. March 9, 1820. Lived in Rockford, 111. — children.
Shed, in 1856 (?).
vi. Elizabeth, b. —, 1831 ; d. April 28, 1832.
4. vii. Thomas B., b. — — -.
viii. A child, b. , 1836; d. May 1, 1838.
ix. Maria, b. ; m. — — -, a Whipple. No children.
The dates and order of these four last are uncertain.
A Belinda Edminster m. , George Stearns and soon after rem.
to Rockford, 111. She may have been another member of this family.
3. James Arvine' Edminster {Zebedee'^-^) h. Sept. 7, 1814; m. , Sarah
Chadbourne, dau. of William, brother of Benj., who was father of Wm.
Elias. Res. chiefly in So. Cornish and later rem. to Windsor, where
they both d. She d. . He d. April 1, 1872 (buried April 4). He
was a carpenter and house builder. Children, all b. in Cornish:
i. James Nathan, b. Nov. 27, 1839. Graduated Kimball Union
Academy, 1862; Albany Univ. Law Dept., 1864; practiced law in
Windsor thirteen years; states atty. three years; enlisted in the
Civil War. (See Mihtary.) M. Nov. 5, 1867, Helen G. Porter
of Boston. He d. in Windsor Dec. 1, 1878. Left one child.
Porter, who d. in San Francisco, Cal., May 10, 1893, aged 20.
ii. Franklin S., b. Feb. 14, 1842; m. first, June 29, 1864, Mary E. Gay;
m. second, Feb. 19, 1877, Minnie Constant of Brooklyn, N. Y.,
b. Dec. 8, 1860. Seven children: 1. Frank Custer, b. June 13,
1879. 2. Dollie , b. April 13, 1881, and d. within a
month. 3. Arthur Constant, b. June 13, 1882. 4. Jesse
Warner, b. Feb. 5, 1886. 5. Lillie May, b. April 10, 1889.
6. Mabel Alma, b. June 19, 1895. 7. Florence Belle, b. April
24, 1898. Mr. E. was engaged many years in the advertising
business. Was a successful business man. He d. Sept. 22, 1901.
iii. Frances Maria, b. Oct. 14, 1848; m. Sept. 8, 1879, Jefferson Wilder
of Windsor, Vt. No children.
* She was aunt of General Shafter of Spanish War fame,
t Two sons and one dau. They live in Petaluma, Cal.
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4. Thomas B.^ Edminster (Zebedee--^) was b. ; m. first, in 1860, Irena
M. Howard of Cornish, dau. of Marshall and Hopy (Winter) Howard,
b. Sept. 25, 1843. He enlisted in the Civil War (See Military) and d.
in the serv-ice Oct. 27, 1864. She m. second, Dec. 22, 1866, Charles
H. Thompson. No issue. She d. April 29, 1874. Children, both b. in
town :
i. Elizabeth A., b. Sept. 18, 1861 ; m. Nov. 25, 1879, Henry W. Stocker,
then a merchant of Windsor, Vt. Two children: 1. Henry
Samuel, b. Sept. 2, 1882. 2. Howard Edminster, b. May 6,
1891. Live in Hartford, Conn. (1906), where Mr. S. is em-
ployed with the Billings and Spencer Co.
ii. Henry T., b. April 1, 1863; m. Aug. 29, 1899, Mrs. Etta R. Stearns
of Lebanon. He lived there several years or till April, 1904,
when he rem. to Claremont, A painter. No children.
ELLIS.
Seneca Ellis was b. at sea July 26, 1809. He spent the last thirty years of
his life in Cornish. He m. Dec. 30, 1830, Aurilla Bagley of Brookfield,
Vt., who was b. July 25, 1811. By her he had eleven children. A
farmer. He enlisted in 1862 in the Civil War, and d. in the service on
Aug. 26 of the following year. (See Military.) His wid. afterwards, on
Dec. 14, 1868, m. Samuel Roscoe Chase of Cornish. No issue. She
d. Aug. 22, 1905. Children:
i. William H., b. in Brandon, Vt., Jan. — , 1832; m. Harriet Elhs.
Two children. A farmer and res. in Rockingham, Vt.
ii. Julia A., b. in Canton, N. Y., Aug. 29, 1834; m. Charles Sweat.
Two children,
iii. Annie M., b. m Canada April 9, 1836. A teacher,
iv. Joel C, b. in Canton, N. Y., July 29, 1837. Enlisted in a Mass.
Regt. and was killed in the battle of Antietam.
2. V. Newell J., b. Sept. 5, 1840.
vi. Jason, b. in Brandon, Vt., Sept. 17, 1842. Enlisted in a Vt. Regt.
and was drowned at sea Dec. 22, 1864, when coming home from
New Orleans on a furlough,
vii. George, b. May 18, 1846, in Brandon, Vt. Was a soldier, and after
the war a farmer in Adams, Mass. He d. Dec. 26, 1878.
viii. Aurilla N., b. Oct. 27, 1848, in Enfield; m. first, Chester Lang-
worthy, one child; m. second, Feb. 28, 1888, William D. Spauld-
ing of Cornish.
ix. Louisa J., b. in Enfield March 24, 1850; m. first, Henry Marcy; m.
second, Henry S. Newhall. No children.
X. Frank P., b. in Enfield March 22, 1854; m. Sept. 26, 1903, Addie M.
York.
xi. Emeline, b. in Cornish Jan. 29, 1857; m. first, Frank Pope, three
children; m. second, Samuel Fairbanks, one child; m. third,
Sept. 29, 1895, Thomas Emery.
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2. Newell J.2 Ellis (Seneca^) b. in Brandon, Vt., Sept. 5, 1840; m. first,
Feb. 18, 1864, Sarah Medora Boardman of Cornish, dau. of Dr. EUjah
and Martha Ann (Huggins) Boardman, b. June 21, 1844; d. Jan. 10,
1892; m. second, June 20, 1893, AdaUne Hunt, dau. of Dr. Hunt of
Bolton. Mr. EHis enlisted in the 7th Vt. Regt. and served one year in
the Civil War. (See Military.) Has since res. in Cornish. A farmer.
He d. Aug. 10, 1905. Children, all by first marriage and b. in Cornish:
i. Martha E., b. April — , 1868; m. •, Daniel Johnston of Mans-
field, Mass., where they res. He is a manufacturer of hats.
ii. Charles B., b. March 9, 1872. Res. in Mansfield, Mass. A press-
man in the hat business.
iii. Mabel M., b. Aug. 26, 1883; m. Aug. 23, 1902, Archie H. Deane, b.
in la. Res. in Mansfield, Mass.
FAIRBANKS.
The Fairbanks are of English origin. The genealogist of the family has
traced most of this numerous family to one parent stock, Jonathan Fairbanks,
who was b. in the latter part of the 16th century and came to Boston in 1633.
After three years he settled in Dedham, where he spent the remainder of his
life. The house he then built is still standing, having been in the family ever
since. The Mass. D. A. R. have recently kindly assumed its preservation,
with all the ancient furniture and relics identified with its history.
1. Abel Fairbanks of the sixth generation from Jonathan, b. in Plainfield,
Conn., May 12, 1754; after living a few years in Brimfield, Mass., and
Sharon, Vt., came to Cornish in 1788 or 1789 and spent about forty
years of his life, and d. in Fairfield, Vt., March 27, 1842, aged 87. He
was a farmer and carpenter, of steady and industrious habits and mem-
ber of the Congregational Church. He had been a soldier in the Revo-
lutionary War. He m. Sept. 25, 1777, Hannah Hobbs, dau. of Benjamin
and Ehzabeth (Flint) Hobbs. She d. April 9, 1840. Children :
i. Chester, b. March 11, 1778; d. Nov. 15, 1803.
ii. Joseph, b. April 19, 1779, in Brimfield, Mass. Came to Cornish
with his father, living for a time there; rem. to Sheldon, Vt.,
where he m. June 11, 1804, Abigail Smith. Had seven children,
iii. Benjamin, b. March 9, 1781, in Brimfield, and d. in Fairfield, Vt.,
Feb. 28, 1856; m. Laura Fuller; had eight chil(h-en.
iv. Abel, b. Nov. 22, 1782; m. Betsey Rice; no children. Was a cooper
by trade; d. in Fairfield, Vt., March 16, 1866.
2. v. RuFus, b. June 18, 1785.
3. vi. Harvey, b. Oct. 1, 1787.
x-ii. Zabad, b. June 5, 1790, in Cornish. Was a graduate of Dartmouth
College in class of 1810. Practiced medicine in Claremont
many years; a railroad contractor, building the railroad from
Schenectady to Ballston Spa. He was a man of commanding
presence, of remarkable muscular development and also a man
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of superior mental qualities. He m. Mary Whitmore, b. in
Claremont, Jan. 29, 1794, and d. Feb. 13, 1868. He d. Feb. 16,
1872. They had four children,
viii. Betsey, b. in Cornish May 19, 1792; m. March 6, 1827, Samuel Ide.
She d. in Coventry, Conn., May 14, 1864. He d. March 16,
1870. They had one child,
ix. Polly, b. in Cornish Oct. 24, 1793; m. Feb.—, 1824, Lewis Gilbert.
She d. in Fairfield, Vt., Feb. 24, 1878. Had six children.
X. Sally, b. in Cornish Aug. 17, 1795; m. Dec. 27, 1825, Francello Hull.
She d. in Bakersfield, Vt., April 18, 1879. They had five children.
2. RuFus? Fairbanks (Abeb) b. June 18, 1785, in Sharon, Vt. Came to
Cornish with his father when tliree years of age and spent his life here.
Was a farmer of steady, industrious habits; a member of the Congre-
gational Church. He m. Dec. 2, 1819, Sarah Wakefield of Newport.
She was b. March 26, 1785, and d. March 15, 1871. He d. Feb. 16,
1863. Children:
i. Sarah Jane, b. Dec. 4, 1820; m. Oct. 14, 1851, Samuel Hill. Lived
in Greensboro, Vt. Six children.
ii. Chester Mason, b. Sept. 30, 1822. Formerly worked as wheel-
wright and machinist, then a farmer in Hanover; m. Feb. 11,
1855, Mary E. Gardner Le Seur of Stow, Mass. Five children.
He d. in Claremont Feb. 26, 1907.
4. iii. Abel Wakefield, b. in Cornish Oct. 31, 1825.
iv. Harriet Newell, b. Jan. 2, 1828; d. Aug. 8, 1852.
3. Harvey" Fairbanks {Abeb) h. in Sharon, Vt., Oct. 1, 1787. After
living in Cornish 28 j^ears, in 1816 he rem. to Homer, N. Y., where
he spent the rest of his life, dying Sept. 16, 1877, honored and res-
• pected by all who knew him. He was a farmer; a great reader; lib-
eral in his views and tolerant of the opinions of others. Was a mem-
ber of the Congregational Church for nearly 60 years. He m. Jan. 23,
1816, Lois Hall of Cornish, dau. of Moody and Lois (Harrington) Hall,
b. in Cornish May 2, 1792, and d. Jan. 9, 1872. They had nine children.
His second daughter, Juliette, b. Jan. 4, 1819; m. Chester Cobb of Cor-
nish, Feb. 23, 1844. Three children. (See Cobb.)
4. Abel Wakefields Fairbanks (Rufus', Abeh) h. in Cornish Oct. 31,
1825. A farmer; res. on the old homestead; m. Jan. 1, 1852, Mary
Hill, dau. of Aaron and Susan (Ellis) Hill, b. May 14, 1825, and d.
Jan. 3, 1899. He d. Aug. 6, 1904. Children, all b. in Cornish:
i. Henry Hill, b. Oct. 10, 1852. A farmer and teamster. He m.
Dec. 24, 1873, Maria R. Walker of Cornish, dau. of Moses and
Betsey (Bugbee) Walker, b. Sept. 17, 1850. Rem. to Claremont
April 15, 1891, where they res. No children.
ii. George Ellis, b. Dec. 18, 1854. Receiving a common school educa-
tion, he worked on the farm until of age, then he opened a store.
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HISTORY OF CORNISH.
Sept. 1, 1874, at South Cornish, in which business he has con-
tinued ever since. Is possessed of a degree of perseverance that
knows no defeat. He has been honored by filling many positions
of honor and trust. Through his efforts the postoffice at South
Cornish was established April 15, 1878, of which he was post-
master till 1906. He is also extensively engaged in the manu-
facture of cider, pickles and vinegar, doing a wholesale business.
George E. Faikb.\nks.
lU.
IV.
He m. Aug. 21, 1905, Mrs. Clara M. Fosburg of Lowell, Vt.; a
child, George E., was b. to them June 15, 1907.
Mary Susan, b. June 30, 1857; m. Sept. 'SO, 1879, William Jefferson
Huggins, a farmer and mechanic of Cornish; two children. (See
Huggins.)
Edwin Abneu, b. Feb. 27, 1859. Worked on the farm until 22 j'cars
of age, since which time he has been engaged in cotton manufac-
ture in Denver, Col., Danville, Va., Manchester, and Norwich
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Conn., where he now res. He m. Nov. 1, 1882, Dora A. Brock
of Topsham, Vt., dau. of Edward and Sarah (Carpenter) Brock,
b. Sept. 17, 1860. One cMld.
V. Manning Andrew, b. Nov. 22, 1860; d. Feb. 27, 1862.
\± Alice Olive, b. Oct. 15, 1862; m. Jan. 7, 1885, WiHiam E. Young;
res. South Cornish. Seven cliildren. (See Young.)
vii. Chester Abel, b. Sept . 16, 1867. A mechanic ; in the sewing machine
business; res. Manchester; m. May 15, 1892, Jennie Badger.
Three children.
Asahel Powers Fairbanks, b. Sept. 3, 1806, in Springfield, Vt.; spent most
of his life there, while in mature life he invested some capital in the
Barnard farm (so called) in Cornish. This not proving a very profitable
investment, he determined so to manage it as to lose as little as possible;
so he came to Cornish, living and working and selling the property,
thus spending some years in Cornish. He was a very energetic and
able man; a prosperous farmer. During his last years he engaged in
building operations. He built a fine res. for himself, also a business
block, called the Fairbanks block in Springfield, Vt. He d. March 12,
1894.
FARNSWORTH.
Daniel Farnsworth, Jr., was b. Jan. 23, 1813, in Washington; m. first, Oct.
25, 1835, Mary Mead, who d. May 6, 1849; m. second, Aug. 9, 1849,
Mary Ayer, b. April 26, 1814; d. Feb. 2, 1894. He was a farmer. Came
to toviTi in , exchanging farms with Walter Foss and res. north of
the Flat several years. He then, in 1890, sold out and rem. first to Put-
ney, Vt., and afterwards to Claremont, where he d. Aug. 5, 1907.. He
lived a very regular and temperate life.
Children by first wife:
i. William P., b. Jan. 9, 1838; d. Feb. 20, 1861.
ii. Mary M., b. Aug. 20, 1840; d. April 3, 1855.
iii. Ann Melinda, b. April 22, 1842; m. I. N. Davidson. She d. April
10, 1907.
iv. Ruth R., b. June 25, 1845; m. Henry J. Burnham.
Children by second wife :
V. Lucy M., b. April 14, 1851 ; d. March 3, 1854.
\'i. Addie, b. March 11, 1853; m. , Albro Q. Evans. One child:
Charles A.
vii. Verona, b. May 4, 1854; m. Oct. 10, 1877, Charles Andrews of Plain-
field. No children. After living in town a few years they rem.
to Claremont where she d. Oct. 30, 1901.
Stephen Farnsworth was b. May 17, 1801, in South Woodstock, Vt.; m. Feb.
17, 1831, Adaline Myrick, who was b. May 16, 1807, and d. April 10,
1891. They came to Cornish March 30, 1858, and lived on a river farm
152 HISTORY OF CORNISH.
there the remainder of their Hves. He d. June 19, 1869. Children, all
daus. and b. before coming to town.:
i. Marietia M., b. April 30, 1833; m. March 20, 1853, Davis Hoising-
ton. Two children. Live in Chelmsford, Mass.
ii. Josephine M., b. May 2, 1837; d. Aug. 16, 1869.
iii. M. Louise, b. Nov. 4, 1838; m. March 29, 18.59, Henry G. Wood of
Lebanon. Two children.
iv. Frances B., b. July 26, 1844; m. Dec. 8, 1869, Curtis G. Hazen.
FARRINGTON.
Samuel Farrington, Jr., came from Dedham, Mass., to Washington soon
after the settlement of that towTi. He m. in 1775, Elizabeth Mann.
Had a number of children but the record of but two has been found:
1. William, who removed to N. Y. state, and
2. IcHABOD Farrington, who was b. — ■ — ; m. , Phebe Fisher of Clare-
mont, b. in 1760, and d. April 6, 1841. They settled and lived in Clare-
mont. It is said that he accompanied Captain Cook on' one of his
voyages. Children, supposed to have been b. in Claremont (the order
as here given may not be correct) :
3. i. Benjamin, b. — ■ — •.
ii. Jacob, b. 1789; d. Mar. 13, 1831 ; m. Mary Judd. She d. Oct. 2, 1822.
iii. Sarah, b. ; m. , Thomas Goodhue.
iv. Rebecca, b. May 23, 1784; m. Nov. 26, 1801, Joseph Leslie. Had
twelve children. (See Leslie.) She d. in Cornish April 14,
1851.
V. Prudence, b. : m. — — , James Osgood. She d. Feb. 23, 1812.
vi. Kate, b. ; m. , Conner.
vii. IcHABOD, Jr., b. about 1794; m. first, Dec. 20, 1818, Betsey Patrick
of Claremont, b. in 1796, and d. Oct. 27, 1841; m. second, ,
Betsey Smith, b. in 1799, and d. Nov. 27, 1883. He, with his
wives, always lived in Claremont. They had several children.
He d. Dec. 16, 1878.
viii. Esther, b. ; m. , Conner.
ix. Hannah, b. ; m. , Thomas Goodhue.
Benjamin^ Farrington (Ichabod-) was b. in Claremont. When young
he came to Cornish and m. Aug. 13, 1807. Theda Bartlett of Cornish
(pedigree unknown). She d. May 29, 1863. The record of his death
has not been obtained. He was a carpenter and general jobber. Made
a specialty of boring pump-logs and laying the same for conveyance of
water. Children, sujii^osed to have all been 1). in town (order of
birth uncertain) :
i. Matilda, b. ; m. first, Justus Squires; m. second, John Mason.
ii. Phebe, b. ; m. , James W". Squires. P'our chiklren. (See
Squires.)
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iii. Sarah, b. ■; m. about 1828, B. Franklin Tasker. Eight children.
(See Tasker.) She d. Aug. 29, 1847.
iv. Prudence, b. March 6, 1814; m. in 1839, Aaron S. White of Cornish,
who d. Sept. 29, 1859. Five children. (See White.) She
m. second, in 1862, B. Franklin Tasker, her sister Sarah's wid-
ower. She d. April 6, 1881, in Croydon. He d. there April 14,
the same year.
V. Betsey, b. ; m. first, April 1.5, 1838, Hiram Hubbard of Unity;
m. second, Leonard Fisk. — children. She d. — ■ — •.
vi. A child, b. ; d. in June, 1829.
vii. Oilman, b. ; m. twice. Hed. .
viii. Nancy M., b. Feb. 28, 1823; m. March 20, 1840, Stillman B. White
of Cornish. Ei^ht children. (See White.) She d. June 2,
1897, in Norwich, Vt.
ix. Wilwam B., b. May 1, 1825; m. Feb. 19, 1860, Harriet Ann Bach-
elder, b. in 1836; d. Sept. 22, 1909. Three sons. He was a
gunsmith, telegraph line contractor and a genius at any manu-
facturing or repairing work. Lived in East Andover. He d.
Feb. 22, 1903.
X. Hannah, b. — ■ — ■; m. first. Oilman Stockwell of Croydon; m. second,
Samuel Sherman of Croydon; m. third, a Mr. Clogston.
FELLOWS.
John Fellows, son of Daniel Fellows, was b. in 1798, in Salisbury. At 18,
he apprenticed himself to the Oilmore Brothers in West Claremont at
the blacksmith trade. He remained with this firm till his marriage,
Feb. 4, 1821, when he came to Cornish. He m. first. Temperance York
of Claremont (?) b. in 1805, and d. Sept. 27, 1832. He m. second, Jan.
8, 1833, Lucy Robinson of Cornish, dau. of David and Anna (Whittaker)
Robinson, b. Jan. 18, 1797, and d. Dec. 21, 1891. She had no children.
Mr. Fellows settled in Slab City (so called) and worked at his trade till
age and failing health caused him to retire. With his second wife he
celebrated his golden wedding Jan. 8, 1883. He d. Oct. 10, 1884. Chil-
dren, by first wife :
i. Susan Stevens, b. Aug. 14, 1821; m. Nov. 9, 1847, Merrill Coburn
of Cornish. Six children. (See Coburn.) After her husband's
death on July 5, 1882, she rem. to Reading, Vt. She d. March
12, 1908.
ii. Nancy Marie, b. May 28, 1823; m. first, Amos Morgan; one cliild,
Aura M., who m. W. C. Johnson of Fitchburg, Mass., and d.
Dec. 30, 1904; m. second, , James H. Farnsworth, a black-
smith of Windsor, who was killed on the railroad . Nancy
d. April, 1904.
iii. Sarah Ann, b. Feb. 29, 1825; m. Feb. 8, 1843, Hiram D. Bartlett of
Cornish. Four children. (See Bartlett.) She d. May 9, 1896.
iv. John H., b. Dec. 15, 1837, in West Windsor, Vt. He was adopted
by Mr. and Mrs. Fellows Sept. 20, 1838, being the son of Jerry
154 HISTORY OF CORNISH.
and Huldah (Davis) Hammond. After he became of age, spent
many years as a watchman in the Vt. State Prison, at Windsor.
He has never m.
FIFIELD.
Frank Addison Fifield, son of Edward and Rosarah (Spaulding) Fifield of
Plainfield, was b. there Nov. 24, 1852; m. first, Jan. .30, 1877, Kate S.
Waterman of Lebanon, adopted dau. of Silas and Sally (Wood) Water-
man. She d. about 1880, without issue; m. second, Feb. 6, 1882,
Thankful Pardy, dau. of John and Phebe (Havens) Pardy, b. Sept. 27,
1856. They came to Cornish about 1885 and settled on the Alfred
Nevens place, at that time owTied and occupied by Moses Hutchinson
and wife, caring for them through the remainder of their lives. Cliild,
b. in Cornish:
i. Ernest Leon, b. Sept. 17, 1888; m. May 4, 1910, Ethel M. Williams
of Claremont.
Fred Loren Fifield, a brother of Frank A., was b. in Plainfield Nov. 14,
1861; m. May 1, 1895, Ella, dau. of Henry and Mary (Sullivan) Thayer,
b. July 4, 1868. They came to Cornish May 7, 1888, and settled on
the Benj. F. Plastridge place. Children, b. in Cornish:
i. Mary Rosarah, b. Feb. 3, 1896.
ii. Helen Inez, b. March 16, 1897.
iii. Evelyn Arabelle, b. Nov. 18, 1903.
FITCH.
1. Jamesi Fitch, said to be the first of the name in Cornish was b. in 1712.
He came from Conn, and spent the last years of his life in Cornish. He
had m. Sarah — -, who was b. in 1717, and d. in town Jan. 3, 1811,
aged 94. He d. in town Oct. 25, 1805, aged 93. Children, all b. before
coming to Cornish:
2. i. Hezekiah, b. — — , 1746.
ii. Lydia, b. ; m. Nov. 14, 1772, Ezra Spaulding. Seven children.
(See Spaulding.) She d. in Cornish in 1836, aged about 85.
iii. James, b. . Went to either Thetford or Bradford, Vt., and
lived and died there.
3. iv. Samuel, b. Oct. 15, 1757.
2. Hezekiah^ Fitch (James^) was b. in 1746; m. , Prudence Read, who
was b. in 1757, and d. in Cornish April 28, 1833, aged 76. Mr. Fitch
built the house, long since owned by the Fitch family. He d. Sept. 30,
1830, aged 84. Children, supposed to have been b. in town (order
uncertain) :
4. i. Andrew, b. in 1788.
ii. Asa, b. .
iii. Judith, b. ; m. Nov. 12, 1812, Elisha Read, Jr.
5. iv. John, b. in 1793 (?).
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3. Samuel2 Fitch (James^) was b. Oct. 15, 1757; m. ; Thankful Royce
of Claremont, b. in 1760, and d. May 30, 1844, aged 80. He d. April
18, 1841, aged 84. A farmer. Children, all b. in Cornish:
i, Lydia, b. Sept. 5, 1785; m. Jan. 1, 1816, Calvin Leach of Claremont.
She d. Feb. 7, 1828, in Cornish.
6. ii. James, b. Feb. 27, 1787.
iii. Thankful, b- March 27, 1789; d. July 4, 1805.
7. iv. Daniel, b. Feb. 9, 1791.
V. Sally, b. Feb. 27, 1794; d. Aug. 15, 1803.
vi. Harriet, b. April 21, 1796; m. June 12, 1820, Thomas Stearns.
She d. Oct. 29, 1843.
vii. Lois, b. Feb. 23, 1798; m. April 20, 1830, Samuel Ayers of Cornish.
Three children. (See Ayers.) She d. Dec. 9, 1843.
viii. ZuRviAH, b. March 4, 1800; m. Jan. 26, 1824, Nathaniel W. Griswold.
ix. Samuel Rice, b. April 12, 1803.
X. Sarah Gratia, b. March 16, 1806; m. ALay 2, 1844, Samuel Ayers,
her deceased sister's husband. Two children. (See Ayers.)
She d. April 27, 1885.
xi. Chapin Deming, b. Aug. 28, 1809.
4. Andrews Fitch (Hezekiah\ James^) was b. in 1788; m. — ■ — ■, Polly Stone
of Plainfield, dau. of David and Ruth (Kenyon) Stone, b. Jan. 30, 1796,
and d. Jan. 22, 1843. He d. May 14, 1865, aged 77. Children:
i. George, b. and d. in infancy-,
ii. Hiram, b. and d. in infancy,
iii. Harriet, b. July 15, 1820.
iv. Clarissa, b. June 30, 1825.
V. Almira, b. , 1827; m. , Nutting. She d. March 7, 1895.
vi. AuRiLLA, b. June 21, 1829; m. , Stevens. She d. Feb. 22, 1893,
vii. Sophia, b. April 27, 1831.
8. \dii. Henry Hubbard, b. March 15, 1833.
ix. Ruth F., b. Jan. 30, 1835; m. , Bartlett. She d. Sept. 14, 1895.
X. Harrison W., b. July 4, 1837; d. April 3, 1901.
5. JoHN3 Fitch (Hezekiah^, Jarnes') was b. in 1793 (?); m. Nov. 29, 1821,
Eleanor Johnson of Cornish, dau. of Nathaniel and Eleanor (Whitten)
Johnson, b. ^— , May, 1800, and d. June 17, 1870. He d. July 12,
1855, aged 62. Children, all b. in town:
9. i. Lyman, b. Feb. 27, 1824.
ii. Hubbard, b. — — ; lived in Rutland, Vt.
iii. Emeline, b. -; m. Jan. 4, 18.53, John Q. York of Cornish. She
d. July 25, 1853.
6. Jamess Fitch {Samueh, Jamcs^) was b. Feb. 27, 1787; m. March 24, 1817,
Bethena Bartlett of Cornish, dau. of Nathaniel and Anna (Fitch) Bart-
lett, b. Nov. 16, 1784, and d. Aug. 28, 1870, aged 86. He d. Oct. 11,
1869, aged 83. Children, all b. in Cornish on the Fitch homestead:
156 HISTORY OF CORNISH.
10. i. Chester Bartlett, b. April 23, 1818.
ii. Marcia Lavinia, b. Nov. 16, 1820; d. July 21, 1822.
iii. James Franklin, b. Nov. 1, 1825; d. Aug. 11, 1827.
iv. Edwin Norman, b. July 21, 1827; d. July 16, 1829.
7. Daniel^ Fitch {Samueb, James^) was b. Feb. 9, 1791; m. June 4, 1817,
Olive Kimball of Cornish, dau. of Eliphalet and Selinda (Ripley) Kim-
ball, b. April 7, 1798, and d. in 1858. There is no known record of his
death. It appears that he left town for some reason and his name dis-
appears from the records. The names of the following children are on
record :
i. Charles Henry, b. March 23, 1818.
ii. George Brew^ster, b. Dec. 26, 1820.
iii. Charlotte Zurviah, b. March 13, 1822.
iv. Aden Lovel, b. May 10, 1824.
8. Henry Hubbard^ Fitch (Aiidrew^, Hezekiah-, James') was b. March 15,
1833; m. , Eliza Anne Francis of — — . Lived in Roxbury, Mass.
He d. May 26, 1888. Children:
i. George Delos, b. .
ii. Henry Chadwick, b. .
iii. Albert Parker, b. , 1877. A clergyman, res. in Boston; m.
, Flora May Draper.
iv. Ltjella, b. .
Lyman^ Fitch (John^, Hezekiah", James') h. Feb. 27, 1825; m. Dec. 21,
1852, Leora Ellen Hart of Claremont, dau. of Jeremiah P. and Serena
(Champhn) Hart, b. in Pomfret, Vt., Jan. 12, 1835. They lived in
Cornish till 1884, when they rem. to a farm in Claremont, where they
have since lived. They celebrated their golden wedding Dec. 21, 1902.
She d. April 21, 1905. Children, all b. in town (?) :
j. Frederick Hubbard, b. Oct. 9, 1856; d. Nov. 8, 1862.
ii. Lena Leverna, b. July 19, 1858; d. Nov. 1, 1862.
iii. Edith Maria, b. July 21, 1861 ; m. , Albro Proctor of Claremont.
Had one child, Bessie, b. Aug. 10, 1884. Edith d. July 18, 1888.
iv. Orlan Parker, b. Sept. 19, 1868; m. Sept. 19, 1892, Anna Stowell
of Claremont, dau. of Geo. H., 2d, and Elizabeth (Holbrook)
Stowell, b. Sept. 19, 1870. Mr. Fitch is engaged in the automo-
bile business in Los Angeles, Cal.
V. Arthur Lyman, b. Nov. 14, 1870; m. March 17, 1892, Nettie M. Frye.
Three children: 1. Edith Maria, b. June 3, 1893. 2. Harold
Wakefield, b. June 5, 1897. 3. Raymond Ward, b. March 7,
1903. Mr. Fitch is a farmer in Claremont.
vi. William Henry, b. Feb. 2, 1872; m. in 1895, Josei)hine Eraser.
One cliild: Frederic Lyman, b. April 30, 1896. Mr. Fitch works
with his brother, O. P. Fitch, in Los Angeles, Cal.
vii. Par.mer J. Chaffin (a(loj)ted .son), b. in 1850 (?) and d. Nov. 7, 1862.
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10. Chester Bartlett-" Fitch {James^, Samuel"-, James^) was b. April 23,
1818; m. June 2, 1858, Amy B. Westgate of Plainfield, dau. of John and
Almira (Palmer) Westgate, b. April 13, 1834. They lived in the old
Fitch homestead. He was a farmer. Was also a musician and choir
master. He d. Feb. 14, 1879, aged 60. Children, all b. in Cornish;
11. i. James Westgate, b. April 18, 1859.
12. ii. Alfred, b. May 12, 1861.
iii. Willis Clark, b. Sept. 26, 1864; m. first, Nov. 14, 1892, Mary A.
Peters; m. second, — — ■, Susan Bryant. He is a shoe-cutter
and lives in North Adams, Mass.
iv. Elmer Chester, b. Nov. 16, 1868; m. March 3, 1900, Carrie C. Leet
of Claremont, where they live. He is a farmer and milkman.
V. Jennie Mary, b. Aug. 27, 1871, and d. July 31, 1873.
vi. Frank Palmer, b. Oct. 8, 1872, and d. Jan. 15, 1881.
11. James Westgate^ Fitch (Chester B.*, Janies^, Samuel^, James^) was b.
April 18, 1859; m. April 13, 1881, Almina E. Deming of Cornish, dau. of
Norman A. and Lucy Ann (Bartlett) Deming, b. July 27, 1858, and d.
Jan. 25, 1903. Soon after liis majority and marriage he was chosen
and served several years as selectman and member of the school board,
and was very prominent in Grange work, giving promise of continued
usefulness, but suddenly in 1894, without notice or known cause, he
left the town and his family for parts unknown. A div. having been
previously decreed, Mrs. Fitch, on Sept. 20, 1900, m. Fred R. Streeter,
then of Cornish. She d. Jan. 25, 1903. Children of James W. and
Almina E. Fitch, both b. in Cornish:
i. Chester Deming, b. Aug. 10, 1884.
ii. Maurice Alfred, b. May 20, 1886; m. May 20, 1909, Mary E.
Osgood. Live in Claremont.
12. Alfred Fitch^ (Chester B.>, James^, Samueb, James^) was b. May 12,
1861; m. March 27, 1884, Ida M. Wilhams of Cornish, dau. of Orville B.
and Miriam (Sargent) Williams, b. Jan. 11, 1863. Mr. Fitch was a
successful farmer and lived on the old Fitch homestead. He d. Jan. 8,
1903. Children, all b. in Cornish :
i. James Brewster, b. Dec. 29, 1884.
ii. Bernice Amy, b. Feb. 19, 1887.
iii. Harold Alfred, b. July 6, 1892.
iv. Frank Williams, b. March 20, 1894.
v. Lewis Elmer, b. Feb. 23, 1899.
Cornish records mention the names of Zebediah and Olive Fitch. Their
connection with the other Fitches of the town is not known. Thej' had
the follomng children, b. in town:
i. Henry, b. June 24, 1798.
ii. Geo. Washington, b. Dec. 30, 1799.
iii. Rhoda F., b. Nov. 21, 1801.
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The records also contain the following: Zebadiah and Betsey Fitch
had the following children :
BiLLE, b. at Norwich, Conn., Sept. 20, 1772.
i Zebediah, Jr., b. at Cornish Dec. 1, 1774.
ii. Hezekiah, b. April 20, 1776, in Cornish.
FLETCHER.
RoBERTi Fletcher, of English stock, settled in Concord, Mass., in 1630. He
is the recognized ancestor of all of the name who have ever res. in Cor-
nish and vicinity. He was then 38 years of age, and had four sons, of
whom three left descendants. The generations following Robert^ were
Francis^, Samueb, Timothys, John^ and Ebenezer^, b. in 1761, who Feb.
5, 1781, m. Mary Comings, dau. of Samuel and Sarah (Spaulding)
Comings, b. Dec. 16, 1757, and d. Feb. 26, 1812. He d. May 8, 1831, in
New Ipswich. His son, Ebenezer', b. Oct. 9, 1782, m. May 29, 1808,
Sybil Spaulding, dau. of Benjamin and Sybil (Wallace) Spaulding, b.
Sept. 15, 1782. Came to Cornish (time not known) lived and d. there
on the place afterwards owned and occupied by Quartus Fletcher. He
d. Nov. 15, 1834. Children, all b. in Cornish:
2. i. Benjamin Spaulding, b. Nov. 30, 1809.
ii. Hiram Comings, b. June 24, 1811; m. first, Marion Patrick, who d.
May 14, 1841; m. second, Mary Smith. Four children, one of
them being Lawson C. who m. a dau. of Benjamin S. Hiram
C. lived in Eden, Vt., where he d. Dec. 17, 1868.
iii. Orrel, b. June 4, 1813; m. Dec. 18, 1832, John Johnson of Cornish.
Two children. (See Johnson.) He d. Feb. 28, 1892. She d.
Dec. 9, 1908.
iv. Mary W., b. Aug. 8, 1815; m. Henry Little. She d. Dec. 27, 1846,
in Manchester.
V. David Dexter, b. Oct. 24, 1817; m. Lucy Horton and d. Jan. 25,
1857, in Exeter.
vi. John, b. ; d. young.
vii. Silas S., b. April 6, 1820. Was a Universalist preacher ord. in 1842.
Had pastorates in Bucks port, Me.; New Bedford, Mass.; Bridge-
port, Conn.; Portsmouth and Exeter and other places. He
had a strong intellect, was a keen reasoner and did much to
promote Universalism, temperance and education. He d. in
Exeter March 30, 1884. His wife was Caroline Partridge.
They had four children.
viii. Stephen N., b. March 8, 1822, and d. , 1824.
ix. John Q. A., b. Oct. 16, 1824, and d. Sept. 14, 1846.
X. Sybil Lavinia, b. Oct. 2, 1826; m. , Peleg Sarsons of Brattleboro,
Vt. Two children. Res. in Martha's Vineyard, Mass.
xi. Guilford D., b. Sept. 21, 1829. Res. chiefly at South Acton, Mass.;
m. first, Sept. 21, 1856, Emeline Lewis at Lowell, Mass., who d.
at South Acton Aug. 26, 1873; m. second, Nov. 17, 1875, at
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Springfield, Mass., Mrs. Eliza A. (Smith) Cutter. One child.
Mr. Fletcher d. at Templeton, Mass., March 26, 1883. He was
a carpenter and builder.
2. Benjamin Spaxjldings Fletcher (Ebenezer'-^, John^, Timothys, Samueb,
Francis''-, Robert) b. Nov. 30, 1809; m. Dec. 18, 1832 (Claremont record
says April 10, 1833), Sarah Atwood of Cornish, dau. of Joshua and
Sarah (McAdams) Atwood, b. Feb. 18, 1811; d. Sept. 14, 1893. He was
a carpenter and possessed great skill in his trade. Always lived in
Cornish; d. Sept. 30, 1890. Children, all b. in Cornish:
i. Edwin N., b. Sept. 5, 1833; m. first, April 7, 1856, EHzabeth A.
Fletcher of Cornish, dau. of Quartus and Ann (Kelley) Fletcher,
b. Aug. 7, 1832. Three children: 1. Carrie Lizzie, b. Aug. 14,
1857; d. Oct. 20, 1859. 2. Carl Benicia, b. May 9, 1859; m.
twice and d. Jan. 23, 1911. 3. Nellie Maria, b. July 22, 1861;
d. Oct. 2, 1862. Dissimilarity of dispositions and aims induced
Mr. and Mrs. Fletcher to have the bond of matrimony between
them dissolved. He removed from town and again m.
ii. Hannah Atwood, b. March 2, 1835; m. June 6, 1860, William D.
Lear of Cornish. Three children. (See Lear.) She d. Aug.
11, 1881.
iii. David Story, b. Aug. 5, 1838. Educated at Kimball Union Academy
class of 1860. Began studies in Med. Dept. of University Ver-
mont Medical when, his health failing, he left his studies and d.
July 6, 1862.
iv. IsABELM.,b. Aug. 2, 1841;d. July28, 1870. Never m.
v. Carolyn Lavinia, b. Oct. 20, 1846. She m. March 8, 1878, Lawson
C. Fletcher, her cousin, and son of Hiram C. Fletcher of Eden, Vt.
She d. March 5, 1883. One child, b. in 1879, which d. young!
Quartos ' Fletcher {Ephrai-rm-^,* Timothy*, Samueb, Francis', Robert^) h.
April 22, 1799, in Newport; m. first, Feb. 16, 1827, Ann Kelley, dau. of
Israel and Lydia (Farrington) Kelley, b. Aug. 5, 1805, in Newport.
She d. Jan. 7, 1842, leaving eight small children. He m. second, Jan.
16, 1844, Charlotte Hilliard of Cornish, dau. of Joseph and Roxana
(Day) Hilhard, b. March 2, 1821. She d. Sept. 23, 1908.
Mr. Fletcher came to Cornish in 1826, and settled in the southeast
part of the town, in a district called the "Hempyard." Here he spent
the remainder of his life, dying April 27, 1874. He was a prosperous
farmer and a respected citizen. Children, aU b. in Cornish :
i. William Kelley, b. Feb. 12, 1828, graduated at Kimball Union
Academy, Dartmouth College and Harvard University Med.
Dept. He was principal of liigh schools for several years in
Abington and Weymouth, Mass.; was an assistant surgeon in
U. S. Army, 1862-65, and for many years a successful physician
*Ephraims a brother of John*, and grandfather of Quartus', came from
Sturbridge, Mass.
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HISTORY OF CORNISH.
u.
in Cambridge and Somenalle, Mass. Retired and res. in Somer-
ville. He m. Dec. 30, 1875, Annie Louisa Tufts of Somerville,
dau. of Oliver and Dorothy (Danforth) Tufts, b. Oct. 31, 1839.
No issue.
RuEL Hasseltine was b. May 16, 1828, and educated in the schools
of Cornish, Newport High School, Kimball Union Academy and
RijEL Hasseltine Fletcher.
Sixty Years a Schoolmaster, 1849-1910.
New Hampton Institute, supplemented by courses in Harvard
University. After teaching wint(>r schools for several years, he
began his first annual school in Abington, Mass., in 1854. This
he taught two years. The two following years he taught in
Quincy, Mass. In Dec, 1857, he became master of the Otis
(now Thorndike) Grammar School in Cambridge, Mass. He
retired Jan. 1, 1910. Upon the acceptance of his resignation,
he was unanimously elected master emeritus of the school, as
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a fitting testimonial of appreciation for fifty-two years of faith-
ful service in the same school. While in active service, the
city paid Mm a signal honor by naming one of its large schools
the Fletcher School. Under liis supervision thousands of boys
and girls of two generations were fitted for useful lives. Mr.
Fletcher m. Feb. 26, 1863, Rebecca Caroline Wyman of Cam-
bridge, Mass., b. May 21, 1837, dau. of William and Ruth
Emerson (Bradstreet) Wyman. She d. July 10, 1906. They
had eight children, all b. in Cambridge.
1. Elizabeth Wyman, b. Jan. 13, 1864, and d. Oct. 10, 1864.
2. Charles Ruel, b. May 4, 1865. A graduate of Harvard and
now manager of the Ashland Emery & Corundum Co., Perth
Amboy, N. J. He m. May 24, 1888, Bertha Agnes Holway of
Chelsea, Mass. Two childi'en: Ruth Bradstreet, b. April 7,
1889, and Wesley Holway, b. Sept. 23, 1893.
3. Caroline Rebecca, b. Sept. 23, 1867. A graduate of Welles-
ley, with the degree of B.A. She also received the degree of
M.A. from Radcliffe. She is an associate professor of Latin
in her alma mater.
4. William Bradstreet, b. Jan. 3, 1870, and d. Aug. 4, 1870.
5. Austin Bradstreet, b. Jan. 19, 1872. He was educated in
the Cambridge schools and received the degree of B.S. from
Harvard in 1893. He was secretary and executive officer of
the Mass. Highway Commission for seventeen years, resigning
Jan. 1, 1910, to become cliief engineer of the San Diego County
Highway Commission, at San Diego, Cal. He m. March 1,
1894, Ethel Hovey of Cambridge, Mass., b. Aug., 1871. Two
children: Dorothy, b. May 12, 1895, and Norman, b. Sept.
27, 1899, who d. July 7, 1906.
6. Edward Wyman, b. Oct. 28, 1874; m. Oct. 28, 1896, Estelle
Phipps of Cincinnati, O. One dau., Margaretta Phipps, b.
July 17, 1898. He is supt. of a starch plant in Harbor Beach,
Mich.
7. Frank Kelley, b. July 27, 1876; m. June 22, 1898, Dorothy
Charlotte Hamann of Somerville, Mass. He res. in Somer-
ville. No cliildren.
8. Frederick William, b. Jan. 19, 1878, and d. June 22, 1909. He
was a soldier in the Spanish-American War, and later an engi-
neer on the famous East Boston tunnel and the Washington
Street subway.
iii. James Winchell, b. Oct. 24, 1830. He m. Lucy C. Fletcher of
Preemption, 111., dau. of Samuel Metcalf and Lucy (Hagar)
Fletcher. He was a popular teacher, a successful farmer, and a
highly respected citizen. He d. June 9, 1889, in Plainview, Ore.
They had five children :
1. Francis Ruel, b. Nov. 30, 1856, in Preemption and d. Aug. 31,
1857.
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162 HISTORY or CORNISH.
2. Ursula E., b. Aug. 18, 1858, in Preemption. She m. 1878,
H. H. Brand of Plainview, and d. July, 1879.
3. RuEL Metcalf, b. June 24, 1860, in Preemption; m. 1882,
Alice Wilcox. A farmer in Plainview. Seven children:
Arthur Burton, b. Nov. 19, 1883; Emery Virgil, b. June 19,
1885; William Chester, b. July 1, 1888; Minnie Etta, b. June
9, 1890; Frances Willard, b. May 7, 1897; Sheldon Wilcox, b.
Dec. 8, 1903; Lyle Emerson, b. Sept. 16, 1906.
4. Adelle E., b. May 9, 1863, in Preemption, 111.; m. 1884, Isaac
Whealdon of Plainview, Ore. One child: Wayne Fletcher,
b. Sept. 28, 1886. Res., Shedd, Ore.
5. Edwin James, b. Dec. 7, 1866, in Salem, Ore.; m. July 11, 1895,
Minnie Ebeling of Los Angeles, Cal. A grocer. Res. Los
Angeles. Two children: Edwin Earl, b. June 23, 1898, and
LiUian Adelle, b. March 13, 1903.
iv. Elizabeth Ann, b. Aug. 15, 1832; m. first, April 7, 1856, Edwin N.
Fletcher of Cornish; m. second, Nov. 3, 1876, Benj. H. Brooks
of Plainfield, Me., who d. Jan. 3, 1892. She res. in Newport.
Three children, all by first husband. (See family of Benj. S.
Fletcher.)
V. Charles Franklin, b. Feb. 24, 1834; m. Jan. 7, 1859, Martha J.
Wilmarth of New^iort, dau. of David and Mahala (Fletcher)
Wilmarth, b. Jan. 27, 1836, and d. Jan. 3, 1906. He was a
prosperous farmer in Newport. He d. Dec. 27, 1910. They
had four children.
1. Etta, b. April 26, 1860, in Cornish, and educated in Newport
schools and in Colby Academy; m. May 1, 1889, George A.
Gove of Newport. Res. Newport. No children.
2. Lillian, b. Dec. 10, 1861. A graduate of Colby University,
Waterville, Me.; m. June 7, 1889, George H. Smiley of Minne-
waska, N. Y. Two children: Alfred Fletcher, b. June 1,
1890, and Charles Edward, b. Aug. 20, 1892, who d. Jan. 19,
1909.
3. Henry, b. May 1, 1864, in Newport. A graduate of Colby
University; m. Dec. 15, 1892, Bertha Rehder. One child:
Martha Wilmarth, b. April 23, 1906.
4. William, b. Nov. 20, 1866, in Newport. A graduate of Colby
University and Newton Theological Seminary, Mass. ; m. Sept.
5, 1894, Winifred E. Roundy of Waterville, Me. A Baptist
clergyman. Res., Waterville. Three children: Grace Con-
stance, b. April 19, 1896; Herbert Henry, b. Dec. 5, 1897, and
Harriet Martha, b. Dec. 22, 1905.
vi. Ursula Kelley, b. Nov. 22, 1836. She was educated in the schools
of Cornish and in Kimball Union Academy, and was a success-
ful teacher for several years. She m. April 24, 1862, George W.
Hilliard of Cornish, youngest son of Joseph and Roxana (Day)
Hilliard. Five children. (See Hilliard.) Present res.. Red-
lands, Cal.
GENEALOGIES. 163
vii. Oliver Mores, b. Aug. 7, 1838. A soldier in the Civil War. Hem.
Oct. 16, 1866, Olive Josephine Merrill of Elmira, N. Y., b. June
26, 1843. She d. Aug. 4, 1874. He d. March 14, 1907. They
had two children.
1. Frederick Merrill, b. May 11, 1868; m. March 29, 1893,
Sarah Smith Steinberger of Elmira. One child, William
Merrill, b. March 13, 1903, and d. March 17, 1903.
2. Laura May, b. Nov. 13, 1869. She m. Jan. 4, 1892, Aaron B.
Mills of Bath, N. Y. Three children: Leslie E., b. Jan. 15,
1893; Fred F., b. Nov. 2, 1895, and Charles E., b. Sept. 19,
1899.
viii. Orpha Metcalf, b. March 8, 1840. She was educated in the schools
of Cornish and Newport, and in Kimball Union Academy, and
was a teacher for eight years. She m. April 14, 1869, Benj. F.
Atwood of Cambridge, Mass., who d. Aug. 6, 1892. She res.
in Cambridge. One child, Anjanette Gifford, a graduate of
Boston University.
Children of Charlotte Hilliard:
ix. Henry Lyman, b. April 18, 1845; m. first, Feb. 20, 1869, Angelina
N. Freeman of Cornish, dau. of Forest and Nancy (Penniman)
Freeman, b. April 16, 1843, and d. July 8, 1898; m. second, Dec.
30, 1899, Mrs. Mary L. (Andrews) Poole, dau. of Harvey
Andrews of Claremont. No children by either wife. A farmer,
and res. until recently on the Forest Freeman farm, formerly
owned by Moody Chase. He now res. in Claremont.
X. LuELLA Etta, b. Feb. 7, 1849; m. April 15, 1873, Charles Martin
Emerson of Newport, b. Nov. 25, 1846. He was a successful
merchant, manufacturer and banker. He d. Feb. 1, 1909.
One child: Helen Josephine, b. Jan. 19, 1887. A graduate of
the Newport High School and Boston University; m. Jan. 19,
1909, Harry Wild Kendall of Windsor, Vt. One child: Ray-
mond Emerson, b. March 22, 1910, at Ne-^v^port.
xi. Emma Jane, b. March 15, 1852; m. Jan. 3, 1871, Orlando Powers
Burr of CornLsh. Four children. (See Burr.)
xii. Jael Mores, b. May 1, 1855; m. Sept. 15, 1877, OrLson W. Page of
Ne^\T3ort. A farmer and res. of Newport. Tln-ee children:
1. Bertha Bell (adopted), b. May 6, 1881. 2. Lawson A., b.
July 27, 1883, and m. Jan. 31, 1911, Florence G. Cady of Hart-
ford, Conn. A farmer; res., Newport. 3. Lou Emma, b. May
4, 1886.
Bela Jenks' Fletcher (Ephraim^-^, Timothy, Samueb, Francis^, Robert^) a
brother of Quartus?, b. Jan. 16, 1811; m. Jan. 26, 1841, Marcia Louise
Comings of Cornish, dau. of Andrew and Lydia (Jackson) Comings, b.
Oct. 13, 1812; d. Aug. 15, 1903. They lived in Claremont. He d. July
26, 1877. He was a bridge builder and general carpenter. Left one
son: Francis E., b. Feb. 18, 1847, who d. Sept. 6, 1908, in North Attle-
boro, Mass. Lived in Claremont.
164 HISTORY OF CORNISH.
Cyrus Kingsbury' Fletcher {Timothys, Ephraim^, Timothys, Samuel*,
Francis"-, Robert') b. Oct. 8, 1812, in Newport; m. first, Mrs. Albert
Sprague. He lived several years in the southeast part of Cornish and
afterwards rem. to Croydon, where he res. till his death . A brother
of Cyrus K., Timothy Stillman, b. Aug. 6, 1817, also made that part
of Cornish his home for several j^ears and then rem. to Croydon, where
he d. Feb. 27, 1904, aged 86. He m. , Pamelia Bradford and had
eight children. She was dau. of Peter and Miriam (Wyman) Bradford,
b. Sept. 13, 1821, and d. in Newport June 1, 1858.
FLING.
Lemuel Fling, ^\'ith Ruth, his wife, came from Norwich, Conn., and settled in
Cornish about 1791, where the family remained a number of years.
They had three children b. in Conn, and three in Cornish:
i. Parnell, b. Sept. 15, 1781.
ii. Erastus, b. July 10, 1783.
iii. Cyril, b. Sept. 21, 1785; m. in Cornish July 19, 1804, to Jennie
Potter,
iv. Calvin, b. Jan. 8, 1792.
V. Augusta, b. Jan. 11, 1794.
vi. Fanny Watrous, b. Nov. 27, 1798; m. , Samuel Hilliard, Jr.
Theophilus Fling, b. in 1768 and Erepta Carpenter, b. in 1770, both of Pom-
fret, Conn., were m. there March 22, 1792. They soon after came to
town and spent the rest of their lives here. The wife d. Jan. 7, 1846.
He. d. Dec. 12, 1846. Both buried in Cornish. Children:
i. George, b. July 1, 1796.
ii. Sanford C, b. Sept. 12, 1798.
iii. Lewis, b. Nov. 20, 1801.
iv. Lucia E., b. Sept. 7, 1804; m. April 16, 1828, Josiah R. Dorr of
Detroit, Mich.
Nathan and Judith Fling had a son b. in Cornish Jan. 19, 1800.
Unfortunately, the connection, if any, between these families is
unknown.
FORD.
Capt. Daxikl Ford, a son of Samuel Ford, was b. April 2, 1751, in Brauford,
Conn., and d. in Claremont Oct. 2, 1822, aged 72. One record says he
was a sea capt.; another record (Claremont History), says he was in
Capt. Oliver Ashley's Co. at the Battle of Ticonderoga in May, 1777,
and also in Capt. Abel Walker's Co. at the Battle of Bennington, Aug.
16, 1777, and was probably at the Battle of Saratoga in Sept. of the same
year. He m. first, , Lydia Goodwin of Claremont, dau. of Ensign
Thomas Goodwan, b. July 11, 1750, in Middletown, Conn., and d. March
13, 1789, in Claremont. He m. second, June 11, 1790, Anna Munroe.
Lived chiefly in Claremont but several members of the family became
res. of Cornish. Children:
GENEALOGIES. 165
i. Lydia Goodwin, b. Aug. 31, 1774, in Claremont; m. April 13, 1795,
Richmond Hilliard. Eight children. (See HilHard.)
2. ii. Daniel, Jr., b. Jan. 17, 1777.
iii. Eunice, b. in Claremont Maj- 12, 1779; m. Nov. 15, 1798, Dea,
Harvey Deming of Cornish. Eight children. (See Deming.)
She d. Feb. 1, 1847.
iv. Stephen, b. May 31, 1781, in Claremont.
V. Sarah Goodwin, b. Dec. 17, 1784, in Claremont; m. Nov. 25, 1805,
David Richardson of Cornish. Eight cliildren. (See Richard-
son.) She d. in Hanover Aug. 15, 1867, aged 83. She was a
woman of superior natural gifts — truly a "mother in Israel."
vi. Martha Rhoda, b. in Claremont Aug. 23, 1786; m. , 1818.
Joseph Lamberton of Claremont. Three children. (See Lam-
berton.) She d. April 11, 1825.
2. Daniel Ford {Capt. Daniel-, Samueh) was b. Jan. 17, 1777, in Middle-
town, Conn.; m. by Rev. James Wellman, June 14, 1800, to Esther
Deming of Cornish, dau. of Ebenezer and Elizabeth (Dana) Deming, b.
Oct. 16, 1776, in Pomfret, Conn., and d. Dec. 29, 1837. He d. March
19, 1856, aged 79. CMldren:
i. Anna Munroe, b. April 11, 1801, in Claremont; m. , Rev. Gib-
bon Williams, pastor of the Baptist Church in Cornish. —
children. She d. in Indianapolis, Ind., July 5, 1884. He d.
Nov. 16, 1865.
ii. Daniel Bradley, b. Dec. 18, 1803, in Cornish; m. , Betsey
Hoisington. Eight children. They buried one in town, Daniel
H., b. in 1829, and d. Sept. 23, 1834. After this they went West
and finally settled in Toledo, 0., where they both d. of cholera.
He d. July 14, 1854. She d. July 16, 1854.
3. iii. Stephen D., b. Oct. 9, 1805.
iv. Harvey Goodwin, b. Jan. 18, 1808, in Claremont; m. , Elvira
Johnson of Whitehall, Vt. He was a physician of note. Six
children. They buried an infant of nine months in town that
d. June 15, 1837. They rem. to Philadelphia about 1838, where
he d. Dec. 6, 1846.
V. William Horace, b. March 1, 1810, in Cornish; m. Sept. 17, 1849,
Lucia Electa Smith, dau. of John and Electa (Putnam) Smith.
They both d. in Claremont. He d. April 23, 1877. She d.
Feb. 15, 1853. She left one dau., Ella Josepliine, b. Feb. 5, 1853.
vi. Elizabeth Dana, b. Dec. 21, 1813, in Cornish and d. an infant at the
age of seven weeks.
vii. John Deming, b. April 18, 1816, in Cornish. Graduated at Kimball
Union Academy in class of 1835, Dartmouth College, class of
1839, University of Pennsylvania, class of 1844; became a dis-
tinguished physician; settled first in Rochester, Vt., where he m.
April 8, 1845, Eliza A. Morton. Soon after he rem. to Norwich,
Conn., where he practiced till 1856. He then rem. to Winona,
166 HISTORY OF CORNISH.
where he practiced till his death, Oct. 29, 1867. She d. in 1872.
They had no children. He lived a very active public-spirited
life. It was largely due to his influence that the normal and
graded system of Minn, were established.
3. Stephen Dana< Ford {Danieb--, Samueh) was b. Oct. 9, 1805, in Clare-
mont; m. Aug. 28, 1838, Marietta Jackson of Cornish, dau. of Eleazer,
Jr., and Lois (Corbin) Jackson, b. June 2, 1815, and d. Nov. 28, 1877,
aged 62. He d. in Cornish Jan. 13, 1858. After his death, his wid.
m. July 1, 1863, Samuel C. Moulton of Plainfield. Children (record
limited and uncertain) :
i. Elizabeth E., b. , 1840; d. March 4, 1850.
ii. Mary J., b. , 1855; d. Oct. 9, 1859.
FOSS.
JoHNi Foss was the emigrant ancestor, coming from Eng. in a British war
vessel soon after the settlement of Mass. He was thrice m. and had
eleven or twelve children.
WiLLiAM= Foss, son of the preceding was b. March 11, 1673. Was m. two or
three times and had eight children.
Walters Foss, youngest son of the last, was b. about 1703; m. Hannah ,
and lived in Portsmouth, Newington and Greenland. Had one child:
Walter* Foss, b. in Newington, bap. there July 15, 1728; m. a Miss Hale and
settled first in or near Boston and afterwards returned to Greenland,
and from there went to Cornish soon after the town was settled and
settled on a tract of land (100 acres) that has since been kept in the name.
They had one son :
Walters Foss was b. in 1763; about 1788, m. Lucy Cook, who was
b. in 1767. They spent the rest of their lives on the Foss homestead.
She d. Feb. 7, 1854. He d. Oct. 4, 1852. Children, all b. in Cornish:
2. i. Walter Hale, b. March 2, 1789.
ii. Abraham, b. April 26, 1791. Never m. Spent his life on the home-
stead. Was a devoted member and deacon of the Baptist
Church. He d. Aug. 17, 1866.
iii. Isaac, b. Feb. — , 1792; m. Dec. 31, 1818, Lucy Whiting of Clare-
mont. Two children. Lived in Fairfax, Vt.; d. April 24, 1860.
iv. Deborah, b. Aug. 18, 1794; m. Dec. 25, 1817, Daniel Sargent. Lived
in Sutton. Six children. She d. Oct. 4, 1850.
v. Jacob, b. Oct. 17, 1796; m. Martha Abbie Howland, but had no
children. (See sketch. Vol. I.)
vi. Luther, b. March 14, 1799; m. in Boston, Dec. 15, 1824, Mina A.
Andrews of Wellfleet, Mass. Lived in Boston, Mass., and New
London and Sutton, and about 1834, settled in Elmore, Vt.,
where he d. April 9, 1879. She d. April 18, 1880. They had
eleven children.
GENEALOGIES. 167
vii. Ephraim, b. Feb. 25, 1805; m. July 12, 1837, Deloa Demous of
Canada. They settled in Elmore, Vt. Had ten children, all
b. in Elmore, Vt. The parents both d. in Hyde Park, Vt., he,
March 30, 1880; she, June 18, 1904.
viii. Lucy, b. July 10, 1807. Never m. She remained on the homestead
during life. She d. June 24, 1891.
ix. Peninneh, b. Aug. 17, 1810; m. , Zenas C. Howland. Six chil-
dren. She d. June 28, 1891, in Charlestown, Mass. The old
Foss homestead is still retained by one of this family — Charles
W. Howland — who, having made extensive and permanent
improvements upon it uses it for a summer home for himself and
family.
2. Walter Hale' Foss {Walteri-*-^, William^, John^) was b. March 2, 1789;
m. July 16, 1817, Mrs. Mary (Griffin) Hook of Cornish, formerly of
Sandown, dau. of Isaac Griffin, b. Nov. 4, 1785, and d. June 13, 1865.
He lost a leg and was a tin peddler. He d. April 11, 1856. Children:
i. Mary Lavina, b. Dec. 27, 1817; m. Oct. — , 1837, Ruel Coward of
Cornish. Eight children. (See Goward.) She d. in Claremont
Nov. 16, 1896.
3. ii. Walter Hale, Jr., b. Aug. 4, 1820.
iii. Dyer, b. June 20, 1822. He was m. three times and had six children.
Lived in Candia and Portsmouth. He d. in Portsmouth March
23, 1897.
3. Walter' Foss {Walter Hale^, Walter^-*-^, William^ John^) was b. Aug. 4,
1820; m. Nov. 4, 1853, Hannah R. Davis of Cornish, dau. of Jesse and
Apphia (Davis) Davis, b. May 30, 1833, in Springfield. Mr. Foss
served in the Civil War. (See Mihtary.) Lived several j^ears on a farm
north of the Flat near his father-in-law. Rem. in 1875 to Claremont.
He d. Aug. 23, 1886. Children:
i. Sarah Idell, b. Oct. 16, 1854, in Springfield; m. Austin. Two
daus. Lives in Revere, Mass.
ii. George Hale, b. Aug. 11, 1856, in Cornish; d. about Oct. 20, 1864, of
diphtheria,
iii. Nellie Francena, b. March 31, 1862, in Sunapee. Lives in Everett,
Mass.; m. Noyes. No children.
iv. Hannah Etta, b. March 12, 1865, in Cornish; m. — • Jones.
Lives in Townshend Harbor. Has one son.
FREEMAN.
Daniel Freeman was b. in Conn. March 16, 1727. Settled in Plainfield soon
after the Revolution. Built the large Freeman house in 1784, His
name first appears among other petitioners in 1785, asking for a release
from unjust taxation. He m. in 1758, Mercy Gates, who was b. May
27, 1739, and d. Aug. 14, 1806. Mr. Freeman d. May 8, 1806. Children:
168 HISTORY OF CORNISH.
i. Mehitable, b. Jan. 18, 1759; d. young.
ii. Tamerson, b. Dec. 8, 1760; m. March 19, 1788, John Lovell Kimball
of Cornish. Two children. (See Kimball.) She d. April 22,
1814.
iii. James, b. Jan. 23, 1763, became a sailor; d. in Demerara, S. A.
iv. Deborah, b. Nov. 2, 1764; m. Sept. 23, 1785, Nahum C. Chase of
Cornish. Four children. (See Chase.) She d. March 30,
1837. He d. June 28, 1827.
2. V. Cyrus, b. May 25, 1767.
vi. Mehitable, 2d, b. July 15, 1769.
vii. Sabra, b. July 1, 1773; m. June 10, 1792, Capt. Oliver Torrey. She
d. . He d. Aug. 14, 1820.
viii. Ollie, b. Aug. 23, 1775.
ix. Daniel, Jr., b. April 5, 1778; m. — — . He d. Dec. 13, 1855.
X. Joseph, b. May 3, 1780; m. , Polly Johnson of Cornish, dau. of
Abel and Sarah (Chase) Johnson, b. Dec. 1, 1795. One child:
Mary, who m. Arvin S. Bartholemew. Mr. Freeman d. Feb. 13,
1851. His wife d. Dec. 20, 1875, aged 86.
xi. Benjamin, b. Aug. 6, 1782; m. June 8, 1806, Euducia Child of Cor-
nish, dau. of Stephen and Mercy (Chase) Child; b. June 27, 1789,
and d. March 15, 1860. Inherited and lived on the homestead
in Plainfield, where he d. June 27, 1828. "Six children. A
farmer.
xii. Mary, b. July 27, 1785; m. Oct. 11, 1807, Augustus Torrey, M.D.,
of Mass.
2. Cyrus2 Freeman (Danieh) was b. May 25, 1767; m. first, , Persis
Chase of Cornish, dau. of Caleb and Tabitha (Bemis) Chase, b. April 18,
1775, and d. July 22, 1793; no issue; m. second, , Sarah Dow of
Plainfield, dau. of Jeremiah Dow, b. March 15, 1778, and d. Oct. 25,
1860. There is some evidence that Mr. Freeman m. third, Mary Chase
of Cornish, a sister of his first wife, b. Jan. 19, 1779, and they had a
dau., EUzabeth, b. in 1829, who d. in Cornish May 24, 1843. All the
rest of the children were by Sarah Dow. Mr. Freeman d. March 21,
1847. Cliildren:
3. i. John Tyler, b. Aug. 30, 1797.
ii. Sarah, b. Aug. 23, 1799; d. May 5, 1826.
4. iii. Forest C, b. Aug. 1, 1803.
iv. Persis C, b. Aug. 12, 1805; m. , Benj. L. Fuller of Plainfield.
Seven cliildren. She d. in 1884.
V. Susan Chase, b. Aug. 12, 1808; m. June 7, 1841, Enos Spaulding of
Plainfield. Three children. She d. Nov. 6, 1858. He d. .
vi. Daniel Dow, b. Oct. 13, 1810; m. March 27, 1850, Mary Marcy.
Lived chiefly in Plainfield ; d. in Meriden March 27, 1877. Three
children: 1. Mary A., b. May 22, 1853. 2. Lucian, b. Aug.
12, 1855; d. June 16, 1897. 3. Fred, b. Jan. 19, 1858. Mrs.
Freeman d. June 11, 1889, in Meriden.
GENEALOGIES. 169
vii. Tamerson Kimball, b. July 2, 1814; m. , Isaac C. Harroun of
Barre, Vt. They lost one son, Hollis F., March 14, 1846, aged
3-4. Tamerson d. Dec. 15, 1852.
viii. George Chase, b. Aug. 26, 1819; m. , Sarah Ward, dau. of
William Ward, b. June 19, 1824, and d. in 1906. Four children.
A general farmer and dairyman, also a breeder of horses. He d.
Feb. 23, 1901.
3. John Tylers Freeman ( Cyrus^, Daniel') b. Aug. 30, 1797; m. first, Dec.
25, 1826, Ursula Chase of Cornish, dau. of Joseph and Polly (Gerald)
Chase, b. Nov. 26, 1803, and d. May 22, 1849; m. second, Oct., 1857,
Dorinda Penniman of Plainfield, dau. of Thomas Taft and Dorinda
(Wood) Penniman, b. Feb. 18, 1821, no issue; she d. March 24, 1860,
at Windsor, Vt. ; m. third, Nov. 8, 1860, Sarah H. Wyman of Cornish,
dau. of Jesse and Mary (Dorr) Wyman, b. Sept. 5, 1823, and d. Jan. 13,
1903. No issue. In the fifties Mr. Freeman rem. to Windsor, where he
carried on the hardware business and later became treas. of Windsor
Savings Bank, which position he held many years, till age and failing
health compelled him to retire. He d. at Windsor Oct. 5, 1882.
"Life so gently ceased to be,
It lapsed in immortality."
(Epitaph on his tombstone.)
Children, all by first marriage, b. in Cornish:
5. i. Henry Chase, b. Jan. 2, 1829.
ii. John Edwards, b. Nov. 29, 1832. A machinist and gunsmith.
Was at the Remington, N. Y., Armory for many years but now
(1902) is a res. of Herkimer, N. Y. Twice married,
iii. Austin Tyler, b. Jan. 5, 1838. Also a machinist and gunsmith.
Patented some improvements on breech loading guns. Rem. to
Cal. Two children.
4. Forest C.^ Freeman {Cyrus"-, Danieb) h. Aug. 1, 1803; m. 1831, Nancy
G. Penniman of Windsor, Vt., dau. of Nathaniel and Sarah (Hutchinson)
Penniman, b. May 16, 1810, and d. June 29, 1885. He d. Feb. 17, 1883.
He was a prosperous farmer and about 1838, settled in Cornish on the
Moody Chase place near the south boundary of the town, where they
remained through life. Children:
i. Leland H., b. March 16, 1832, in Windsor, Vt., d. April 6, 1832.
ii. James G., b. March 12, 1833, in Windsor, Vt.; m. , 1866, Ellen
Howard, dau. of Irving and Philenda (Simonds) Howard. Have
six children. Res. chiefly in Claremont.
6. iii. Francis E., b. April 16, 1834, in Windsor, Vt.
iv. Sarah Jane, b. April 14, 1836, in Windsor, Vt.; d. Jan. 30, 1838.
V. Julia H., b. Oct. 12, 1837, in Windsor, Vt.; m. April 16, 1857, Edwin
T. Ayers of Cornish. One child. (See Ayers.)
170 HISTORY OF CORNISH.
vi. Carsendana C, b. Oct. 4, 1841, in Cornish; m. March 12, 1868,
Warren Hiram Fletcher. Rem. to Clay Center, Kan., where
they res. (1902). Seven children.
vii. Angeline N., b. April 16, 1843, in Cornish; m. Jan. 20, 1870, Henry
Lyman Fletcher of Cornish. No children. She d. July 8, 1898.
viii. LuELLA M., b. April 12, 1847, in Cornish; m. March — , 1889,
Lawson C. Fletcher of Northfield, Vt. Res. (1908) in Cornish,
on the S. B. Deming farm. They have no children.
5. Henry Chase< Freeman {John Tyler\ Cyrus^-, Danieb) h. Jan 2, 1829; m.
March 22, 1854, Ellen Phoebe Bartlett of Cornish, dau. of Nathaniel
and Sarah (Johnson) Bartlett, b. Aug. 23, 1834. About 1866 he rem.
from Cornish to Claremont and settled on a farm on "Red Water Brook"
road. "A respected citizen and obhging neighbor." A Free Mason and
a loyal Repubhcan. He d. Nov. 25, 1899. Children, first three b. in
Cornish, the rest in Claremont :
i. Willis Tyler, b. March 3, 1855; m. Sept. 30, 1884, Emma C. Colby
of Claremont where they res. One child : Ruth E.
ii. Nellie Evelina, b. June 4, 1857; m. Sept. 30, 1884, William C.
Smith. She d. Sept. 5, 1889.
iii. Dora Ursula, b. Sept. 3, 1859; m. Jan. 9, 1878, Wilham C. Smith.
She d. March 8, 1883.
iv. John C, b. June 9, 1865; m. Abbie L. Walker of Claremont. One
child : Gertrude A. Mr. Freeman received severe injuries while
drawing logs in Meriden, that resulted in his death May 25, 1899.
V. Edwin Austin, b. Oct. 17, 1869; d. Nov. 15, 1889.
vi. Allen Henry, b. April 28, 1873 ; m. May 29, 1900, Mary H. Hawkins
of Claremont. One child in 1903: Raymond H. He remains
on the homestead.
6. Francis Edward^ Freeman {Forest C.^, Cijrus% Daniel^) b. April 16, 1834;
m. Feb. 15, 1866, Mary Frances Hook of Cornish, dau. of Moody and
Eliza (Carroll) Hook, b. April 29, 1845; d. Aug. 3, 1903. They res. in
Cornish until 1877 when they rem. to Claremont and settled on a farm
leading from Cornish Flat to Claremont. Devoted much of his time
to growing and marketing small fruits. A deacon of the Baptist Church.
Represented the town of Claremont in the legislature of 1897-98. After
the death of his wife he sold his farm and lives with his son. Children:
i. Herbert Grant, b. in Cornish Oct. 18, 1868; d. in Jan., 1869.
ii. Fred Brockway, b. in Claremont Oct. 18, 1879. Graduated
Stevens High School, class of 1898; m. Oct. 21, 1902, Bertha L.
S[)aulding. Lived in Claremont, employed as mail carrier
several years. Since 1908, has been a general secretary of the
State Y. M. C. A. with res. in Concord.
James and Rebecca Freeman were a Plainfield family but lived a good many
years in Cornish. Most of their children wero b. in Cornish and two
of them d. and were buried in town. The children were:
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i. Polly L., b. Oct. 19, 1792; d. March 16, 1794.
ii. Samuel L., b. June 24, 1794.
iii. Joseph G., b. Oct. 11, 1796.
iv. Adeline S., b. Aug. 11, 1798.
V. James, Jr., b. March 11, 1800; d. Aug., 1803.
FRENCH.
Ephraim French was b. in 1749; m. April 6, 1775, Comfort York of Clare-
mont. Came to Cornish to hve about 1784, and d. here June 10, 1810,
His biographer says, "he was an affectionate husband, a tender parent,
true to his trust, faitMul in the church, steadfast in the faith towards
God, and not aiming to injure man." The census of 1790 says his
family consisted of the parents, two small boys and five girls. Children,
first fom- b. in Claremont and the rest in Cornish:
i. Rebecca, b. June 17, 1776; m. Feb. 7, 1799, Andrew Bailey, Sr.
Four children. (See Bailey.)
ii. Hannah, b. June — , 1778; m. April 14, 1803, Phinehas Coburn,
had at least six children. (See Coburn.)
iii. Experience, b. May 20, 1780.
iv. Isaac, b. July 25, 1782.
V. Sarah, b. Sept. 6, 1785.
vi. Lucy, b. Nov. 27, 1789; m. July 7, 1811, Aaron Smith, Jr., of Cornish.
She d. in Feb., 1816. Two children. (See Smith.)
vii. Ephraim, b. April 8, 1790.
viii. Elizabeth, b. Dec. 28, 1792.
FURNALD.
William Furnald, with Molly, his vdfe, and a family of nine cliildren, ap-
pears on the Cornish records. None are left in town to tell of their
history. The cemetery records the death of William as occurring Sept.
7, 1816. Also of one of his children and of one grandchild. The hill
where he lived, northwest of the Flat, has for nearly a century borne
the name of Furnald Hill. All these circumstances lead one to infer that
the family remained in town about three decades. There is no record
of his wife's death in town, therefore it is supposable that, after the
death of her husband, she left town, taking all her family with her, and
no record or tradition has been found telling where they went. Their
children were:
i. John, b. Dec. 2, 1781.
ii. William, Jr., b. Sept. 4, 1783; m. , Lydia . They buried
an infant dau. in town that d. May 15, 1814, aged 2 mos. The
child's name was Elsyan.
iii. Daniel, b. Nov. 10, 1784.
iv. Samuel, b. June 15, 1788.
V. Joseph, b. April 4, 1790.
vi. Thomas, b. April 19, 1792.
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vii. Benjamin, b. Dec. 15, 1793.
viij. Polly, b. April 22, 1796.
ix. James, b. Feb. 23, 1798; d. April 11, 1804.
GAGE.
Jonathan and Saeah Gage res. in town several years and had the following
children :
i. A son, b. in 1810, name and date unknown.
ii. Jonathan, Jr., b. Dec. 11, 1812.
iii. Milton, b. Jan. 6, 1815.
No further record given of this family.
James and Hannah Gage had the following children, recorded as b. in Cornish :
i. Hitty, b. April 2, 1796.
ii. Rebecca, b. Feb. 2, 1798.
iii. Jesse, b. Dec. 24, 1799.
iv. Hannah, b. Dec. 31, 1801.
V. Manly, b. Jan. 27, 1804.
vi. Almira, b. March 24, 1806.
GATES.
Nathan Gates was b. Aug. 20, 1754, in Preston, Conn. When a young
man he came to Cornish and lived here many years. He m. , Tamerson
Kimball of Cornish, dau. of Eliphalet and Elizabeth (Woodard) ICimball,
b. March 8, 1760, and d. Oct. 10, 1838. They had eleven children. In his
early Hfe he served in the 6th Conn. Regt. from May 6, 1775, to Dec. 6,
following, and was at the siege of Boston. He d. Aug. 8, 1838, in Morris-
town, Vt. His wife d. Oct. 10, the same year.
John Gates was b. in 1772; m. Jan. 5, 1795, Eunice Winch, who was b.
Oct. 26, 1770, and d. Nov. 16, 1803; m. second, Oct. 21, 1805, Jemima Harvey.
They lived in Framingham, Mass., Keene and Cornish. They had eleven
children. Three of these were b. in Cornish: 1. Susan, b. July 10, 1791; m.
March 23, 1822, WilHam Sunmer Comings of Cornish. No children. 2.
Eunice, b. ; m. May 25, 1826, David Dodge, then of Cornish. 3. John
Strowbridge, b. ; m. ■ — — , Mary Bryant of Cornish, dau. of Israel
Bryant. Mr. Gates d. Oct. 26, 1844, while coming to Cornish on a
stage.
Reuben Gates (parentage unlcnown) was b. July 28, 1826. He m. March
11, 1851, EUza Wakefield of Cornish, youngest dau. of Dea. Jonathan and
Rebecca (Haven) Wakefield, b. Oct. 10, 1832. Two children. Mr. Gates
d. April 21, 1889. His wid. and children res. in St. Charles, Wis. (1902).
GLEASON.
Timothy A. Gleason, the son of Dr. Timothy S. and Elizabeth (Putnam)
Gleason of Claremont, who was b. in Claremont May 13, 1837; m. Oct. 22,
1861, Mrs. Cleora A. (Wilson) Tribou, b. May 15, 1840, in Middlebury,
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Vt.; (1. Feb. 6, 1897, in Arvada, Col. Came to Cornish in 1863 and
engaged in trade, fast as clerk, then as partner, then afterwards as sole
proprietor in the store at the Flat. He continued there until about
1879, when he retired from trade and returned to Claremont, where he
d. Jan. 6, 1883. While in Cornish he served as towTi clerk 1871-77.
After the death of his father, his mother, Elizabeth (Putnam) Gleason
came to Cornish and hved with her son. She d. July 2, 1877. Also a
sister, Mary Converse Gleason, b. Dec. 26, 1831, came and res. with her
mother. She never m. but d. on the Flat March 4, 1908, aged 76-3-8.
Children, all b. in Cornish:
i. Harriet Gertrude, b. Nov. 22, 1863; m. Sept. 21, 1892, Charles
Davis. Res., Jacksonville, Fla.
ii. Charles Timothy, b. Nov. 4, 1867. Res., St. Paul, Minn.; became
bhnd.
iii. EDW^N James, b. March 27, 1872. Res., St. Paul, Minn.
GLINES.
Rev. George A. Glines was b. Sept. 17, 1827, in Moultonboro; m. Sept.
19, 1849, Susan Adeh Moody, eldest dau. of Jonathan Moody of Clare-
mont, b. April 9, 1828. They came to Cornish in April, 1875, and he
was pastor of the Baptist Church five years ending April, 1880. In 1890
he was recalled to the same pastorate and served another five years
ending in June, 1895. Tliis was his last pastorate. (See Baptist
Church History.) Retiring from the ministry they settled in Claremont ;
built a fine res. there. He d. in Claremont July 6, 1907. She d. Feb.
20, 1911. Children:
i. Carl Clifton, b. July 23, 1852; d. Nov. 8, 1853.
ii. WiLLEY Andrew, b. Feb. 14, 1855; m. Ellen Maude Hovey. 'Was
employed seventeen years in Boston by the firm of R. H. White
& Co., first as clerk and afterwards as floor-walker. In 1896 (?)
he came to Claremont and opened a store of dry and fancy
goods in Hotel Moody block. This continued till his death,
Sept. 18, 1904, of locomotor ataxia.
GORDON.
Eldon H. Gordon was b. March 17, 1854, in Mburg, Vt. He was son of
Seldon P. and Jane J. (Smith) Gordon; m. March 24, 1875, Jennie H.
Pierce, dau. of D. T. and Ehzabeth (Starr) Pierce, b. Sept. 9, 1857.
They res. in West Chazy and Plattsburg, N. Y., and came to Cornish
■, and settled on the Joshua Wyman farm (so called). He is an
up-to-date farmer. Children:
i. Carmen P., b. Feb. 10, 1876, in West Chazy, N. Y.; m. Feb. 6, 1899,
Frank C. Harris of Cornish. Thi-ee children (1903).
ii. Charles W., b. May 13, 1878, in West Chazy, N. Y.
iii. Sheldon T., b. July 20, 1881, in West Chazy, N. Y.
iv. Perley H., b. June 21, 1883, in West Chazy, N. Y.
V. A. Drew, b. Dec. 31, 1885, in Plattsburg, N. Y.
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HISTORY OF CORNISH.
GOULD.
Benjamin Gould came from Pawtucket, R. I., to Hartford, Vt. Had several
children there. His son, Harrj^, b. in Hartford, m. Martha Perkins,
of MontpeUer, Vt. He d. about 1814. Had three cliiklren:
i. Mary, b. Dec. 15, 1809; m. Ephraim Jackson.
2. ii. Henry, b. Jan. 1.5, 1810.
iii. Harriet, b. , 1812; m. Graham.
Henry Gould.
Henry Gould, after the death of his father, when but four years of age
went and hved with an uncle, a blacksmith, of Hartland, Vt., until 22 years
of age. He then came to Cornish where he spent most of the rest of
his life. He has been engaged nearly forty years in carriage building,
beside farming. He built and owned the upper mills and shops at the
Flat, also a fine res. The town, recognizing his business ability, sought
his services first as treasurer two or three years ; then as selectman three
years. During the Civil War he (>nlisted about thirty men for the serv-
ice. Being possessed of a shrewd business talent, of sound judgment
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175
and integrity, and a good degree of liberality he has been one of the fore-
most to advance any project that tended for the public good. A Bap-
tist, devoted and true, he, vnth the cooperation of liis devoted and faith-
ful wife, have, in addition to many former gifts, bequeathed the sum of
$3,500 for the benefit of the Baptist Church in Cornish.
He m. April 17, 1834, Sarah Atwood, dau. of WilHam and Ehzabeth
(Hall) Atwood, b. Sept. 2, 1813. No children have blessed their union,
but their lives have been sweetly bl6nded as lovers for nearly seventy
Mrs. Henry Gould.
years and they have presented an object lesson of great and increasing
beauty, and one rarely seen. But the long, lo\dng spell was broken at
last by her death, March 25, 1902. He d. Sept. 7, 1905, aged 95-7-22.
GOWARD.
Francis' Goward, b. in Eng. When a little boy, for some reason not now
known, was put into a leather bag and smuggled aboard a ship bound
for America. After the ship was well at sea, he was liberated. He
176 HISTORY OF CORNISH.
arrived in port safely. He grew up and settled in Easton, Mass. He
m. Mary Presby and raised a family of cliildren. Had a son Isaacs, b.
in Easton, Oct. 28, 1782, who m. Sept. 30, 1804, Abigail Lothrop, then
of Easton, dau. of John and Sarah (Cook) Lothrop, b. Oct. 13, 1787, and
d. in Cornish June 16, 1848. They res. in Easton till 1808, when they
rem. to Croydon. About 1822 they came to Cornish and settled on or
near the farm now occupied by his descendants. A farmer. He d.
June 8, 1855. Children:
i. Isaac, Jr., b. July 29, 1805, in Easton; m. in 1830, EHza H. Bassford.
He was a teacher of large expeiience. Res., N. Y. City. Nine
cMdren. He d. July 16, 1858.
ii. Francis, b. June 15, 1807, in Easton. Never m. He d. in Cornish
July 10, 1882.
iii. Sally L., b. Dec. 14, 1808, in Croydon;' m. Oct. 26, 1831, Daniel
Atwood of Cornish. Seven children. (See Atwood.) She d.
Sept. 6, 1890, in Acton, Mass.
2. iv. RuEL, b. March 27, 1812, in Croydon.
V. Watson C, b. May 23, 1814, in Croydon. He m. in 1840 Mary
Bent of Boston, Mass. For many years he res. there as manager
of the Real Estate Register. Afterwards rem. to Chicago, 111.,
where he engaged in furniture manufacturing till he d. March 23,
1872. Four children.
Yi. Louisa R., b. Nov. 26, 1817, in Croydon; m. in 1736, Macy Record.
Three daus. She d. Sept. 10, 1845.
3. \n\. Jason, b. Nov. 19, 1820, in Croydon.
viii. Fidelia M., b. May 6, 1826, in Cornish; m. first, Feb. 24, 1846,
William Dean, no issue; after his death she m. second, May 15,
1853, George W. Thomas. One child. Res., Mansfield, Mass.
ix. Betsey Ann, b. June 29, 1830, in Cornish; m. June 5, 1854, Horatio
H. Stearns of Acton, Mass., where they have res. Tliree chil-
dren, all daus.
Ruels Coward (Isaacs, Francis^) h. March 27, 1812. He m. Oct. — , 1837,
Mary L. Foss of Cornish, dau. of Walter H. and Mary (Griffin) Foss,
b. Dec. 27, 1817, and d. Nov. 16, 1896. Res. most of liis hfe on the
homestead as a successful farmer. The last few years of his life he Uved
in Claremont where he d. Sept. 3, 1871. Cluldrcn, all b. in Cornish:
4. i. Edwin Orlando, b. April 11, 1842.
ii. Mary A., b. March 20, 1844; m. Oct. 26, 1871, Geo. H. Towle (sec-
ond wife). They res. in Newport, where he d. March 3, 1896.
One son, Loran D., b. March 25, 1874. Res. (1903) in Clare-
mont.
iii. Carrik IjOVInia, b. April 5, 1846; m. Jan. 9, 1895, Charles A. Finlay.
No children. Res., Claremont. She d. Sept. 26, 1907.
iv. AuRiLLA v., b. June 29, 1849; m. May 11, 1870. John H. Dalton.
She d. Oct. 25, 1870.
V. Lucy Ann, b. March 5, 1851 : Never m. ; d. Oct. 12, 1878.
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vi. Austin Ruel, b. May 4, 1853. Has been rpiuch engaged in mission
work; m. May 5, 1899, Mrs. Mary Harrison. Res., Evansville,
Ind.
vii. Walter H., b. July 9, 1855; m. April 25, 1881, Barbara Brown.
Res., Claremont. A photographer. Tlu'ee children,
viii. Marcus Lafayette, b. Aug. 6, 1858; m. , Jennie Brown. Res.
in Lawrence, Mass. Has one son, Harry G., a jeweller, who
lives in Bostpn.
3. JA60N3 GowARD {IsaaC; Francis^) b. Nov. 19, 1820; m. May 1, 1849,
Charlotte Dean of Easton, Mass., b. Sept. 25, 1825, and d. March 29,
1882. They lived in Cornish till 1858, when they rem. to Freeborn,
Minn., where he at first engaged in farming and afterwards in mercan-
tile pursuits, until late in Ufe he retired with a competence. A success-
ful business man. He d. July 3, 1893. Children:
i. RoscoE E., b. June 8, 1852, in Acton, Mass.
ii. Carson F., b. June 11, 1856, in Cornish.
iii. Tama M., b. Feb. 4, 1862, in Freeborn, Minn. She d. Dec. 17, 1883.
iv. EuTELL D., b. July 2, 1865, in Freeborn, Minn.
■ V. Elbano J., b. Feb. 3, 1867, in Freeborn, Minn.
4. Edwin Orlando^ Go ward (RueU, Isaacs, Francis^) h. April 11, 1842, in
Cornish. A farmer and res. on the homestead of his father. Has been
selectman three years. Desiring to serve his country, he enlisted Aug.
25, 1862, but was honorably discharged owing to disabihty. He m.
June 1, 1863, Mary Redfield of Claremont, dau. of Wilham and Lucinda
(Severance) Redfield, b. Feb. 19, 1839. Children, all b. m Cornish
except the second:
i. William Orlando, b. June 16, 1864; imm. in 1907.
ii. Minnie LA^^NA, b. July 5, 1867, in Claremont; m. Oct. 7, 1891, Henry
H. Mercer of Claremont, a pattern designer. Res., Claremont.
No clnldren.
iii. Charles S., b. Dec. 12, 1870; m. Dec. 25, 1895, Annie L. Newton.
Res., Claremont. A machinist.
iv. Jennie Lucinda, b. Aug. 9, 1873; m. June 28, 1899, Charles Story
Lear of Cornish. Two daus. (See Lear.) Res., South Cornish.
V. Mary E., b. June 30, 1875, a graduate of Kimball Union Academy,
class of 1897. A teacher.
GREENE.
1. Samuel Greene, b. , 1780, in . Came to Cornish ; m. first,
, Susan (?) — , b. , 1781, d. Oct. 3, 1828; m. second, Feb.
6, 1830, Olive Hall of Windsor, dau. of David and Ohve (Smead)
Hall, b. March, 1-782, and d. Aug. 23, 1866, aged 84. A farmer, Hved
in the north part of the town. He built the brick house where he Hved
and d. He was a Baptist, a Free Mason, a man of unquestionable integ-
rity and honor. He d. Jan. 8, 1863. Children, all by first wife, and b.
in Cornish:
13-n
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2. i. Charles H., b. Dec. 21, 1809.
ii. Caroline A., b. June 18, 1814; m. Nov. 9, 1835, Sylvester N. Tracy.
Three children. (See Tracy.) She d. March 6, 1857.
iii. Olive, b. ; m. , a Mr. Horton, went West. Lived and d.
there.
iv. Eliza, b. ; m. , a Mr. Newcomb. Lived and d. in Eden, Vt.
V. Samuel Munroe, b. , 1822; m. , Harriet Blaisdill of Nor-
wich, Vt., b. , 1835, and d. May 6, 1901, aged 76. Lived
several years in Johnson, Vt., also in Meriden and Cornish.
He was a tailor and worked at his trade in these places. They
had no children. He d. in Cornish May 9, 1896.
2. Charles H.2 Greene (SamueU) b. Dec. 21, 1809; m. Jan. 25, 1839, Sarah
Eaton Coburn of Cornish, dau. of Simon and Ruth (Eaton) Coburn, b.
April 22, 1812, and d. May 24, 1888, at Boston, Mass. He was a Bap-
tist clergymen, successful and dearly beloved in all his pastorates, which
were Parsonsfield, Me., South Windham and Hyde Park, Vt., and
Meriden, where he d. May 12, 1863. (See Hist. Baptist Church.)
Children:
i. Adelaide S., b. April 26, 1840; m. May 14, 1864, George D. Frost
then of Meriden, but afterwards of Washington, D. C.
li. Charles W., b. Aug. 23, 1845; d. May 10, 1846.
iii. Jane Olive, b. Dec. 17, 1847; m. March 5, 1872, James A. Cowles.
Live in Claremont. One cliild, a dau.
iv. Clara A., b. Aug. 15, 1849; m. Feb. 17, 1870, Prof. S. W. Cole of
Boston, a teacher in the Boston Conservatory of Music.
GUSTIN.
Thomas and Alice Gxjstin hved in the south part of the town and had a
family of six or more children. There is no further record of Alice, but
Mr. Gustin d. in Cornish April 24, 1825, aged 44. Their children were:
i. Edward, b. Nov. 28, 1806.
ii. Henry, b. Feb. 21, 1808.
iii. Emelia Miranda, b. Dec. 10, 1809.
iv. John, b. April 21, 1811.
V. Sanford, b. Aug. 5, 1812, a preacher and missionary.
vi. Elizabeth D., b. June 22, 1823; m. April 30, 1846, Henry Breck,
then of Cornish. No children. They hved in Newton and
Natick, Mass. She d. Aug. 26, 1897.
HALL.
The genealogy of some of the famihes of Cornish corresponds largely with
the records of the same famihes in adjoining towns. Kinship had no regard
for town lines. Members of the same familic^s settled on both sides of these
hnes. The Hall family and several others jiresent apt illustrations of this.
The genealogist found that in order to do justice to those who have rea.
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in Cornish, it was necessary to record many families entire, even if a portion
of its members were not at all times, or perhaps never res. of Cornish. This
will aid any in adjoining towns desiring to write up a record of those famiUes
in those towns.
Three distinct famiUes of the name of Hall have settled in and about Cornish,
These came from the towns of Medford, Yarmouth and Rehoboth, Mass.,
hence are called respectively the Medford, Yarmouth and Rehoboth branches.
The Medford branch traces to Johni, b. in Eng. in 1627 and d. in Medford
Oct. 18, 1701. His son, Percivab, b. Feb. 11, 1672, d. Dec. 25, 1752. He had a
son:
Thomas' Hall, was b. Aug. 12, 1712, in Medford, Mass., d. in Cornish
Sept. 22, 1797. He m. first, June 30, 17.37, Judith Chase of Sutton,
Mass., a sister of Judge Samuel and Moses Chase, b. June 27, 1716, and
d. in Sutton in 1742. He m. second, June 24, 1758, Huldah Park of Mill-
bury, Mass. After a short res. there they came to Cornish, bringing
several of their children with them. Here they spent the remainder of
their hves. For many years he was Dea. of the Congregational Church.
Huldah d. March 4, 1809. Their children were all b. before coming to
Cornish. The first eight were children of Judith Chase.
i. Percival<, b. March 15, 1741, in Sutton; m. May 12, 1764, Margaret
Ware of Wrentham, Mass. Eight children. He was a physi-
cian and surgeon and as such served in the army of the Revolu-
tion. Lived in New Braintree, Mass., till 1793 and then rem,
to Boston, where he d. Sept. 24, 1825. His third son, Timothy
Wares Hall, b. May 12, 1769, m. March 29, 1795, Lavina Young
of Grantham and settled in Cornish in 1791, and remained
till 1821, when he rem. to Windsor, Vt. He was Col. of
mihtia, Dea. of the Congregational Church, "a man of
great energy and sterling integrity and fervent piety." He
d. Aug. 16, 1860. His wife d. Sept. 12, 1851. Their four chil-
dren were all b. in Cornish. These were: 1. Percival, b. April
20, 1796, and d. Aug. 22, 1819, at New Orleans. 2. Sabra Mer-
ritt, b. July 10, 1798; d. Dec. 19, 1861. 3. Judith Young, b.
May 20, 1800, and d. March 2, 1872. 4. Jeffries, b. Feb. 3,
1802. Graduated at Kimball Union Academy in class 1824;
Amherst College, 1829; Andover Theological Seminary, 1832; ord.
in 1833; m. June 19, 1833, Sarah Frances Swift.
ii. Thomas, b. March 23, 1743; d. young.
iii. Sarah, b. Aug. 28, 1745. Came to Cornish with the family.
2. iv. Thomas, b. Dec. 11, 1747.
v. Mary, b. June 10, 1750.
vi. Betsey, b. June 9, 1753. Adopted by Daniel Chase, Esq., of Cornish.
She afterwards m. Nov. 8, 1776, Jabez Lathe of Charlton, Mass.
vii. Moses, b. Aug. 27, 1755; m. — — ; OUve Perkins. Lived several
years in Cornish, and in 1790 rem. to Guildhall, Vt. He d. in
Maidstone, Vt., May 10, 1817.
viii. Judith, b. Sept. 16, 1757.
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Children by Huldah Park:
3. ix. Moody, b. Feb. 21, 1760.
X. Huldah, b. July 26, 1761; m. , Philip Tabor. He d. July 20,
1851. She d. Jan. 22, 1842, in Cornish, where they had Uved
several years.
xi. Abigail, b. Dec. 7, 1763; m. Feb. 14, 17 — , Benjamin B. Bemis of
Spencer, Vt. They settled in Cornish and had eleven children.
(See Bemis.) She d. March 26, 1814.
2. Dea. Thomas* Hall (Thomas^, Percivab, John^) h. Dec. 5, 1747; m. Sept.
15, 1774, Lucy Dustin, b. June 1, 1758, and d. in Barre, Mich., Aug.
25, 1843. He was a farmer and occupied a farm adjoining his father's
in Cornish. In 1812 he rem. to Ontario County, N. Y., where he d.
Dec. 5, 1831. Children:
i. David, b. , 1779. Rem. to O. Nine cluldren.
ii. Jonathan, b. May 17, 1782. Rem. to N. Y. Four children.
4. iii. Moody March, b. April 29, 1794.
iv. Percival, b. in Cornish Oct. 2, 1801; m. in 1822, Olive WilUams,
b. Nov. 5, 1803. Res. in Salina, 111. Ten children.
3. MooDY^ Hall {Thomas^, Percival-, Johw) called Ensign Moody, b. Feb.
21, 1760; m. first, Lois Himtington, who d. 24, 1807; m. second,
, 1810, Mary Esterbrook of Lebanon. He d. in Boston Feb. 28,
1813, but was buried in Cornish. After Mr. Hall's death, Mary, the
wid., m. Esq. Daniel Chase of Cornish and, by agreement, took her small
children with her. She d. May 21, 1824.
i. Asaph, b. Feb. 11, 1786. In 1822 he started for Fla., but never was
heard of afterward.
ii. Abigail, b. Feb. 24, 1788; m. Luther Hammond, September 26, 1806.
Res. several years in Cornish; d. in Weathersfield, Vt., April
26, 1874. Three children.
iii. Moody, b. Dec. 1, 1789; d. in 1845. A missionary to the Cherokee
Indians.
iv. Milton, b. Oct. 15, 1791. Res., Brooklyn, N. Y.
v. Lois, b. May 2, 1793; d. Jan. 9, 1873; m. Jan. 23, 1816, Harvey
Fairbanks of Cornish. Res., Homer, N. Y. Four children.
The oldest, Juliet, m. Chester Cobb, formerly of Cornish.
vi. Adin, b. Dec. 30, 1795; m. Eunice Davis. Res., Boston, Mass.
^ni. Rev. Thomas, b. Jan. 28, 1798. Graduated Kimball Union Academy
and Dartmouth College; m. first, May 11, 1824, Marianna
Loomis of Thetford, Vt., who d. Feb. 22, 1858; m. second, at
Norwich, Vt., Dec. 29, 1858, Sarah Helen Richards, formerly a
teacher at Kimball Union Academy. He was pastor over several
churches in Vt. and N. H. He d. Feb. 10, 1859.
viii. Polly F., b. in 1812; d. in Cornish Sept. 8, 1813.
ix. Lucy, b. Jan. 7, 1800; m. Feb. 3, 1825, Sylvester Alvord. Res.,
Homer, N. Y.
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X. Samuel Whitney, b. Nov. 22, 1801. A merchant in Boston, Mass.;
d. in May, 1877.
Children by Mary Esterbrook.
xi. Sophia Marietta, b. Sept. 18, 1806; m. June 3, 1838, Calvin Cush-
man Cobb of Cornish. Four children,
xii. Mary, b. Sept. 3, 1812, and d. Sept. 9, 1813.
4. Moody Marchs Hall {Thomas^-^, Percivab, Johw) h. Dec. 4, 1794; d.
July 22, 1866. He m. Oct. 21, 1816, Martha Joslyn Chase of Cornish,
dau. of Dea. John and Louisa (Joslyn) Chase, b. Dec. 4, 1791, and d.
Dec. 7, 1869. He was a shoemaker and res. in Cornish many years.
After the invention of the breech loading rifle, he engaged in the sale of
them in France, Eng. and Russia and also in N. Y. City, where he d.
Children :
i. Daniel Chase, b. Aug. 18, 1818; m. Josephine Shaw. Had three
children.
ii. Martha Amanda, b. April 19, 1820. Never m. She d. June 14,
1871.
iii. Lucy Louisa, b. Aug. 11, 1829. A teacher. Never m.; d. in Cor-
nish Dec. 27, 1903.
iv. Mary Isabella, b. Dec. 27, 1833; d. May 25, 1846.
Israels Hall {Jonathan^ Willis^ Percivah, John^) was b. in Windsor, Vt.,
Oct. 30, 1792. He was not of the same line as those before recorded
as seen by the above pedigree. His father m. Mercy Cody about 1780,
and came to Windsor in 1788, and there had seven children of whom
Israel was the third. He settled on the east side of the river in Cornish
near the bridge where he lived until his death, Oct. 29, 1863. He was a
man of enterprise and energy. Was a merchant, postmaster, hotel
keeper, boatman, etc.; held several town offices and represented the
town in the N. H. legislature in 1856 and 1857. He m. first, Feb. 18,
1827, Mary B., dau. of Israel and Prudence (Hall) Chase, b. April 1,
1799, and d. Dec. 15, 1834; m. second, Sept. 10, 1835, Sarah P. Chase,
a sister of liis former wife, b. Aug. 18, 1806; d. Aug. 4, 1838; m.
third, Dec. 2, 1840, Elizabeth Deming of Cornish, dau. of Lieut. William
and Sarah (Hall) Deming, b. in 1808, and d. Jan. 22, 1875. Children,
one by first wife and the rest by Elizabeth Deming :
i. A dau., b. and d. (before 1842) at 15 years of age.
ii. Charles, b. in 1841 ; d. Feb. 5, 1842.
iii. Israel Deming, b. May 17, 1843; m. June 23, 1868, Mary Isabel
Redfield of Claremont, dau. of Frank and Mary Ann (Eggleston)
Redfield, b. May 9, 1843, and d. May 4, 1903. One cliild, AUce
Elizabeth, who m. — — -, John L. Scott. Mr. Hall first opened
a general store at Plainfield in company with his brother, Wil-
liam. Rem. to Claremont in 1870 and engaged in mercantile
business there from which he retired in 1905. He was an
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influential and respected citizen. He represented the town of
Claremont in the legislature in 1885-87. Also a member of
the Constitutional Convention of 1889. He took a prominent
part in all educational interests of Claremont. A prominent
Free Mason and a director in the Peoples National Bank from
its first organization, till his death, Feb. 15, 1908.
iv. William, b. Feb. 28, 1846; m. -, Amanda M. Gallup of Plain-
field, b. the same day her husband was. Three children, all b.
in Plainfield. (Names and dates of birth not given.)
V. Edward, b. July 3, 1849; m. , Emily Lewin of Plainfield, dau.
of Erastus Lewin. Said to have had children, but no names nor
dates given.
vi. George, b. in 1852; d. Feb. 13, 1863.
Israel Hall.
The Yarmouth branch of Halls also traces back to a John Hall', who in 1630
came from Eng. to Charlestown, Mass. He was father of Dea. John Hall^,
who lived and d. in Yarmouth, who was the father of Joseph Hall^, also of Yar-
mouth, who was the father of Rev. David Hall^, of Sutton, Mass., who was b.
Aug. 6, 1704, and d. in Sutton, Mass., May 8, 1879. He m. June 24, 1731,
Elizabeth Buckley of Concord, Mass. He graduated at Harvard in 1724;
received honorary degree of D.D. from Dartmouth in 1777; was pastor of the
church in Sutton nearly sixty years, or till his death.
Special mention is made of him, for, from his church in Sutton, emigrated
many of the pioneers who settled the town in Cornish, some of his own family
being of the number. He was a man of noble bearing, intellectual vigor and
fervent piety. Was several times "called" to settle over more prominent
churches, but he preferred to remain in Sutton because -of the mutual love and
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affection existing between pastor and people. His private diary that he kept
during much of his pastorate, has been preserved and is a very interesting
document, reveahng his eccentricities as well as his fatherly care over his
church in Sutton, and his deep interest in those leaving it for the new settle-
ment in Cornish.
Who knows how much Cornish is indebted to the strong faith and prayers
of this eminent divine, in its religious constitution?
Children of Rev. David Hall :
5. i. David, Jr., b. May 5, 1732.
ii. Elizabeth, b. Feb. 17, 1734; d. Oct. 2, 1830; m. , Dr. John
Hale,
iii. Rebecca, b. Sept., 1736; d. July 17, 1773, by the overturning of a
carriage; m. Oct. 30, 1760, Rev. Aaron Putnam of Pomfret, Conn,
iv. Mary, b. Dec. 14, 1738; d. in 1828; m. April 13, 1758, Col. John
Putnam of Sutton.
V. Hannah, b. Aug. 30, — — ; d. in 1835; m. Rev. Asa Grosvenor.
vi. Sarah, b. Dec. 15, 1742; m. Oct. 22, 1770, Gen. Jonathan Chase of
Cornish. She was his second wife. Had six children. (See
Chase.) D. Oct. 13, 1806.
vii. John, b. March 4, 1844; d. in infancy.
6. viii. Benjamin, b. Feb. 27, 1745.
ix. A child, b. March 18, 1748; d. young.
X. Lucy, b. March 19, 1749, and d. in 1810; m. Capt. Samuel Paine,
Sept. 6, 1773. Res., Cornish. Had seven children, all b. in
Cornish. (See Paine.) Her fourth son, Bulkley, living with
Gen. Jonathan Chase, was drowned in the Connecticut river,
June 3, 1801 . She d. Dec. 2, 1817, aged 64.
xi. Joseph, b. Sept. 8, 1751. Never hved in Cornish; was a noted
teacher; d. April 6, 1840. (See Hist. Sutton for sketch, pp. 310,
311.)
xii. Jonathan, b. Jan. 24, 1754. Physician; d. in 1817.
xiii. Deborah, b. March 5, 1756, and d. July 24, 1834. She m. Rev.
Daniel Grosvenor, May 9, 1776.
A young minister exchanging pulpits with Dr. Hall, and being
at his house, seeing Mrs. Hall with a child in her arms, and look-
ing very youthful, inquired if it were her first child? "Yes,"
she replied, "it is the first of the second dozen."
5. Davids Hall, Jr. {David*, Joseph^ Johr-^) h. May 5, 1732; d. in Hart-
land, Vt., in 1796. He grad. at Harvard College; m. first, Mary Barrett
of Pomfret, Conn., where he first settled. A "sweeping sickness" rem.
his wife and her four oldest children, leaving only the baby. After this
he rem. to Windsor, Vt.; m. second, May 10, 1773, Olive Smead, of
Windsor, b. Aug., 1746, and d. Aug., 1829, in Cornish, at the home of
her dau., Mrs. Olive Green. Children, by Mary Barrett:
i. Mary, b. Nov. 19, 1755; d. .
ii. Joseph, b. Feb. 19, 1758; d. .
iii. Elizabeth, b. — ■ — ; d. — — .
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iv. David, b. ; d.
V. Sarah, b. about 1768, in Cornish. She m. Lieut. William Deming.
Eight children. (See Deming.) She d. Aug. 18, 1851.
Children by OKve Smead:
vi. Olive, 1st, b. Jan. 19, 1777; d. Feb. 13, 1777.
vii. RoxANA, b. Jan. 16, 1778; m. , Benj. Hilhard of Cornish. Eight
children. (See Hilhard.) She d. Nov. 26, 1866.
viii. Jonathan C, b. April 12, 1782; d. at Manhus, N. Y., about 1857.
ix. Olive, 2d, b. Feb. 25, 1784; m. Feb. 6, 1830, Samuel Green of Cor-
nish. No issue. She d. in Cornish Aug. 23, 1866.
X. Nathan, b. March 24, 1786. Went to Boston, there disappeared
and was never heard from afterwards,
xi. Mart, b. March 24, 1787; m. ■ , April 29, 1813, Ebenezer Burr of
Grantham (afterwards Cornish). Nine children. (See Burr.)
xii. Elizabeth Chase, b. Aug. 12, 1789; m. Sept. — ■, 1810, Ehsha
Parkhurst of Hanover. She d. Oct. 23, 1813.
xiii. David H., b. Feb. 2, 1791; m. , 1814, Sophia Stoddard. Rem.
to Woodstock, O. He d. in 1875.
xiv. Lucy, b. Jan. 8, 1794; m. , Moses Hendrick, April 4, 1822.
Rem. to Woodstock, O., and spent their Uves there.
6. Benjamins Hall {Davich, Joseph^, John"-^) b. Feb. 27, 1745; d. at St.
Albans, Vt., Aug. 20, 1833, at the home of his son, Charles, where he had
Uved a few years. He m. Aug. 22, 1771, Ehzabeth Mosely, who d.
Sept. 19, 1820. He was a farmer and res. in Cornish most of his hfe.
Seven children, all b. in Cornish:
i. David, b. 1775. Rem. to Brimfield, Portage Co., O., where he d.
in 1844.
ii. Elizabeth, b. Nov. 29, 1777; m. first, Jonas Parker; m. second, Chas.
Badger; m. third, Wilham Walker. She d. in Sparta, Tenn.,
Nov. 23, 1846.
iii. John, b. , 1779; m. Nov. 25, 1814, Lois Morgan of Hartland,
Vt., who d. in Cornish May 29, 1843. Res. in Cornish, Windsor
and Ludlow, Vt. He was a saddler; d. in 1847.
iv. Charles, b. Feb. 2, 1785. Graduated at Med. Dept. of Dartmouth
College in 1811. A physician and sui'gcon of liigh standing,
also a Uberal writer on various medical subjects. An ardent
promoter of temperance. He m. first, July 18, 1813, Ehza
Broyton, of Swanton, Vt.; m. second. May 16, 1821, Charlotte
Jane Hubbard of Swanton. He res. at St. Albans and Bur-
lington, Vt.; d. at Burhngton Dec. 3, 1847. Had eight children.
v. Benjamin Prescott, b. , 1786; m. , 1843, Bridgett Little.
Settled in Canada where he d. at Ft. Erie, Ont., Feb. 12, 1850.
vi. Cyrenius, b. 1788; m. three times; res. at Ft. Erie and Westmore-
land, Ont., djang at the latter place, Feb. 20, 1860.
vii. Horace, b. in 1793; m. Dec. — , 1815, Maria Field. A merchant,
res. in Auburn, N. Y., and in New Orleans, La., where he d. of
yellow fever in 1820.
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The Halls of Croydon descended mainly from ancestry found in Rehoboth,
Mass. Only a few of this named branch settled in Cornish. Their pedigree
is given in each case.
Dr. Lyman« Hall (James^, Edward^-^, Benjamin-^, Edward^) b. Dec. 9, 1805;
was the eleventh and youngest child of James and Huldah (Cooper)
Hall. (See Physicians.) He m. Nov. 20, 1834, Mary P. Dodge of
Blue Hills, Me., b. April 24, 1817. She d. Nov. 2, 1910. Childi-en:
1. Josephine, b. Blue Hills, Me., April 14, 1836; d. Feb. 6, 1872.
ii. Albert Lyman, b. Blue Hills, Me., July 18, 1839; m. Sept. 15, 1869,
Laura Robinson of Newport, where he res. Was for many years
register of deeds for Sulhvan Co. He was one of the first sol-
diers that enlisted from Cornish during the Civil War. He
enlisted April 28, 1861, in the 2d N. H. Regt. of three months'
men. Was at the disastrous battle of Bull Run, was taken
prisoner and conveyed to Libbj' Prison in Richmond and after
several months was exchanged. He d. July 28, 1911.
iii. Emily Dodge, b. in Blue Hills May 15, 1841; m. Jan. 6, 1864,
Albert E. Wellman of Cornish. (See Wellman.) Thi-ee children.
iv. Julia Caroline, b. in Cornish June 18, 1845; m. Jan. 28, 1878, E. B.
Crapo. Res., Concord. Two cluldren.
v. Edward Peters, b. in Cornish March 28, 1845; m. Dec. 25, 1883,
Annie L. Walker of Col. Res., Col. Springs, Col. Three
cliildren.
vi. Hattie Mary, b. in Cornish Aug. 27, 1860; m. March 19, 1884,
Paul Davidson of Cornish. Two children. They res. on
Cornish Flat. (See Da\ddson.)
Nathaniel^ Hall (Benjamin^-^, Edward^) was b. Nov. 16, 1753; m. March
11, 1778, Prudence Chase, dau. of Gen. Jonathan and Thankful (Sher-
man) Chase, b. Aug. 5, 1760, and d. April 3, 1808. He was a very large
man, weighing about 400 lbs. His father-in-law always called him
"little Nat." It is not known when he came to Cornish, but it is sup-
posed he came before his marriage. He spent the rest of liis life in
town, dying July 18, 1809. Children:
i. Prudence, b. July 2, 1781; m. June 5, 1798, Israel Chase. Five
children. (See Caleb Chase branch.)
ii. Sally, b. Feb. 5, 1784; m. July 25, 1802, AmpUus Blake of Chelsea,
Vt.
iii. Jonathan Chase, b. Oct. 18, 1786; m. — — •, Lydia Paine; was in
trade in Tunbridge, Vt.
iv. Henry, b. Feb. 11, 1789. A trader in Guildhall, Vt.; m. ^, Miss
Rich.
V. Benjamin, b. Oct. 20, 1791. A tanner and shoemaker in Tunbridge,
Vt.; m. Lydia Dustin.
vi. David Chase, b. Oct. 18, 1795. A saddler; hved in Windsor, Vt.;
m. Patty Cilley. He d. April 25, 1829.
186 HISTORY OF CORNISH.
vii. George, b. Feb. 12, 1800; d. Aug. 21, 1800.
viii. James, b. April 9, 1802. Became a physician, and for a time prac-
ticed in Windsor, Vt., and Claremont. After this he made Md.
his home, U\dng near Baltimore. He was commissioned by the
Md. Colonization Society to found a colony on the coast of
Africa, which afterwards proved a success. He m. first, Oct.
21, 1825, Caroline M. Sumner of Claremont, dau. of George
Sumner. Two children: 1. Geo. W., b. Aug. 2, 1827, and m.
Addie Mahdna Smith. 2. Carohne, who d. with her mother in
1829. He m. second, in 1841, Nancy E. Fisk, who d. in Feb.,
1846.
Perleys Hall {Ezekieh, Edward*-^, Benjamin'-, Edward^) b. Nov. 10, 1778, in
Croydon. He was the third son of Ezekiel and Mary ( ) Hall;
m. Jan. 27, 1803, Abigail Osgood, b. , 1779. Rem. to Cornish
where they lived until their death. He d. Nov. 13, 1868, aged 85. She d.
Sept. 20, 1866, aged 87. They both d. at the home of their dau., Mary
Harlow. They had two children.
i. Mary, b. Sept., 1813; m. Nov. 21, 1839, William C. Harlow of Cor-
nish. She d. April 10, 1880, aged 66. Had two children. (See
Harlow.)
ii. A son, b. and d. young.
Moses* Hall (Thomas^, Percivab, John^) was b. in Sutton, Mass., Aug. 27,
1755; m. , Olive Perkins, who d. Feb. — , 1818, aged 51. He was
a farmer in Cornish many years, but rem. first to Guildhall, Vt., and
finally to Maidstone, Vt., where he d. May 10, 1817. Children:
i. Gustavus Adolphus, b. in Cornish Nov. 15, 1791. Had a large
family and lived in Littleton.
ii. Catharine Malinda, b. . She m. three times and had several
children.
iii. Moses Chase, b. . Lived in Cornish, Croydon and Newport;
m. , Henrietta Harris and had several children.
iv. Thomas Henry, b. . It is said he m. and had a large family.
V. Daniel Kimball, b. , in Maidstone, Vt., June 1, 1800; a suc-
cessful man in the upholstering business in N. Y. City. He d.
Brooklyn, N. Y., June 7, 1881.
HAMBLET.
Daniel Hamblet was b. May 26, 1799, in Pelham. His mother was AUce
Atwood, a sister of Joshua and William Atwood of the same place.
Came to Cornish when a young man. Worked at the blacksmith trade
with his un(;le, Wilham; m. Nov. 12, 1830, Eliza Spaulding of Meriden,
dau. of Joshua and Judith (Huggins) Spaulding, b. June 1, 1808, and d.
April 11, 1874. H(> purchased and settled on a i)art of the Vinton farm
and first erected a large barn, and later, in 1848, the stone house, since
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occupied by Hiram M. Weld and his descendants. He was a black-
snxith, stone cutter, farmer and a generally useful man. He d. Jan. 11,
1866. They had but one child:
Alice M., b. Dec. 20, 1832, who m. Oct. 3, 1860, Hiram M. Weld
and had six children. (See Weld.) She d. March 20, 1881.
HAMMOND.
Luther Hammond was b. Sept. 5, 1781. He m. Abigail Hall, who was b.
Feb. 24, 1788. They lived several years in town, and had the following
cliildren b. here, after which they evidently left town, as no further
record of them has been discovered.-
i. Luther, Jr., b. June 17, 1811. It is said he m. three times.
ii. Marcia, b. Jan. 9, 1813; m. , G. W. Hawkins. Left one son,
George, who was drowned in a cistern when four years of age.
iii. Adin Hall, b. Sept. 20, 1814; m. , Ann Randall, and had two
children: Joseph and EUzabeth.
HARDY.
Soon after our War for Independence, a Wid. Hardy with ten children, six
sons and four daughters, rem from Bradford, Mass., to Grantham, then a
wilderness. Her husband had taken part in the Revolution and was in the
Battle of Bunker Hill. The musket he then carried is still kept by his descend-
ants. He d. in Bradford at 49 years of age.
Tristami Hardy, their son, settled in that part of Grantham that was after-
wards annexed to Cornish. He was b. March 20, 1771, and was by
occupation a farmer and chairmaker. He m. first, March 18, 1795,
Kezia Frasier, who was b. March 16, 1773; m. second, March 12, 1818,
Wid. Polly Rogers. She left no children. He d. Aug. 17, 1839. Kezia
d. Jan. 10, 1817. Children all by Kezia:
i. Polly, b. Feb. 24, 1796; m. Oct. 18, 1820, Hosea Churchill. She d.
Dec. 5, 1865.
ii. William, b. Oct. 24, 1797; m. first, Jan. 17, 1822, Mary Ball, who d.
March 27, 1831, two children; m. second, Oct. 30, 1831, Pru-
dence Carroll, five children. He d. Dec. 11, 1878.
iii. Susannah, b. Oct. 26, 1799; m. March 20, 1823, Independence Gile.
She d. Aug. 8, 1841.
iv. Moses, b. June 11, 1802; d. Aug. 18, 1806.
2. V. Samuel, b. Oct. 1, 1804.
\d. Sally, b. Jan. 25, 1807. She m. March 20, 1826, Joshua Atwood.
Had two children. (See Atwood.) She d. at Cornish Flat
April 24, 1859.
vii. James M., b. Jan. 11, 1809; d. Aug. 28, 1810.
viii. Kezia, b. May 25, 1811; m. March 20, 1836, John F. Carroll of
Croydon, a cooper and farmer, who, with his wife afterwards
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IX.
X.
rem. to Cornish and spent their Hves there.
(See Carroll.) She d. April 29, 1880.
Hannah, b. March 30, 1813; d. May 19, 1813.
Mehitable, b. Nov. 7, 1816; d. Sept. 10, 1827.
Had five children.
Samtjel2 Hardy (Trislam^) b. Oct. 1, 1804. Excepting about ten years
after his majority spent in the state of N. Y., his hfe was spent in Cor-
nish. Of somewhat frail health, he chose employment involving light
manual labor, and commenced in 1836 the manufacture aAd sale of his
famous salve and other medicines wliich have since become so celebrated.
This he followed until 1869, when, owing to his infirmities, he retired,
leaving his business in the hands of two of his sons. . He was a Baptist,
zealous and benevolent for every good cause, a kind neighbor and a
Dr. Samuel Hardy.
friend to the poor. He was three times married : first, Oct. 1, 1827 (on
his birthday), to Sally Carroll, dau. of Follansbe and Sarah (Carroll)
Carroll of Croydon; m. second, Nov. 12, 1838, to Prudentia B. Coburn;
m. third, April 25, 1848, to Mrs. Phebe Amanda (Coburn) Pratt, a sister
of his second wife. Sally (Carroll) Hardy was b. Aug. 23, 1807; d. April
9, 1838, aged 30. Prudentia B. (Coburn) Hardy, b. Feb. 6, 1813; d.
Dec. 16, 1847, aged 34. Phebe A. (Pratt) Hardy, b. July 28, 1804; d.
April 4, 1882, aged 78. He d. at Cornish Flat Aug. 7, 1879. Children
by Sally Carroll:
Follansbe Carroll, b. Dec. 20, 1829. Received his education in
the common schools of Cornish and at Kimball Union Academy.
He engaged, at first with his father, as traveling salesman in the
sale of the Hardy medicines. Proving successful in this, he
enlarged his business, dealing also in other medicines and goods,
and became quite successful in securing a competence. He m.
June 17, 1856, Delia Pierce of West Boylston, Mass. Had three
children. Res., Worcester, Mass.
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ii. Mary Ann Griffin, b. Sept. 22, 1831; m. Oct. 4, 1849, Benjamin F.
Bryant. Four children. Res., Hudson, Mass. She d. Nov.
23, 1908, in Hudson, Mass.
iii. Edmund, b. Dec. 11, 1833; m. Dec. 5, 1855, Lucinda Bailey; d. in the
army. May 30, 1863.
iv. Mehitable, b. Jan. 10, 1836; m. first. May 4, 1858, George W.
Moore of Hudson, Mass.; m. second, Feb. 12, 1865, Henry S.
Moore of Hudson. Res., Hudson. Capt. Moore d. May 1,
1911.
V. Tristam, b. March 9, 1838; d. Sept. 22, 1839.
Cliildren by Prudentia B. Coburn:
vi. Philemon C., b. March 5, 1840.
vii. Sally, b. Nov. 19, 1841; m. Nov. 30, 1863, Lewis F. Knight of
Cornish. Five cliildren. (See Knight.) She d. June 24, 1903,
aged 61.
viii. Hannah Salome, b. Aug. 10, 1843; m. Dec. 24, 1871, Albert J. Dyer
of Sutton, Que.
ix. Charles Torrey, b. June 1, 1846; m. Nov. 15, 1866, Ellen M.
Ripley of Cornish, dau. of David K. and Rosilla (Clark) Ripley.
No children. Was associated with his brother, Philemon, in
the medicine business until his death. May 12, 1885.
Child by Phebe A. Pratt:
X. William Wallace, b. Feb. 6, 1849. In the wholesale cigar business
in New Haven, Conn. He was energetic and successful in his
business. He m. Dec. 25, 1875, Sarah J. Tucker of Redding,
Conn. One child, a son, Samuel B. Hardy.
Philemon C.' Hardy {Samueb, Tristam^) b. March 5, 1840, the first born
of Prudentia Coburn. From his boyhood has been engaged in the medi-
cine business; his father emploj'ing liim until 1869, when with his brother
Charles they purchased their father's interest in it. This partnership
continued, until the death of Charles, since which time he has conducted
it alone. In 1897 he purchased the large farm north of the Flat
originally owned by Daniel Chase, Esq., giving it the title of "Blow-
me-down Ranch." Since then his time has been much devoted to his
farm, carrjdng on the medicine business; is hberal in the support of the
Baptist Church, of which he is a dea. He m. first, Oct. 17, 1867, Linne
J. Dyer, dau. of Daniel Dyer of Sutton, Que., b. Oct. 17, 1848, and d.
March 30, 1895. They had one child, a dau., Nora A., b. Aug. 2, 1879,
and d. July 5, 1880. He m. second, June 6, 1898, Martha W. Day of
Cornish, dau. of Hiram A. and Louise (Wyman) Day, b. Nov. 28, 1851.
HARLOW.
Capt. James Harlow came from Plymouth, Mass., to Cornish during
the Revolutionary War, bringing at least three children with him, James,
Robert and a dau., Mercy, who was b. Sept. 7, 1765, and d. Sept. 28,
190 HISTORY OF CORNISH.
1839, who m. first, a Mr. Porter and afterwards, Nov. 17, 1790, Ebenezer
Cobb of Cornish. (See Cobb.) Capt. Harlow served a brief time in the
war and but little more is known of him.
James2 Harlow (James^) b. ; m. , Phoebe , and their children
were as follow:
i. Abner, b. June 21, 1783.
ii. Mary, b. Jan. 21, 1784.
iii. James, Jr., b. Nov. 5, 1785.
iv. Ebenezer. b. Sept. 14, 1788.
v. Phoebe, b. May 15, 1791.
vi. Polly Doton, b. May 11, 1793.
vii. Benjamin Dorr, b. Sept. 27, 1795.
viii. Sally, b. , 1799; d. April 12, 1804.
2. Robert^ Harlow (Capt. James^) was b. June 25, 1763, in Plymouth,
Mass., and came to Cornish in 1778 when fifteen years of age; m. May
6, 1790, Charity Barrows of Cornish, but recently from Carver, Mass.,
from whence she had come with her parents, Moses and Elizabeth Bar-
rows. Charity was b. Sept. 12, 1768, and d. June 18, 1868, aged 99-9-6.
The Barrows settled thi-ee fourths of a mile northwest of Cornish Flat,
in a section since called " Dodge Hollow," near the base of Furnald Hill.
Mr. Harlow lived on or near the same farm and cared for them in their
old age. Mr. Harlow d. June 18, 1823. Children, all b. in Cornish:
i. GeoRGE, b. Oct. 22, 1791; m. March 4, 1817, Betsey Sanborn of
Springfield, dau. of Reuben and Sarah Sanborn, b. May 6, 1792;
d. Sept. 2, 1872. Six children, the first four b. in Cornish, the
rest in Grantham, where they rem. March 17, 1826, and spent
the rest of their fives. He d. Dec. 30, 1873. A son of his,
George W., settled in Strafford, Vt., whose youngest son, Tru-
man O. Harlow, is a Baptist clergyman; m. Dec. 25, 1888, Lizzie
Chadbourne of Cornish, dau. of Alfred C. and Efizabeth C.
(Deming) Chadbourne.
ii. Deborah Cushman, b. Aug. 23, 1793. Never m.; d. Jan. 6, 1823.
iii. Malachi, b. May 7, 1795; m. Oct. 18, 1826, Betsey Hibbard. They
settled in Mich. He d. Dec. 29, 1866. One son.
iv. Robert, Jr., 1st, b. July 9, 1797; d. Dec. 23, 1798.
V. Robert, Jr., 2d, b. July 5, 1799; m. , Eleanor Hadley. Lived
in Hawksburg, Can. He d. Jan. 12, 1882. One dau.
vi. Isaac, b. Sept. 24, 1801 ; d. Aug. 15, 1803.
3. vii. Sylvanus, b. Nov. 12, 1803.
viu. Isaac Cushman, b. Feb. 13, 1806; rn. April 4, 1839, Experience Cor-
nish of Plymouth, Mass., b. in 1801, and d. May 21, 1869. He
was a stone cutter until he lost his leg, Jan., 1857, by its being
crushed while assisting in moving a building. After this he
became a shoemaker. No children. He d. Feb. 6, 1872.
4. ix. William Clifford, b. July 1, 1808.
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X. Hannah, b. Aug. 20, 1810; d. Sept. 15, 1812.
xi. Moses Barrows, b. Dec. 11, 1812; m. first, April 13, 1837, Priscilla
B. Hubbard, b. April 3, 1812. They settled in Lisbon where
she d. Jan. 3, 1873; m. second, March 5, 1874, Hannah A. Hub-
bard, b. May 4, 1830. Later they settled in Woodsville, where
he d. Feb. 14, 1891. Four children, all by first wife and b. in
Lisbon.
xii. Maey (adopted), b. Jan. 14, 1813; m. , Daniel Weld, Jr., of
Cornish. Three children. (See Weld.) She d. Sept. 25, 1858.
3. Sylvanus' Harlow {Robert^, James^) was b. Nov. 12, 1803; m. April 17,
1826, Elvira M. LesHe of Cornish, dau. of Joseph and Rebecca (Far-
rington) Leslie, b. June 20, 1810, and d. , in Springfield, Mass.
They lived in Cornish until their children were b. and about 1852 rem.
to Windsor, Vt. They res. there several years and then rem. to Mass.
He d. in Bridgeport, Conn., April 4, 1887. Children, all b. in town:
i. Louisa M., 1st, b. Nov. 4, 1826; d. Aug. 25, 1840.
ii. Elizabeth E., b. April 26, 1828; m. Aug. — , 1852, Geo. W. Bart-
lett. Res., Hyde Park, Mass. One child: Edward E. She
d. Jan. 24, 1897.
iii. Robert Sylvanus, b. Oct. 18, 1829; m. Jan. 8, 1851, Roxana Dan-
forth of Stowe, Mass. Six children. Shoe manufacturer. Res.,
Hudson, Mass.
iv. Henry J., b. Oct. 12, 1831; m. May 26, 1867, Maria S. Marden.
One child, b. Aug. 12, 1876, and d. May 13, 1896. A farmer.
Res., Dudley, Mass.
V. Philander Carlos, b. Nov. 24, 1832; m. March 17, 1856, Susan M.
Walsh. Three cliildren. A machinist. Lived in Hyde Park,
Mass., where he d. March 7, 1890.
vi. Charles Franklin, b. Oct. 7, 1834; m. — ■ — , and res. in Boston.
A machinist. No children,
vii. William C, b. Aug. 8, 1836; m. in 1862, Sarah Dunham. No
children. Lived in Springfield, Mass. A machinist. He d. .
viii. Clarissa C, b. Sept. 7, 1837; m. Dec. 31, 1861, George Clough.
Res., Somerville, Mass. Five children,
ix. Silas C, b. June 26, 1839; d. in April, 1857, at Chicopee Falls, Mass.
X. George L., b. Oct. 31, 1841; m . Has four children. Res.,
Somer\'ille, Mass.
xi. Edwin, 1st, b. Aug. 1, 1845; d. Aug. 28, 1846.
xii. Louisa M., 2d, b. Dec. 5, 1846; m. Oct. — , 1864, Lorenzo FoUett,
a crockery merchant, who d. March, 1891. She d. July 25, 1892.
They hved in Bridgeport, Conn. They had one child.
xiii. Edwin, 2d, b. Jan. 24, 1851.
4. William Cliffords Harlow {Robert^ James^) was b. July 1, 1808; m.
first, Nov. 21, 1839, Mary Hall of Cornish, dau. of Perley and Abigail
(Osgood) Hall, b. Sept. 10, 1813; d. April 10, 1880; m. second, Oct. 12,
192 HISTORY OF CORNISH.
1881, Mrs. Harriet (GUfillan) Clough of Plainfield. She d. April 8,
1902. When young, Mr. Harlow settled on a farm near the Croydon
line on the mountain side, erected a good set of buildings thereon and
remained there imtU 1867, when he sold out and rem. near the center of
the town, and finally to Meriden, where he d. July 23, 1887. Children,
both by first wife, and b. in Cornish:
i. Abbie C, b. Feb. 25, 1842; m. first, March 23, 1862, Franklin D.
Nevens of Cornish. One child, a dau. (See Nevens.) He d.
May 9, 1871. She m. second, Jan. 27, 1890, Bradley L. Frye of
Orange, Mass. No issue. He d. — .
ii. William Harvey, b. June 27, 1853; m. June 28, 1876, Abbie Frances
Dow of, Cornish, dau. of Harmon L. and Lucelia (Smith) Dow,
b. Oct. 10, 1853. An industrious hard-working farmer and
useful citizen. His skill was often employed to accomplish
difficult tasks in the neighborhood. Res. on the Joseph Richard-
son, Jr., place, which is part of the seventh lot of the fourth
range of lots. He d. Dec. 3, 1905. (See Fatalities.) One
child, Leroy Harvey, b. July 6, 1886.
Levi Harlow with Silence Cobb, his wife, came from Taimton, Mass., and
settled in Springfield, Vt. Had thirteen cliildren. Their second child,
Levi, Jr., m. Jan. 16, 1794, Ann Damon and had eight cliildren. Levi
Bates, their eighth child, m. in 1842 (?) Althea G. Parker and then lived
in Charlestown till 1846, and then came to Cornish, where they remained
eighteen years, or till 1864, when they rem. to Springfield, Vt. Chil-
dren, all b. in Cornish, except the first two:
i. Elmira E., b. in Charlestown Nov. 7, 1843; m. Nov. 28, 1869, James
B. Hildreth of Cornish. No children,
ii. Julia Ann, b. in Charlestown Sept. 18, 1845; m. Feb. 14, 1865,
Charles F. Towti. Four cliildren. She d. Oct. 27, 1886.
iii. Wilbur S., b. May 26, 1849; d. June 14, 1873.
iv. Bradford H., b. Feb. 25, 1852; m. Feb. 25, 1873, Ida C. Emery.
No children.
V. Levi Woodbury, b. Doc. 11, 1856. A mechanic, unni. Lives in
Springfield, Vt.
vi. A dau. b. Jan. 12, 1860 (name not recorded).
vii. Stella E., b. Feb. 7, 1861. Res. in Springfield, Vt.
viii. Milton P., b. Aug. 4, 1863. A machinist. Res., Springfield, Vt.;
m. Aug. 29, 1894, Gertrude E. Gibson of Proctorsville, Vt.
Elias Harlow, the ninth child of Levi and Silence (Cobb) Harlow, was b.
March 10, 1798, in Springfield, Vt.; m. June 24, 1821, in Windsor,
Abigail Herrick, dau. of Amos Herrick of Barre, Mass. She d. Aug. 30,
1896, in Windsor, Vt., aged 83. He d. in Cornish Feb. 1, 1867, aged 68.
He was a brickmaker. Cluldren, the first seven were b. in Windsor,
the rest in Cornish: «
i. ■ Abigail, b. March 17, 1822; d. the same year in Windsor, Vt.
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ii. George Clinton, b. Sept. 8, 1823; m. Feb. 16, 1846, Helen Jackson
of Cornish, dau. of Oliver and Cynthia (Robinson) Jackson, b.
in 1825. He d. May 1, 1878, in Southboro, Mass.
iii. Augusta, b. Aug. 5, 1825; d. Feb. — , 1826, in Windsor, Vt.
iv. Gracia Ann, b. Jan. 2, 1827; d. Feb., 1833, in Windsor, Vt.
V. Harriet, b. Feb. 12, 1829; m. March 24, 1856, Newell Delevan
White, then of Cornish. She d. Nov. — , 1908, in Windsor, Vt.
vi. Lucy Jane, b. April 30, 1831; m. Jan. 3, 1854, Chester H. White,
then of Cornish. Two children. She d. Aug. 25, 1880, in
Windsor, Vt.
vii. Abbie Augusta, b. June 6, 1834; m. June 6, 1856, James R. Balloch
of Cornish. She d. Sept. 28, 1876, in Lawrence, Mass.
2. viii. John Marshall, b. March 6, 1836.
ix. Marietta Ford, b. Nov. 11, 1839; m. , Seymour Ashley of
Windsor, Vt.
X. Hannah, b. Jan. 8, 1844; m. Oct. 4, 1864, John Dean. She d. April
— , 1902, in Windsor, Vt.
2. John Marshall' Harlow {EHas-, Leiv) was b. in Cornish March 6,
1836; m. in Cornish April 10, 1856, Winnie Dorinda Flower, dau. of
Aliira Flower of Hartland, Vt. She d. Nov. 21, 1902, in Windsor, Vt.
He d. Jan. 20, 1903, in Windsor. He was a machinist, also a brick-
maker. A man of excellent nature and well beloved. Children, all
b. in Cornish:
i. Charles Marshall, b. March 16, 1859; d. March 20, 1860.
ii, William Ellsworth, b. May 6, 1861; m. first, Charlotte Ropes.
She d. . He m. second, , Ada Irish.
iii. George Marshall, b. Jan. 18, 1865; m. , Lillian Pollard.
Res., Chester, Vt.
iv. Franklin Edwin, b. Nov. 5, 1872. Is a physician of considerable
note; m. first, Oct. 11, 1893, Etta M. Worthen of Burhngton,
Vt. She d. Dec. 23, 1894; m. second, July 28, 1907, LilUan
Claire of Ludlow, Vt. Three cliildren: 1. Edward Franklin, b.
Dec. 21, 1894, and d May 11, 1895. 2. Earl Kenneth, b.
Nov. 23, 1898. 3. Baby, b. and d. Jan. 23, 1901.
Leonard Harlow, a son of Levi and Silence (Cobb) Harlow, was b. Oct. 8,
1797, in Springfield, Vt.; m. in 1845, Deborah L. Jackson of Cornish,
dau. of Oliver and Mary Esther (Johnson) Jackson, b. Sept. 1, 1810, and
d. June 8, 1895, aged 84. He d. Oct. 10, 1867, aged 71. Children, both
b. in Cornish:
i. Grace E., b. March 17, 1847; m. April 23, 1867, Nathaniel Smith,
formerly of Cornish, but later of Springfield, Mass., where they
res. Two children: 1. Fred Harlow, now (1909) a salesman
for John Wyeth and brother, druggists of Philadelphia, Pa. 2.
Florena Ada.
ii. Benjamin Thomas (adopted). Was a child of Nahum C. and Mar-
14-11
194 HISTORY OF CORNISH.
tha Jane (Thomas) Sturtevant, b. Jan. 22, 1854. His mother
dying soon after his birth, he was adopted by Mr. and Mrs.
Leonard Harlow. (See Sturtevant for additional records.)
HARRINGTON.
Moses Harrington, son of Ebenezer and Elizabeth Harrington, was b. in
1767. He m. , Abigail C. , b. in 1768, and d. in Sandown,
N. H., June 29, 1847, aged 79. He d. April 25, 1832, aged 65. Chil-
dren as per town record and supposed to have been b. in Cornish:
i. Lucy Whitney, b. July 10, 1797; d. Nov. 29, 1839, aged 43.
ii. Hannah Chase, b. Dec. 15, 1798.
iii. Abel Chase, b. Feb. 2, 1800.
iv. Moses Bailey, b. Jan. 27, 1802.
V. Lois H., b. -, 1804; d. March 15, 1826, aged 22.
vi. AuRELiA Sumner, b. July 26, 1806.
vii. Thomas Ordway, b. Sept. 13, 1808.
Aaron Harrington, a brother of Moses and son of Ebenezer and Elizabeth,
was b. Dec. 30, 1770. He m. June 5, 1794, Nancy Mann. He d. in
1812. Children, mostly b. in Cornish:
i. Levi, b. Feb. 17, 1795.
ii. Louisa Josyln, b. April 26, 1796.
iii. Moody, b. April 10, 1798. Graduated Kimball Union Academy in
1827; Amherst College in 1831; Auburn Theological Institute in
1833. Ord. Oct. 4, 1834. Was pastor of several churches in
central N. Y. Also in Middlefield and Feeding Hills and West
Springfield, Mass. He d. at Albany, N. Y., July 22, 1865.
He m. Dec. 16, 1835, Julia Mack of Amherst, Mass., by whom he
had five children. His biographer says of him: "He was a
man of ardent piety. His mode of expression was original and
impressive. The last few months of his hfe were characterized
by very affectionate views of Christ and sweet peace of mind."
iv. Betsey, b. Sept. 2, 1799.
V. Aaron, b. Feb. 19, 1801.
vi. Nancy Melinda, b. Aug. 13, 1802.
vii. Sarah, b. July 25, 1804.
2. viii. Moses, b. July 9, 1806.
ix. Jedediah C, b. Jan. 10, 1808. Res. in Cornish till of age, in
Southboro, Mass., till 1842, after which time Milford, N. H.,
was his home, except as certain business transactions called him
south. Was in the Civil War and saw much ser\'ico although
much past age. Was in Gen. Sherman's army in his glorious
march to the sea. Served two years and ten months. He d.
in Milford May 15, 1887. He m. twice.
2. MosES» Harrington (Aaron^, Ebenezer^) h. July 9, 1806; m. April 4, 1841,
Phebe White, b. June 9, 1806, and d. May 24, 1874. He d. March 30,
GENEALOGIES. 195
1866, aged 59. A farmer and wood cutter. Children, both b. in
Cornish :
i. Phebe Elizabeth, b. March 22, 1842. Never m. She d. Aug. 3,
1906.
3. ii. Levi Winchestee, b. Jan. 26, 1849.
3. Levi Winchesters Harrington (Moses>, Aarom, Ehenezen) b. Jan. 26,
1849; m. Jan. 26, 1870, Hattie Ayers of Cornish, dau. of Samuel and
Sarah G. (Fitch) Ayers, b. Feb. 27, 1845, and d. Nov. 5, 1889. Chil-
dren, both b. in Cornish:
i. Anne Elizabeth, b. Jan. 8, 1871; m. June 16, 1896, Ernest Quimby
of Cornish. Two children. (See Quimby.) She d. May 16,
1901, in Windsor, Vt.
ii. Elbert Russell, b. Nov. 2, 1884.
Samuel Harrington's name, and that of his family, also appear on the town
records, but his descendants are unknown to us. He m. April 12, 1792,
Anna Holley of Claremont. Children:
i. Joel, b. Feb. 6, 1794.
ii. Samuel, b. Sept. 28, 1796.
iii. Abel, b. July 10, 1798.
iv. Eli, b. Oct. 26, 1800.
v. Anna, b. Oct. 12, 1802.
vi. Abigail, b. Sept. 16, 1804.
vii. Sanford, b. March 13, 1808.
viii. Matilda, b. Feb. 16, 1812.
ix. Asa, b. July 1, 1814.
HART.
William Carter Hart was the oldest of seven children of Benjamin and
Lucy (Champlin) Hart, b. in Pomfret, Vt., March 5, 1820; m. Aug. 17,
1847, Elizabeth Fitts of Oxford, Mass., dau. of Andrew and Ruth (Pike)
Fitts, b. Dec. 9, 1824, and d. May 4, 1903, in Haverhill, Mass. In
April, 1856, they came to Cornish, bought the Capt. Charles Chase
farm on the river road and erected a set of buildings thereon (the orig-
inal ones having been burned). He was one of the selectmen, 1871-
74-75-76; a staunch Republican and a Free Mason. After a res. of
tliirty years in Cornish, he sold out in 1886 and rem. to Haverhill, Mass.,
where they spent the remainder of their hves. On the 17th of Aug.,
1897, they celebrated their golden wedding. All their children (five)
and all their grandchildren (nine) were present. Mr. Hart d. Dec. — ,
1910. Children:
i. George Andrew, b. Pomfret, Vt., May 31, 1848; m. Jan. 15, 1879,
Clara Cowles of Claremont, N. H. Three children. Res. in
Haverhill, Mass,
196 HISTORY OF CORNISH.
ii. William L., b. Pomfret, Vt., July 16, 1850; m. Nov. 19, 1875, Retta
L. Pierce of Claremont, N. H. One child. Res., Haverhill,
Mass.
iii. LuELLA Eliza, b. Macedon, N. Y., April 13, 1853; m. Feb. 25, 1879,
Fred W. Lear of Claremont. Two children. Res., Haverhill,
Mass.
iv. Willis Duett, b. Cornish Sept. 6, 1859; m. Dec. 22, 1881, Harriet
E. Smith of Windsor, Vt. One child: Charles W. Hart. Res.,
Windsor, Vt.
V. Etta Louise, b. Cornish June 22, 1861; m. Feb. 27, 1884, Elmer F.
JosUn of East Thompson, Conn. Two children. Res., Haverhill,
Mass.
It is a remarkable record that there was no death in this Hart
family among children or grandchildren for upwards of fifty years
prior to the death of Mrs. Hart, May 4, 1903.
HASKELL.
Daniel Haskell m. Feb. 9, 1779, Elizabeth Putnam of Cornish, dau. of
Daniel and Anna (Chase) Putnam, b. July 15, 1762, and had the follow-
ing cliildren b. in town:
i. Cornelia, b. Nov. 11, 1779.
ii. Daniel C, b. July 3, 1781.
After the birth of these two children, the family probably left town,
as all further record of it is lost.
John Haskell m. March 25, 1779, Eunice Carpenter and they had the follow-
ing children:
i. Polly, b. Feb. 3, 1780.
ii. John, Jr., b. June 24, 1781.
iii. Lucy, b. April 28, 1783.
iv. Samuel, b. Jan. 21, 1786; d. Feb. 23, 1790.
V. Lydia, b. July 29, 1788.
vi. Sally, b. March 9, 1790.
The census of 1790 says the family at that time consisted of the
father, one son and four females beside the mother.
HASTINGS.
Jonas Hastings was b. about 1826, in Grantham; m. , Mary D.
Whittaker of the same town, a sister of Jonathan C. Whitt akor, b. 1828. They
had one child, a son: Albion, b. Aug. 19, 1867. Mr. Hastings came
to Cornish about 1859 and was employed by the town to take charge of
their poor for several years. He was collector of taxes during years of 18()1-
62-63-64-68. Was selectman during years of 1 865-66-67 ; also the hearse driver
several years. After the town farm was sold and the paupers rem. to Unity,
Mr. Hastings was employed by the Co. Com. to have charge of the Paupers'
Home in Unity, which he retained a few years, and then went to Claremont
to live. Here he engaged in the butchering and meat business, which he fol-
lowed till he d. April 14, 1892, aged 66. His wife d. Oct. 18, 1889, aged 61.
GENEALOGIES. 197
HEBARD.
Norman E. Hebard, the son of Aaron and Susan (Story) Hebard, was
b. Sept. 16, 1819, in Lebanon; m. first, Jan. 13, 1842, Ellen C. Smalley of
Lebanon. She was b. Dec. 29, 1819, and d. April 30, 1860; m. second,
August 29, 1860, Mrs. Julia A. (Avery) Merrill, wid. of John Merrill
and dau. of Samuel and Mercy (Wood) Avery of Plainfield, b. May 7, 1827,
and d. Dec. 5, 1905. Mr. Hebard was a farmer. Of a mirthful disposi-
tion and generous almost to a fault. Served as one of the selectmen in
1868-69-70, as S. S. superintendent, etc. He d. Dec. 23, 1900. Children
by first wife:
i. LuELLA p. C, b. May 20, 1845; m. April 30, 1872, Joseph Cummings.
One child: Velzora, b. March 28, 1873, who m. Dec. 5, 1894,
Alfred S. Sisson of Cornish,
ii. Julius S., b. July 29, 1848. Unm. in 1902.
iii. Susan G., b. Jan. 26, 1852. Unm. in 1902.
Children by second wife:
iv. Ellen C, b. Aug. 1, 1861; m. Dec. 25, 1879, Daniel O. Eaton of
West Lebanon. One child: Guy H., b. May 18, 1882. The
family hve at West Lebanon.
V. Abbie R., b. July 24, 1870; m. Oct. 27, 1891, Perry Fletcher Burr of
Cornish. Seven cliildren (1906). (See Burr.)
HEYWOOD.
Col. William Heywood of Revolutionary fame had twelve children. His
second child, Eleazer, b. May 8, 1755; m. Dorcas Whittaker about 1790,
and had eight children. The third (Mary), b. ; m. James W. Bradley
of Cornish and d. in Claremont in 1873. The fourth child was Willard
Heywood, b. Jan. 12, 1796, in Plainfield, and lived in Cornish many
years. His last years were spent in Windsor, Vt., where he d. about
1875 (?). He m. June 2, 1832, Emily Baldwin, dau. of Dr. Eleazer and
Polly (Ladd) Baldwin of Strafford, Vt., b. April 16, 1812; d. Nov. 18,
1877. He was a teamster. Was selectman in Cornish 1855-56.
Children :
i. Emily A., b. Nov. 13, 1835, in Meriden; m. June 13, 1855, Orson G.
Couch. Res. mainly in Amherst, Mass., where she d. Dec. 28,
1901. She had five children. (See Couch.)
ii. Lucia M., b. Sept. 16, 1837, in Meriden; m. in 1870, Clark Spaulding.
Res., Lancaster, Mass.
iii. Mary Frances, b. Aug. 5, 1839, in Grantham; m. Dec. — , 1857,
in Cornish, C. E. Billings. She d. Nov. 27, 1872.
iv. Eleazer Baldwin, b. May 4, 1842, in Grantham; m. in 1867, Sarah
Stebbins, Res., Alton, 111.
V. William Henry, b. Aug. 10, 1844, in Grantham; m. in 1871, Rose
Brady. Res., Windsor, Vt.
vi. Frederic A., b. Nov. 16, 1846, in Grantham; m. in 1870, Ella Aldrich.
He d. Dec. 12, 1888.
198 HISTORY OF CORNISH.
vii. Bradley B., b. March 29, 1849, in Cornish; d. June 11, 1887.
viii. Jennie, b. June 19, 1851, in Cornis]i; m. in 1873, Eben Stoeker; d.
Oct. 2, 1880.
ix. Eda Josephine, b. Oct. 8, 1854, in Cornish; m. in 1875, Charles
Jones. Res., Lancaster, Mass.
HILDRETH.
The Hildreths of Cornish trace their ancestry back to Richard Hildreth, who
came to this country in 1643 and settled in Cambridge, afterwards hving in
Woburn and then in Chelmsford, where he d. in 1693. Stephen Hildreth, a
descendant of Richard, m. Esther Manning and settled in New Ipswich, N. H.,
where he d. in 1800. Here their son:
1. Samuel Hildreth was b. in 1764. He m. , Zilpha Gilbert, dau. of
John and Sarah (Rich) Gilbert, b. in 1771 and d. June 25, 1851, in
Cornish. They came to Cornish before 1790 and settled in the west
part of the town. His mother, Esther, also came with them and d. in
town, April 16, 1826. He d. Sept. 1, 1840. Children, all b. in Cornish:
i. Betsey, b. Dec. 29, 1790; d. Sept. 16, 1886.
ii. Lyman, b. , 1792 ; d. Oct. 25, 1795.
iii. Solomon, b. Oct. — , 1794; d. March 3, 1861.
2. iv. James, b. Dec. 12, 1797.
V. Chloe H., b. June 13, 1800; m. May 1, 1834, Daniel Bryant of
Cornish. Four children. (See Bryant.) She d. March 25, 1890.
vi. JoHNL.,b. in 1802; d. Aug. 1, 1803.
vu. Manning, b. in 1804; d. Nov. 28, 1830. (Mon. Rec. Oct. 28.)
viii. Sarah, b. ; d. Jan. 12, 1811.
2. James Hildreth (Samuel, Stephen, . . . Richard^) was b. Dec. 12, 1797, in
Cornish; m. first, Nov. 7, 1838, Tamar Manchester, dau. of Nathaniel
and Polly (Wheeler) Manchester, b. Feb. 24, 1806, and d. Sept. 5, 1854;
m. second, April 22, 1852, Harriet B. Manchester, sister of his former
wife, b. May, 1818, and d. Dec. 22, 1889. He d. May 29, 1872. Chil-
dren by first wife and b. in town:
i. William B., b. Dec. 10, 1839.
ii. James B., b. March 28, 1843; m. Nov. 27, 1869, Elmira E. Harlow
of Cornish, dau. of Levi B. and Althea D. (Parker) Harlow,
b. Nov. 7, 1843. No children,
iii. Harriet J., b. Aug. 15, 1841.
iv. Benjamin F., b. March 2, 1846; d. March 7, 1847.
Children by second wife and b. in town:
V. George Fred, b. March 6, 1853; m. Feb. 20, 1883, Cora E. Jones,
dau. of Asa and Cleora (Oakes) Jones.
vi. Lewis C, b. Sept. 30, 1854; m. Nov. 27, 1878, Hattie M. Pierce,
dau. of S. T. and Melissa (French) Pierce, b. June 13, 1857, and
d. Feb. 13, 1900. One child: Lillian A., b. in town Jan. 23,
1887, who m. Sept. 16, 1908, Oscar S. Tyrrell of Wilder, Vt.
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HILLIARD.
1. Samuel Milliard, b. in Conn. Nov. 16, 1747, came to Cornish from Ston-
ington. Here he hved many years. He m. Phoebe Yerrington, b. in 1747.
On her tombstone (now broken) is inscribed "In memory of Phoebe,
wife of the Rev. Samuel HilUard, who d. July 18, 1798, aged 52."
"Be still my friends, dry up your tears,
I must He here, 'till Christ appears."
It is said that he was a soldier of the Revolution, and participated in
the battles of Bunker Hill and Bennington. After his settlement in
Cornish he helped organize the Cornish Baptist Church in 1789, and
was one of its first deacons. On July 3, 1792, the church expressed their
approbation that "Deacon HilUard improve his gift in pubhc." He
soon after became popular as a Baptist preacher, but after some years
his rehgious views changed and he became a Universahst, and as such
was settled as pastor in Shrewsbury and Walhngford, Vt., and finally
at Clarendon, Vt., where he d. Nov. 16, 1831. His remains were brought
to Cornish and buried beside those of his wife, Phoebe, in a lot, now an
open pasture belonging to Freeman A. Johnson. After leaving Cornish
in 1800, he m. second, Carohne Lathrop, by whom he had six children,
all b. in Vt. She was b. June 1, 1770, and d. Feb. 21, 1845. Children
by Phoebe, supposed to have been b. in Cornish:
i. Sarah, b. , 1768; m. Joseph Bartlett; d. July 5, 1798, aged 30.
2. ii. Amos Avery, b. July 7, 1770.
3. iii. Benjamin, b. March 19, 1774.
iv. Polly (or Mary), b. Dec. 10, 1775; m. Joseph Richardson of Cornish.
Had twelve children. (See Richardson.) She d. May 7, 1822.
v. Phoebe, b. Sept. 17, 1780; m. May 20, 1800, Isaac Griggs.
vi. Samuel, b. April 6, 1784; m. , Fanny W. Fhng.
4. vii. Joseph, b. May 1, 1787.
viii. Esther B., b. Jan. 18, 1788; m. Feb. 19, 1809, Gilbert Gross.
Children by Carohne Lathrop.
ix. Caroline, b. Sept. 26, 1801.
X. Pashur Lathrop, b. Sept. 8, 1803.
xi. Lois, b. July 11, 1806.
xii. Harry, b. Dec. 19, 1807.
xiii. Jerome Bonaparte, b. June 22, 1810.
xiv. Pamelia, b. Sept. 17, 1813.
2. Amos Avery^ Hilliard (SamueU) h. July 7, 1770; m. June 8, 1794, Sarah
Huggins of Cornish, dau. of Jonathan and Ruhamah (Brown) Huggins,
b. March 19, 1775, and d. July 18, 1856. Mr. HilHard d. April 24, 1856.
A farmer and hved in school district No. 8. Children, all b. in Cornish:
i. Mary, b. Dec. 9, 1794; m. Aug. 26, 1811, John Weld of Cornish. Ten
children. (See Weld.) She d. March 12, 1862.
ii. Sarah, b. Oct. 9, 1797; m. July 16, 1816, Constant W. Smith of
Cornish. Twelve children. (See Smith.) She d. Dec. 3, 1882.
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iii. Sophia, b. March 24, 1801; m. first, March 13, 1823, Asa Kimball
Smith by whom she had two children (see Smith) ; m. second,
Wm. Martindale. No issue. She d. April 2, 1900, aged 99
years, five days.
iv. Amos A., b. Dec. 25, 1803; m. first, Charlotte Town; m. second, ,
Abbie Sprague.
V. Susan, b. Jan. 16, 1805; m. first, Jan. 27, 1830, Alfred Nevens, by
whom she had two children (see Nevens); m. second, Joshua
Atwood of Cornish. She d. April 4, 1888.
vi. LuciNDA, b. Sept. 30, 1808; d. April 4, 1814. (See Casualties.)
5. vii. Gilbert, b. Dec. 17, 1811.
\'iii. and ix. Twins, b. April 17, 1814, and d. the same day.
3. Benjamin^ Hilliard {Satnueh) h. March 19, 1774; m. Roxana Hall, dau.
of Dr. David and Ohve (Smead) Hall, b. Jan. 16, 1778, and d. Nov. 26,
1866. Mr. Hilhard hved a few years in Claremont, but most of his life
was spent in Cornish. The last years of his life, he and his wife lived
with their .son, David H., where he d. July 4, 1858. He was an excellent
carpenter and erected many buildings in Cornish and elsewhere. Of
a very social nature and said to have been very fond of telling stories.
Children :
6. i. David Hall, b. Dec. 3, 1805.
ii. Catherine Olive, b. Dec. 23, 1807; m. July 2, 1839, Lyman Bartlett
of Cornish. Five children. (See Bartlett.) She d. Feb. 27, 1895.
iii. Harriet Roxana, b. Sept. 25, 1809; m. Nov. 18, 1835, Job Williams
of Plainfield. Had three children. She d. June 16, 1887. He
d. May 16, 1874.
iv. Mary Esther, b. April 21, 1811; m. James Hudson of Lynn, Mass.
V. Benjamin Franklin, b. Nov. 18, 1812. Twice m. Had six children.
vi. Elizabeth Chase, b. Jan. 29, 1815; m. John Hudson of Lynn, Mass.
She d. Jan. 6, 1880.
vii. Caroline Phoebe, b. July 8, 1817; m. July 1, 1841, Horace L. Dom-
ing of Cornish. Four children. (See Deming.) She d. Oct. 13,
1867.
viii. Gilbert Gros.s, b. July 21, 1819; m. May 13, 1846, Marcia L. Bart-
lett of Cornish, dau. of John and Polly (Wilhams) Bartlett, b.
Dec. 25, 1824, and d. Aug. 17, 1848; m. second, Oct., 1849, Ann
Richardson of Lands Grove, Vt., who d. June 19, 1857; m.
third, — — •, Mrs. Shaw by whom had tri|)lots. He d. iii the
army in 1863.
4. Josephs Hilliard (Samueh) Bro. of Benjamin and Avery, b. May 1, 1787.
Was a prosperous farmer and lived in the south jiart of the town. A
zealous supporter of the Baptist Church; m. Feb. 23, 1815, Roxana
Day of Cornish, dau. of Rufus and Betsey (Comings) Day, b. Jan. 23,
1795, and d. A[)ril IS, 1S7S. He d. July 1, 1S70. Children, all b. in
Cornish :
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i. RxjFUS, b. July 9, 1815; m. — ■ — •, Martha McClure, res. in Acworth,
N. H. Two children. He d. Jan. 20, 1886.
11. Betsey, b. Nov. 20, 1816; m. , Adnah Keyes. Res., Acworth,
N. H. Two children. She d. May 19, 1894.
iii. Chester, b. Nov. 22, 1818; m. April 24, 1844, Ellen Ashley. Res.,
Cornish and Cal., where he d. April 16, 1879.
Iv. Charlotte, b. May 2, 1821; m. Jan. 16, 1844, Quartus Fletcher.
Four children. (See Fletcher.) She d. Sept. 23, 1908.
V. Esther, b. April 10, 1823; m. Oct. 18, 1849, Charies Putnam of
Croydon, where she resided. She d. Jan. 29, 1865. Four children.
vi. RoxANA, b. Sept. 8, 1826; m. Oct. 13, 1852, Ira Proctor of Clare-
mont, where she afterwards resided. Three children. She d.
March 29, 1907 ; buried in Cornish.
\'ii. Emeline, b. Sept. 8, 1829; m. Oct. 18, 1849, Ira Proctor (first wife).
One son, Wallace. She d. July 30, 1851.
7. \dii. Joseph L., b. Nov. 29, 1831.
8. ix. Hiram Day, b. March 10, 1834.
X. Sarah Jane, b. May 26, 1836; m. April 20, 1857, Amos Richardson
of Cornish. Three cliildren. (See Richardson.)
9. x-i. George W., b. April 17, 1839.
5. Gilbert' Hilliard (Amos Avery^ Samueb) h. Dec. 17, 1811, in Cornish,
where he res. till 1858, when he rem. to Northfield, Mass.; m. Nov. 7,
1833, Sophia Plaistridge, dau. of Caleb and Susannah (Luey) Plaistridge,
b. Sept. 8, 1813, and d. in Northfield Jan. 29, 1878. He d. Jan. 7, 1907,
in Northfield, Mass. Children, all b. in Cornish:
I. Ellen S., b. Dec. 14, 1835; m. May 23, 1857, Fordyce H. Smith,
formerly of Cornish. (See Smith.) They lived in Brattleboro,
Vt., till 1897. Then rem. to Northfield Farms, Mass., where
they have since resided.
II. SuLA L., b. July 14, 1839; m. Dec. 26, 1861, Marshall Stearns. Res.,
Northfield, Mass.
Iii. Sarah J., b. Jan. 25, 1841; m. Jan. 1, 1866. Frederick G. Morgan.
Res., Northfield Farms, Mass.
Iv. Freeman A., b. Dec. 14, 1843; m. first, July 4, 1867, Isadore A.
Wright; m. second, June 5, 1873, Ellen A. Haywood; m. third,
May 6, 1877, Sarah Gaines. Res., Northfield, Mass.
V. Emma S., b. May 5, 1845; m. .July 10, 1866, George Merriam. Res.,
Greenfield, Mass.
vi. Albert D., b. Jan. 4, 1850; d. March 25, 1850.
vli. Ada E., b. June 24, 1852; m. first, Nov. 29, 1871, Dr. E. R. Morgan;
m. second, March 26, 1883, George Chamberlain. Res., Boston,
Mass.
6. David Hall^ Hilliard {Benjamin'', Samueb) b. Dec. 3, 1805; m. Sept. 10,
1835, Sarah E. Smith, dau. of .Joseph and Judith (Savory) Smith, b.
Sept. 26, 1816. Excepting a few years in Claremont, he spent the most
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HISTORY OF CORNISH.
of his life in Cornish. Was prominent in the affairs of the town, a lead-
ing Democrat, a ready debater, pubUc spirited and deeply interested in
ever>i;hing that tended to promote the welfare of the town. He was a
gunsmith by trade and carried his art to a liigh state of excellence, and
had a wide reputation of manufacturing rifles and other firearms, of as
good quality as any manufacturer of his time. He d. June 10, 1877.
After Mr. HiUiard's death liis wid. m. Caleb H. Pool, a blacksmith,
who d. June 3, 1888. She d. in Cornish April 17, 1908. Children:
David H. Hilliard.
10. i. Charles Nelson, b. June 5, 1836, in Claremont.
11. ii. George Elbridge, b. Aug. 26, 1838, in Ludlow, Vt.
7. Joseph L.s Hilliard (Joseph^, Samueb) h. Nov. 29, 1831. Lived on the
homestead of his father. A farmer; m. Sept. 27, 1853, Mary Bryant of
Cornish, dau. of Aaron and Hannah W. (Johnson) Bryant, b. July 27,
1836. Mr. Hilliard d. Feb. 5, 1S71. Children, all b. in Cornish:
i. Ada H., b. July 22, 1855; m. March 24, 1886, Frank H. Weld of
Cornish. Two childnni. (See Weld.)
ii. Julia E., b. Jan. 15, 1858.
iii. Nellie J., b. March 14, 1860, m. May 20, 1884, Herbert Doming of
Cornish. Four children. (Sec Doming.)
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iv. Adnah J., b. March 5, 1862; m. June 15, 1904, Gertrude Marshall of
Langdon. Three children: 1. Alton M., b. March 30, 1905.
2. Alton B., b. June 6, 1906. 3. Adnah Deane, b. June 6, 1907.
V. Clayton B., b. Nov. 26, 1864; m. Nov. 19, 1888, Sybil Gertrude
Lear of Cornish, dau. of Wm. D. and Hannah A. (Fletcher) Lear,
b. Jan. 21, 1869. Two cliildren: 1. Ethel, b. April 17, 1894.
2. Wallace, b. Sept. 30, 1895.
8. Hiram Days Hilliard {Joseph'', Samueb) b. March 10, 1834; m. Oct. 22,
1862, Isabel Deming of Cornish, dau. of Judah Solon and Carohne
Matilda (Jackson) Denying, b. Sept. 1, 1834; d. Aug. 3, 1893. He d.
March 17, 1903. Children, all b. in Cornish:
i. Emma Matilda, b. Oct. 28, 1862.
il. A dau. b. Nov. 1, 1863; d. young.
iii. Edwin Hiram, b. April 5, 1865 ; d. March 8, 1907, unm.
iv. Jerome Judah, b. March 9, 1867.
V. Amy Isabel, b. Jan. 28, 1870. A successful teacher many years;
m. July 14, 1909, Josiah Davis of Cornish.
13. vi. Joseph Leroy, b. April 23, 1873.
vii. Ina Eliza, b. May 24, 1878; m. July 3, 1901, Clarence E. Bailey of
Claremont.
9. George W.^ Hilliard (Joseph^, Samueb) b. April 17, 1839; m. April 24,
1862, Ursula K. Fletcher of Cornish, dau. of Quartus and Annie (Kelley)
Fletcher, b. Nov. 22, 1836. In 1863 (April 15) they rem. to Acworth,
where they lived mainly till 1900, when they rem to Redlands, Cal.
Children :
i. Ladora J,, b. March 27, 1863, in Cornish. Graduated N. H. State
Normal School. Teacher Hanover and State Normal School,
Milwaukee, Wis.; m. Oct. 16, 1888, Dr. Frederic C. Rogers of
Milwaukee. Live in Oconomowoc, Wis. Two children, both b.
in Milwaukee: 1. Malcolm Fletcher, b. April 18, 1891. 2.
George Frederic, b. Jan. 27, 1900.
ii. Burton James, b. April 26, 1866, in So. Acworth. A merchant at
Saxtons River, Vt.; m. Feb. 5, 1891, Angehne M. Davis of
Saxtons River. Three children: 1. Lineol Wallace, b. Oct.
23, 1891. 2. Ethel Martha, b. Nov. 3, 1892. 3. Lloyd Burton,
b. Oct. 27, 1901.
iii. George Wallace, b. Sept. 17, 1868, at So. Acworth; d. May 7, 1888.
iv. Olie May, b. May 6, 1871, at So. Acworth. A graduate of Bridge-
water, Mass., Normal School. Teacher in normal schools several
years; m. Oct. 25, 1905, David McClelland of Redlands, Cal.
One child: Ahce HiUiard, b. Feb. 4, 1907.
V. Carlos Grout, b. Sept. 28, 1877, in So. Acworth. Graduated from
Brown University with degree of B.A., and M.A. and at Yale
Medical School with the degree of M.D. A physician in Red-
lands, Cal.; m. March 20, 1907, Margaret E. Shields of Hahfax,
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N. S. Two children, both b. in Pro\'idence, R. I.: 1. Ehzabeth,
Morrison, b. Dec. 25, 1907. 2. Carlos Burton, b. Sept. 3, 1909.
10. Charles Nelson^ Hilliard (David Hj, Benjamiiv-, Samueb) b. June 5,
1836; m. first, July 20, 1862, Sarah Abbie Weld of Cornish, dau. of Maj.
George and Maria (Chase) Weld, b. Feb. 16, 1846; d. Oct. 16, 1874; m.
second. May 1, 1878, Claribell Sherburne, dau. of Samuel Mills and
Mary A. (Dewey) Sherburne, b. Dec. 23, 1858. They res. in Ilion,
N. Y., where Mr. HiUiard has charge of extensive machine works of the
Remington Arms Co. and special rifle and repair works. Children by
first marriage:
i. Flora May, b. May 13, 1869.
ii. Carrie Eva, b. Oct. — , 1867 ; d. March 30, 1868.
iii. Arthur Lee, b. Oct. 13, 1874; d. Feb. 20, 1878.
Children by second marriage :
iv. Herbert Hall, b. July 24, 1882.
V. Ethel Lillian, b. Oct. 6, 1886; d. July 3, 1891.
\\. Edith Claribell, b. Nov. 19, 1890, and d. May 11, 1898.
vii. Ch.\rles Sherburne, b. Dec. 23, 1894.
11. George Elbridge< Hilliard [David H:^, Benjamin''-, SamueU) h. Aug. 26,
1838; m. Sept. 23, 1862, Ella M. Bartlett of Cornish, dau. of Hiram D.
and Sarah A. (Fellows) Bartlett, b. April 25, 1845. Mr. Hilhard spent
several years in the employ of the Vt. Central R. R., first as fireman and
afterwards as engineer, ser\'ing in that capacity seven years. He then
returned to Cornish and went into the gun business with his father.
After the death of the latter, he carried on the business alone till his
death. He was constable fifteen years, justice of the peace and notary
public fifteen years. Cornish school district clerk two years and post-
master twenty-five years. He was a member of Chesliire Lodge, F. A.
A. Masons and also a member of the Royal Arch Chapter of Windsor, Vt.
He d. March 31, 1904. Child:
i. Emma L., b. July 18, 1866; m. Dec. 26, 1894, Cullen W. Diggins of
Cleveland, Oliio. One child: Ethel Ellen, b. Feb. 24, 1897.
12. Luman Henrys Hilliard (Joseph, Joseph'', Samueb) h. May 24, 1865;
m. Dec. 31, 1890, Ida Eldora York of Cornjsli, dau. of Hiram H. and
Eliza (Walker) York, b. Jan. 11, 1870. They res. in Claremont, where
he is engaged in the livery business. Children :
i. Mary Eliza, b. Sept. 29, 1891.
ii. Ruth Ida, b. Jan. 17, 1893.
13. Joseph LeroY'' Hilliard (Hiram Dj, Joseph:^, S(nnueb) was b. April 23,
1873; m. June 12, 1898, Florence Emery, dau. of Peter Emery of Cor-
nish, b. June 5, 1876. Children:
i. Leroy Hiram, b. Dec. 20, 1899.
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205
ii. Hazel Eliza, b. June 5, 1901.
iii. Myra Isabel, b. June 5, 1902.
iv. Ray Emery, b. Feb. 12, 1904.
V. Lawrence Joseph, b. March 3, 1906.
\i. Lester Edward, b. May 20, 1907.
George E. Milliard.
14. Richmond Hilliard lived in town several years; m. first, March 16, 1790,
Polly Wilson, who d. without issue about 1792 (?); m. second, April 13,
1795, Lydia Goodwin Ford then of Claremont, eldest dau. of Capt.
Daniel and Lydia (Goodwin) Ford, b. Aug. 31, 1774; d. . Mr.
Hilhard's connection with the other Hilliard families in town is uncer-
tain, but is supposed to have been a brother of Dea. Samuel. It is not
known when or where he d. Children, all by second wife :
i. Eunice, b. May 14, 1796.
ii. Lydia Goodwin, b. May 9, 1798.
iii. Albert Ford, b. April 1, 1803; d. Dec. 16, 1804.
206 HISTORY OF CORNISH.
iv. Maria Alice, b. March 4, 1805; d. Dec. 1, — — -.
V. Sophia Marietta, twin, b. June 30, 1807.
vi. Hiram Alonzo, twin, b. June 30, 1807.
vii. Thomas Jefferson, twin, b. June 10, 1809.
viii. James Madison, twin, b. June 10, 1809.
15. Luther Hilliard was b. May 5, 1759 (?) ; m. — ■ — •, Abigail T. , who
was b. Dec, 1790 (?), and d. Dec. 27, 1859. He d. Dec. 2, 1850, and both
buried in Cornish. He may have been a brother of one or both of his
contemporaries, Samuel or Richmond. According to the census of 1790,
his family in town, consisted of two males and three females but the
records of the family have not been found, except the above cemetery
records.
HOLBROOK.
Alonzo Holbrook, b. at Lemington, Vt., Nov. 23, 1808; m. May 12, 1836,
Sarah C. Bradley of Cornish, dau. of Isaiah and Mary (Dustin) Bradley,
b. Feb. 16, 1807, in Haverhill, Mass.; d. in Claremont March 12, 1877.
They settled in Cornish soon after their marriage, where he d. April 21,
1852. The family remained in Cornish a few years longer. Children,
all b. in Cornish:
i. Isaiah Thomas, b. Aug. 6, 1837. His father dying when he was but
14, left him in charge of the farm wliich he cared for till his
majority. He enlisted in the 7th Regt. N. H. Vols. (See
Military.) After the war he engaged in trade for a time at the
Flat, when he suddenly left town, going west to Mo., .where it
is said he d. at Marcellus, Mo., in 1897. Was twice m.
ii. Ellen Maria, b. Feb. 18, 1840; d. March 19, 1859.
iii. Elizabeth Sarah, b. April 22, 1842; m. Dec. 26, 1865, George H.
Stowell, Second, of Claremont, where they both spent their
hves. They had five children, all b. in Claremont. He d. Nov.
21, 1888. She d. Oct. 5, 1899.
iv. Susan Amelia, b. Oct. 1, 1850; m. Sept. 18, 1877, at Newport, Wil-
ham H. Ellsworth. Four children. Res. a short time in Clare-
mont and then rem. to Cal., where she d. at La Verne Dec. 30,
1890.
HOOK.
1. Dyer Hook came to Cornish from Candia in 1805. He was b. Oct. — ,
1778; m. , Mary Griffin of Sandown, dau. of Isaac Griffin, b. — ,
1785. Mr. Hook d. July 3, 1815. His wid. afterward m. July 16, 1817,
Walter H. Foss and had children. (See Foss.) She d. June 13, 1865.
Children by Dyer Hook:
2. i. Peter, b. in Cornish April 19, 1810.
3. ii. MooDY, b. in Cornish June 24, 1813.
2. Peters Hook {Dyen) b. April 19, ISIO; m. April 19, 1847, Lucia Maria
Kendrick of Cornish, dau. of Clark and Lydia (Smith) Kendrick, b.
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Oct. 6, 1827, and d. July 26, 1854. They res. for a time in Croydon.
After the death of his wife, he returned to Cornish where he spent the
most of the remainder of his hfe. He d. March 5, 1883. "A devout and
godly man." Cliildren, all b. in Croydon:
i. Ellen Maria, b. Aug. 22, 1848; m. March 11, 1896, Joseph Lang
of Candia, son of Isaac and Martha A. (Ladd) Lang. No chil-
dren,
ii. Clara Ella, b. Sept. 9, 1850; m. July 1, 1873, Wilbur W. Cole of
Cornish. One cliild, Merton K., b. June 29, 1878. (See Cole.)
An osteopathic physician. Res. in Newton Center, Mass.
iii. Emma Eliza, b. Dec. 29, 1852; m. June 7, 1876, Fred W. Read of
Cornish. Six children. (See Read.)
iv. Clark K., b. and d. in 1854.
3. MooDY2 Hook {Dyen) was b. June 24, 1813. Was a farmer. Like his
brother Peter, he was possessed of a sweet and happy spirit, ever loyal
to an enlightened conscience, holding the respect and confidence of all
who knew him. He m. Sept. 7, 1842, Ehza Carroll of Croydon, dau. of
John Prince and Rachel (Powers) Carroll, b. Jan. 12, 1823, and d. Nov.
30, 1884. He d. Aug. 17, 1886. Children, all b. in Cornish:
i. Rachel Ann, b. Aug. 30, 1843. She was a successful teacher of
schools several years; m. Jan. 1, 1868, Ira F. Rowell of Sutton,
N. H. He was a prominent man in Sutton and afterwards repre-
sented Claremont in the N. H. Leg. of 1899. They rem. to Clare-
mont in Nov., 1882, where they have since hved. One child,
Harry Frankhn, who graduated from Stevens High School in
1893 ; m. Oct. 5, 1899, Flora A. Magowm of Claremont. Has been
a trusted employee of the Sullivan Machine Co. for sixteen ^^ears
(1910).
ii. Mary Frances, b. April 29, 1845. She also was a successful teacher
of schools; m. Feb. 15, 1866, Frances Edward Freeman of Cor-
nish. Two children. (See Freeman.) Lived a few years in
Cornish and then rem. to Claremont, where she d. Aug. 3, 1903.
iii. Alice Jane, b. Nov. 21, 1848; m. July 4, 1875, Rev. Howard R.
Mitchell of Waterville, Me. He has had several pastorates, but
they are now (1910) living in Waterville, Me. Two children:
1. Frank Howard, b. in Oskaloosa, la., Aug. 13, 1876. 2. Grace
Ahce, b. in Hinsdale, May 18, 1880; m. June 7, 1911, Edward
Payson Davis of Waterville, Me.
iv. Luette Eliza, b. June 26, 1851; m. June 12, 1873, Seth Raynsford
Cole of Cornish. One son, Clarence. (See Cole.) She d. in
Cornish Jan. 3, 1878.
V. Andrew Jackson, b. Dec. 7, 1864. (See sketch.)
HOWARD.
1. Marshall S. Howard was b. Sept. 14, 1815; m. first, , Hopy B.
Winter of Croydon, dau. of Timothy and Mehitable (Thompson) Win-
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ter, b. Dec. 28, 1815; d. Oct. 23, 1873; m. second . Has res. in
several places in Cornish and Claremont. He d. in Claremont, June
15, 1905. Children, all by first wife:
2. i. Wilbur F., b. Jan. 29, 1840.
3. ii. Waldo L., b. Aug. 30, 1841.
iii. Irena M., b. Sept. 25, 1843; m. first, in 1860, Thomas B. Edminster
of Cornish. Had two children. (See Edminster.) She m. second,
Dec. 22, 1866, Charles H. Thompson. No issue. She d. April
29, 1874.
iv. RosELLA B., b. March 11, 1846; d. June 29, 1849.
V. Phebe Ann, b. Sept. 18, 1847; m. Jan. 26, 1870, Edward T. Ayers
of Cornish. Two children. (See Ayers.)
\'i. Hannah C, b. April 30, 1849; m. , Wallace Fletcher. One child.
She d. Dec. 2, 1870.
4. vii. Marshall M., b. April 19, 1854.
viii. HoPY DiANTHA, b. June 17, 1854; m. first, George Taylor; m. second,
Briggs. Res. in Salt Lake City, Utah.
ix. George S., b. Sept. 29, 1857. Res., Bridgeport, Conn.; m. , May
Lyon. No issue. He d. — — ■.
2. Wilbur F.^ Howard {Marshall S.^) b. Jan. 29, 1840; m. June 6, 1866, Mrs.
Luette L. (Coburn) Tasker of Cornish, dau. of Stillman and Martha W.
(Mathews) Coburn, b. July 28, 1845. He was a soldier in the Civil War,
a member of Co. I, 14th Regt. N. H. Vols. Lost a foot in battle. (See
Military.) For years afterwards he was mail carrier between Cornish
Flat and Windsor, Vt. He d. March 6, 1894. Cliildren, all b. in
Cornish:
i.' Bertie, b. March 30, 1867; d. April 29, 1867.
ii. Leon M., b. March 13, 1868; m. Aug. 14, 1894, Mary L. Trister of
Claremont. Res., Lebanon, where he is in trade,
iii. Allie F., b. Sept. 25, 1871; m. March 1, 1893, AHce M. Benjamin of
Lebanon, where they res. In trade in Lebanon,
iv. Ernest H., b. Aug. 6, 1873; m. — — , Anna Morey of Wilmot Flat.
V. Martha H., b. Dec. 28, 1883.
3. Waldo L.j Howard (Marshall S.^) h. Aug. 30, 1841; m. May 7, 1867,
Eunice F. Deming of Cornish, dau. of Stephen B. and Nancy (Fisher)
Deming, b. Sept. 16, 1846. He was also a soldier in the Civil War, an
associate with liis brother in the same service. After the war he was
many years a wheelwright at Lebanon, where he d. Dec. 15, 1889.
Children :
i. Mabel Eva, b. Feb. 12, 1870. Was a teacher in Kimball Union
Academy several terms. She m. July 21, 1897, Prof. WiUiam
Boynton. One dau., Dorothea, b. Nov. 13, 1898.
ii. Florence Gertrude, b. May 21, 1879. A teacher in a high school
in Fernando, Cal., 1903, where she res.
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4. Marshall M.^ Howard {Marshall Sa) b. April 19, 1851; m. April 26,
1878, Mary M. Stone of Cornish, dau. of Le-sd F. and A. Marcia (Bishop)
Stone, b. Feb. 4, 1858. He is a painter and paper hanger. Res. on
Cornish Flat. Children, all b. in Cornish:
i. George L., b. May 5, 1880; d. Feb. 17, 1902.
ii. Katie May, b. Jan. 27, 1882; m. Oct. 27, 1904, James Arthur Mc-
Hugh.
iii. An infant, unnamed, b. May 31, 1884; d. Sept. 13, 1884.
iv. Annie Irena, b. Oct. 17, 1891. Grad. K. U. Academy, 1910.
V. Ralph Wilbur, b. Sept. 27, 1894.
HUGGINS.
The Huggins were of English descent. About the year 1700, Nathaniel
Hugginsi and John Huggins^, brothers, and also a sister (name not known)
came to America. John settled in "Old Springfield," Mass., and d. there in
1712. He left four sons. These settled chiefly in Conn, and N. Y. Nathaniel
settled in Greenland and d. there at an advanced age. He had two sons:
Samuel and John. Nothing is known concerning the posterity (if any) of
Samuel, but John continued to live in Greenland, till advanced in life and then
came to Cornish, the year not known.
1. John Huggins, the first of the name in Cornish was b. in 1712 and lived
in Greenland. He m. Hannah Ayers of the same place and of about the
same age. They had eight children, all supposed to have been b. in
Greenland. The parents came in mature life to Cornish accompanied
by nearly all of their children, where they spent the remainder of their
lives. She d: April 28, 1801, aged 89. He d. Dec. 16, 1781; was
selectman at the time of his death, aged 69. Their graves are with us
today. Children :
2. i. Samuel, b. in 1737.
ii. Mercy, b. Sept. 15, 1839. She m. Abraham Johnson, who was b.
in Eng. June 13, 1730, and d. in Cornish Oct. 24, 1803, aged 73.
She d. April 22, 1815, aged 76. Ten children. (See Johnson.)
3. iii. Jonathan, b. about 1741.
4. iv. David, b. about 1744.
v. Rebecca, b. about 1747; m. McKenzie. She d. Dec. 5, 1824,
aged 77.
vi. Bridgett, b. about 1751; m. WiUiam Paine who was b. about 1743
and d. Sept. 4, 1812, aged 69. She d. March 15, 1822, aged 71.
5. vii. Nathaniel, b. May 10, 1754.
viii. Hannah, b. about 1757; m. James Gate, b. in 1747, and d. Nov. 19,
1802, aged 55. She d. Aug. 22, 1788, aged 30. She was the
second wife of James Gate, the former one being named Hannah.
2. Samuel2 Huggins (John^) was b. in 1737. The name of liis first wife is
unknowTi, but she was the mother of several children. After her death,
15-11
210 HISTORY OF CORNISH.
he m. second, , Rebecca Tasker of Cornish, b. in 1729 (?) and d.
April 10, 1821, aged 92. He d. March 12, 1809, aged 72. Their graves
are on a lonely hillside near the George D. Kenyon farm, far from any
occupied home. Mr. Huggins' tombstone bears this inscription:
"Retire my friends, dry up j^our tears,
I must lie here till Christ appears."
The following list of their children may not be entirely complete a3
no clearly defined record of them has been found :
i. John, b. in 1763; d. Aug. 1,1813, aged 50.
6. ii. William, b. .
iii. Betsey, b. . Never m.; d. Nov. 30, 1843, aged 71.
7. iv. Ebenezer, b. in 1775.
V. Samuel, Jr., b. ; m. July 9, 1813, Mary Russell.
3. Jonathan^ Huggins (John^) was b. about 1741. He m. Ruhamah Brown,
who was b. in 1745 and d. Jan. 5, 1811, aged 66. He d. Jan. 7, 1809,
aged 68. Children, supposed to have been b. in Cornish:
i. Hannah, b. Nov. 10, 1771; m. about 1791, John Johnson of Cormsh.
Eight children. (See Johnson.) She d. Feb. 26, 1869, aged 98.
ii. Betsey, b. in 1772. Never m. and d. in Cornish Nov. 30, 1843,
aged 71.
8. iii. John, b. June 21, 1773.
iv. Sarah, b. March 19, 1775; m. June 8, 1794, Amos A. Hilliard. Ten
children. (See HilUard.) She d. July 18, 1856.
v. Jonathan, Jr., b. in 1776; m. Nov. 15, 1798, Abigail Spaulding, dau.
of Andrew and Abigail (Martin) Spaulding, b. May 27, 1770, and
d. March 9, 1849. He d. Sept. 29, 1848, aged 75. Lived m town
till 1810, then a few years in Craftsbury, Vt., and then returned
to Cornish, where they d. They had six children, all daugh-
ters.
vi. Susannah, b. Feb. 8, 1777; d. July 25, 1805.
vii. Samuel, b. Feb. 9, 1779; m. first, March 4, 1803, Lina Baker and
by her had three children. She d. Aug. 27, 1808; m. second, Jan.
15, 1809, Rebecca Stevens, who had nine children. She d,
March, 18, 1859. Mr. Huggins left Cornish when young and
settled at Indian Stream in Canada. He was a farmer, enjoyed
excellent standing in society, was a colonel of militia, etc. He
d. June 9, 1866, at Pittsburg, Can., aged 88.
9. viii. Jonas B., b. Oct. 1, 1781.
ix. Judith, b. June 10, 1783; m. Nov. 26, 1807, Joshua Spaulding of
Plainfield. Nine cliildren. They lived in Meriden. She d.
Nov. 12, 1860.
X. Lina, b. in 1786 and d. Aug. 27, 1808.
4. David» Huggins {Johw) was b. about 1744. m. , Hannah Ayers, dau.
of John and Hannah (Luey) Ayers, b. ; d. Oct. 26, 1822, aged 68.
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He d. July 21, 1821, aged 77. They had several children but their
record has not been obtained, except the names of two as taken from
their tombstones:
i. John, b. ; d. Sept. 1, 1777, aged 2.
ii. Susan H., b. in 1779 and d. Aug. 1, 1803, aged 24.
5. Nathaniel^ Huggins {Johm) was b. May 10, 1754; m. July 27, 1773,
Phebe Ayers, dau. of John and Hannah (Luey) Ayers, b. Dec. 10, 1758,
and d. Nov. 26, 1814. She was sister of Hannah, his brother David's
wife. He was a farmer and d. in Cornish June 1, 1828. Children,
all b. in Cornish:
i. Mary, b. March 8, 1779. Never m. She d. Nov. 13, 1854, aged 75.
10. ii. Nathaniel, Jr., b. Aug. 22, 1780.
iii. John, b. June 24, 1782; d. April 4, 1787.
iv. David, b. May 14, 1784; m. first, Feb. 16, 1809, Jerusha Cobb of
Cornish, dau. of Francis and Phebe (Hobbs) Cobb, b. June 30,
1785, and d. July 26, 1822; m. second, Nov. 3, 1822, Cynthia
Bartlett. He d. Aug. 29, 1851.
V. Joshua, b. Jan. 28, 1786; d. April 3, 1787.
vi. Thomas, b. Jan. 13, 1789; d. Feb. 3, 1804.
11. vii. Joseph, b. Aug. 28, 1790.
viii. Benjamin, b. Nov. 30, 1792; m. April 11, 1816, Mary Babcock. He
d. in Oliio Nov. 21, 1846.
ix. Phebe, b. Aug. 18, 1795; m. Dec. 30, 1831, Amasa Plaistridge.
She d. April 10, 1869.
X. Asenath, b. Sept. 5, 1797; m. Feb. 18, 1824, Capt. Seth Bartlett.
Rem. to Brownington, Vt. He d. April 3, 1863.
xi. Enoch, b. Aug. 27, 1799; m. Sept. 14, 1830, Irena Nevens of Cornish,
dau. of David and Betsey (Pollard) Nevens, b. July 10, 1804;
d. Oct. 25, 1860. They rem. to Vt. and afterwards to Peoria,
111. After the death of Irena he m. second, Sept. 24, 1861, Mary
F. Kidder of Holland, Vt.
6. Williams Huggins {Samueb, John^) was b. ; m. ■, Joanna Morse
of Cornish, dau. of Luther and Eunice (Smith) Morse, b. March 2, 1806,
and d. . Mr. Huggins d. Nov. 19, 1855. Childi'en, supposed to have
been b. in Cornish :
i. Hannah Matilda, b. Aug. 7, 1831.
ii. William Jefferson, b. Nov. 19, 1834; m. Sept. 30, 1879, Mary
Susan Fairbanks, dau. of Abel W. and Mar}^ (Hill) Fairbanks,
b. June 30, 1857. Two children: 1. Noel Jefferson, b. Oct.
27, 1885, and m. Oct. 18, 1909, Louise Rogers. 2. Dora Agnes, b.
Dec. 3, 1890.
iii. Samuel Luther, b. March 23, 1838.
iv. Lizzie Caroline, b. Dec. 21, 1841.
V. Lucy Ann, b. Nov. 11, 1846.
212 HISTORY OF CORNISH.
7. Ebenezer' Huggins {Sanmel-, Johw) was b. in 1775; m. Feb. 9, 1805,
Charlotte Jackson of Cornish, dau. of Lieut. Eleazer and Levina (Cliild)
Jackson, b. May 10, 1778, and d. March 18, 1865. He d. Nov. 29, 1843.
Children, all b. in town:
i. Freeman, b. Jan. 31, 1805 (?); m. Aug. 2, 1832, Ann Dorcas Stearns
of Dracut, Mass., b. ; d. June 21, 1839. He d. Aug. 31,
1833. They had one child, Frances Ann, b. July 19, 1833.
u. Eben, b. April 6, 1806; d. unm., Oct. 22, 1835.
iii. Morris, b. June 1, 1809. Never m.; d. — — ■.
iv. Cyrenia, b. Aug. 8, 1812. Never m.; d. Nov. 5, 1888.
V. Laura Levina, b. Feb. 4, 1814; d. young.
8. Johns Huggins {Jonatham, Johw) was b. June 21, 1773; ni. June 23,
1796, Sarah Richardson of Cornish, dau. of Joseph and Miriam (Hil-
dreth) Richardson, b. March 10, 1773, and d. July 13, 1852. His occu-
pation chiefly was peddling goods on the road. While thus engaged he,
in some way, and perhaps unwittingly by handling smuggled goods,
became amenable to the law and so left his family and the town and
resided in Canada the last years of his life. He d. in Sept., 1827. His
family aU remained in town till their majority. Children, all b. in
Cornish:
i. John, Jr., b. Jan. 3, 1797. He went to Canada in 1817; m. Tliirza
Mane and had eight children. Rem. to Petersburg, 111., in 1849,
where his wife d. in 1854. In 1850, he went to Cal., where he
spent seven years and then returned to Petersburg, where he d.
in 1871.
ii. Sarah, b. Feb. 5, 1799; m. April 11, 1821, Francis Lothrop. One
child, Edwin A. (See Lothrop.) She d. Dec. 14, 1873.
iii. Charlotte, b. May 2, 1801; m. July 5, 1829, John Deming of Cor-
nish. Five cliildren. (See Deming.) She d. May 8, 1896. "She
was possessed of a lovely Cliristian character, seasoned with
joyousness, clear common sense and sparkling wit. These,
added to the charms of a voice inherited from her mother,
endeared her to the hearts of all. She read the Bible through
over twenty times during her life."
iv. Olivia, b. Aug. 22, 1803; m. March 10, 1826, William C. Poole of
West Newton, Mass. Six children. (See Poole.) She d. Nov.
8, 1891.
V. Amos R., b. Jan. 8, 1806; d. Jan. 7, 1837.
12. vi. Eri, b. Jan. 8, 1808.
vii. Susanna, b. April 18, 1809; m. April 28, 1839, George S. Cashing
of Brookline, Mass. No children. She d. Sept. 9, 1840.
viii. Abigail Spofford, b. June 16, 1811; m. Aug. 30, 1841, George S.
Cusliing her deceased sister's widower. Two children, both of
whom d. young. Mr. Gushing was a commission merchant in
Boston. She d. Nov. 29, 1884.
ix. Jonathan, b. Aug. 22, 1813. Rem. in 1813, to Bunker Hill, 111. In
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1840 he m. Jane A. Putnam of N. Y., a grandniece of Gen.
Israel Putnam. She was b. Jan. 4, 1818, and d. April 3, 1882.
Seven children, all b. in 111. Mr. Huggins was a very prominent
man in Woodburn, 111., was postmaster many years. A Dea. of
the Baptist Church and Supt. of its Sabbath School for twenty-
five years. Engaged extensively in fruit growing. Was ac-
counted good authority on all horticultural subjects. Was
treasurer of the State Society and Pres. of the Alton, 111., Horti-
cultural Society. He d. in Woodburn March 12, 1876. Their
children were: 1. Sarah J., b. Nov. 21, 1842. Lives in William-
son, N. Y. 2. OpheUa M., b. Nov. 1, 1847. 3. John C., b.
Feb. 4, 1851. 4. Henry J., b. March 22, 1853. 5. Abbie C,
b. July 27, 1855. 6. Hattie B., b. Dec. 22, 1857. 7. Lillie A.,
b. Feb. 12, 1859.
■9. Jonas B.3 Huggins (Jonathan^-, Johw) was b. Oct. 1, 1781. He m. first,
Dec. 25, 1803, Hannah Gate, b. in 1785 and d. Sept. 22, 1804, aged 19;
m. second, June 30, 1805, Polly Troupe of Pomfret, Vt., dau of Samuel
Troupe, judge of the Supreme Court of Vt. He, with the aid of his
brother Samuel, built the large brick house in Cornish now (1904)
owned and occupied by Augustus Saint-Gaudens, the famous
sculptor and artist. Mr. Huggins d. in Cornish March 5, 1828. His
wid., after a few years, rem. to Bunker Hill, 111., and resided with her
son till her death, which occurred Jan. 9, 1853, aged 75. Children, all
by second wife and b. in Cornish:
i. James C, b. in 1807; d. Feb. 11, 1829 (?).
ii. Mary Ann, b. in 1812; m. March 24, 1844, Gardner Parmenter.
One son, Lucius, b. Feb. 11, 1845. She d. June 17, 1845. '
iii. Philander C, b. Feb. 28, 1814. (See sketch.)
iv. Lucia, b ; m. a Mr. Holton. She d. at the birth of her only
child, Belle.
10. Nathaniels Huggins, Jr. (Nathaniel^-, Johw) was b. Aug. 22, 1780; m.
Dec. 10, 1804, Sarah Stone of Cornish, dau. of Dea. Josiah and Hannah
(Weld) Stone, b. Nov. 21, 1782. They both d. the same day, three hours
apart, July 2, 1850. "In their death they were not divided." He was
a farmer. He also kept quite a full record of the Huggins family. Chil-
dren, all b. in Cornish:
i. Nathaniel Newton, b. Dec. 2, 1805, and d. Sept. 16, 1806.
ii. Sarah Calista, b. Feb. 24, 1807; m. first, April 26, 1837, Benj. F.
Dorr. He d. Jan. 25, 1840; m. second, July 5, 1843, Zebina
Hawley of Windsor, Vt.; m. third, Aug. 28, 1877, Samuel Stone
of Windsor. She d. May 14, 1892.
iii. Charles Pinckney, b. Nov. 24, 1808; m. April 20, 1840, Louise
Palmer of Boston. Had three children. Res. in Boston and
Hyde Park, Mass. He d. June 7, 1893.
iv. Almira Malinda, b. Jan. 10, 1811, and d. Aug. 1, 1813.
14.
ix.
15.
X.
xi.
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13. V. Tyler Newton, b. March 1, 1813.
vi. Chester Stone, b. Dec. 12, 1814; d. Sept. 8, 1815, in Rochester, Vt.
v\\. Chester Manly, b. July 16, 1816; m. Oct. 15, 1837, EUzabeth
Coler in Boston, where they hved. Four children. He d. Oct.
18, 1890.
viii. Martha Ann, b. Aug. 25, 1818; m. June 26, 1838, Dr. Elijah Board-
man of Cornish. Three claildren, all daus. (See Boardman.)
She d. July 6, 1861.
George Washington, b. Sept. 29, 1820.
Nathaniel Newell, b. July 12, 1822.
Truman Emmons, b. July 2, 1824, and d. Sept. 7, 1824.
An infant b. March 13, 1826; d. the same day.
11. Josephs Huggins (Nathaniel"-, Johw) was b. Aug. 28, 1790; m. Dec. 27,
1815, Hannah P. Bingham, b. May 31, 1793, and d. March 14, 1879.
She was a dau. of Elias and Vashti (Elderkin) Bingham. Mr. Huggins
was a farmer and ardent supporter of the Baptist Church, a Free Mason
and for many years was the Treas. of Cheshire Lodge. Was possessed
of a pleasant disposition and genial nature. He d. Aug. 16, 1878. Chil-
dren, all b. in Cornish:
i. Mary Bingham, b. Jan. 23, 1817; m. Oct. 18, 1841, Sylvester S.
Stone of Cornish. No children. (See Stone.) She d. Sept. 10,
1868.
ii. Joseph Stillman, b. Dec. 24, 1818; m. March 4, 1858, EUzabeth
Murdoch.
16. iii. Carlos Freeman, b. March 22, 1821.
iv. Julia Irena, b. March 23, 1827; d. Feb. 2, 1847.
V. Eveline Amanda, b. Jan. 1, 1838; d. April 10, 1850.
12. Eri« Huggins {John^, Jonathan'^, John^) h. Jan. 8, 1808; m. first, in
1836, Samantha Burbec of Brookline, Mass., b. Sept. 23, 1807, d. May
17, 1854, at West Acton, Mass., aged 45; m. second, Mrs. Ividder of
Westford, Mass. She had no children. They lived several years in
town and in 1843 they rem. to So. Acton, Mass. He enlisted in the
26th Mass. Vol. Inf. during the Civil War and d. in the Marine Hospital
in New Orleans, La., Oct. 12, 1863. Children, the first three b. in
Cornish, the rest in So. Acton, Mass.
i. Anna, b. April 19, 1838. An invalid; d. Jan. 12, 1882.
ii. John C, b. March 3, 1840. (See sketch.)
iii. Susan C, b. March 20, 1842; m. first, a Mr. Root. He d. and she
m. second, Dec. 24, 1885, Geo. S. Cushing of Brookline, Mass.,
his tliird wife. (See family of Jolm^ Huggins.) He d. Jan. 30,
1902. She d. Feb. 13, 1898.
iv. Almina R., b. Dec. 27, 1843; m. Dec. 25, 1887, Stephen H. Sawtelle
of Lynn, Mass. She d. Oct. 19, 1889. He afterwards m. June
10, 1890, Corilla LesUe, dau. of Edwin C. and OUvia (Poole)
Leshe.
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V. Adoniram Judson, b. Jan. 12, 1846. Enlisted in the same Co. and
Regt. -with his father and served four years. After the war, he
was killed by the bursting of his engine at Bowling Green, Ky.,
Oct. 29, 1868.
vi. Eri, Jr., b. Feb. 14, 1848. (See sketch.)
13. Tyler Newton« Huggins {NathanieU-'i, John^) h. March 1, 1813; m.
March 7, 1841, Abigail Wliittaker of Plainfield, dau. of Ephraim
Whittaker. They have generally lived in Plainfield and Claremont.
She d. Nov. 2, 1880. He d. at Claremont Aug. 20, 1892. He was a
farmer and mechanic. Children, all b. in Plainfield:
i. Mary Ann, b. Oct. 17, 1841; m. May 5, 1863, Leonard N. Kempton.
ii. and iii. Viola Elizabeth, and twin brother, b. Sept. 16, 1844. The
brother d. at birth. She m. Chapman. She d.
Nov. 8, 1901.
iv. Henry Tyler, b. Dec. 12, 1846.
V. Nathaniel Newton, b. June 20, 1850.
vi. Abbie Delia, b. Dec. 19, 1855.
14. George Washington* Huggins {Nathanieli--^, John^) b. Sept. 29,
1820. He was a carpenter and builder, also a farmer. He m. June 1,
1846, Almira Pauhna Pryor of Lebanon, b. July 26, 1813, and d. April
28, 1891. He d. May 24, 1902. Children, all b. in town:
i. Julia Almira, b. Oct. 11, 1846; m. June 9, 1870, Willis Cole of Cor-
nish. Two children. (See Cole.) She d. March 11, 1880.
ii. Sarah b. April 27, 1850; m. Jan. 24, 1884, Albert Butman. Four
children. (See Butman.)
17. iii. George Chester, b. Jan. 22, 1853.
iv. Charles Tyler, b. Nov. 13, 1855; m. Dec. 12, 1893, Mrs. Cordelia
(Ladd) Rawson, wid. of Richmond Rawson. No issue.
15. Nathaniel Newell^ Huggins {Nathaniel^-% John^) b. July 12, 1822;
m. in Boston Dec. 23, 1847, Sarah S. Goss, dau. of Jonathan and Olive
(Adams) Goss, b. June 17, 1822. He was a machinist and farmer. He
d. Nov. 11, 1907, at Cornish Flat. Child:
i. Newell Edward, b. April 12, 1851; m. Oct. 24, 1878, Lizzie M.
Sanderson, dau. of Levi H. and Jane (Rawson) Sanderson, b.
March 31, 1858. One son, Leon Morris, b. Dec. 7, 1879.
16. Carlos Freeman* Huggins {Joseph^, Nathanieb, John^) b. March 22,
1821. A farmer and re's, on the old Huggins homestead. Was a very
successful school teacher in his day; also served as Supt. of schools and
also as a selectman. He m. first, May 18, 1848, Miriam A. Wyman of
Cornish, dau. of Joshua and Althea (Wellman) Wyman, b. Sept. 15,
1825, d. Oct. 24, 1849, leaving one child; m. second, March 22, 1853,
EUzabeth J. Goss, a sister of Mrs. N. Newell Huggins, b. Oct. 11, 1831,
and d. Sept. 6, 1880. In less than five days from her death she was fol-
216 HISTORY OF CORNISH.
lowed by three of her children, all from malignant diphtheria. Mr.
Huggins m. tliird, March 17, 1881, Emily S. Leavitt of Cornish, dan. of
Nathan and Ehza B. (Wheeler) Lea^dtt, b. April 27, 1831. He d. Oct. 17,
1905. For several years prior to his death liis vocal organs were palsied
so he lost all power of speech. Children, all b. in town :
i. Edward Freeman, son of Miriam A. Wyman, b. June 14, 1849; m.
Oct. 11, 1873, Nettie Bethena Spaulding, dau. of Silas and
Mary M. (Sartel) Spaulding of Cornish, b. May 23, 1846. One
cliild, Lena Furness, b. May 21, 1876, and d. June 29, 1892.
Divorced . She m. Dec. 20, 1905, Di. Geo. H. Greely of
Frankhn Falls.
11. Wilbur G., b. Jan. 15, 1854; d. Sept. 10, 1864.
Hi. Orwin a., b. Nov. 14, 1858; m. Oct. 26, 1880, Estelle Kenyon of
Cornish, dau. of George D. and Sarah (Bartlett) Kenyon, b.
March 3, 1859. Res. in Windsor. For many years he has been
employed as freight agent in the depot there.
Iv. Mary Adeline, b. Jan. 16, 1867; d. Sept. 8, 1880.
V. Ellen Jane, b. Dec. 16, 1869; d. Sept. 11, 1880.
vl. Frank Herbert, b. Oct. 15, 1871; d. Sept. 8, 1880.
17. George Chester^ Huggins {Geo. W.*, Nathaniel^"-, John^) h. Jan.
22, 1853; m. June 12, 1880, Frances Austin, dau. of Ozro and Achsa
(White) Austin, b. Dec. 2, 1857. They res. on Cornish Flat. He is a
carpenter and builder. Children, all b. in town:
1. Austin Chester, b. May 27, 1881; m. — ■ — -, Lena Kempton, dau. of
Liberty and Clara (Allen) Kempton, b. . Child : Dorothy
K., b. July 31, 1905.
li. Mary Julia, b. March 31, 1883; m. June 16, 1906, Lewis G. Britton,
b. in Surrey.
hi. Bertie Edward, b. July 13, 1886.
HUNT.
Dr. George W. Hunt, son of Harry and Mary (Staples) Hunt, b. May 20,
1829, in Georgia, Vt., and was one of three sons of the same birth. His
twin brothers were James Madison, who d. young, and Thomas Jeffer-
son, who m. Feb. 22, 1853, Mary Langdon, and had two cliildren.
The former pedigree of tliis family is, Harry, Daniel and Gideon^ of
Roxbury, Conn. Dr. Hunt was a graduate of Castleton, Vt., Med.
College. He m. Sept. 20, 1858, Cynthia M. Piper of Weston, Vt., dau.
of Nahum and Catharine (Bennett) Piper, b. Nov. 27, 1838, and d. April
21, 1898. He res. two years in Grafton, Vt., where he commenced the
practice of medicine and also in Weston, Vt., four years and in 1862
came to Cornish where he continued in the successful practice of his
profession until his death, which occurred, March 3, 1907. (For more
extended sketch, see Medical Department.) Children, two sons, both
b. in Cornish:
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2. i. Edmund B., b. March 20, 1864.
3. ii. George W., Jr., b. April 9, 1867.
2. Edmund B.s Hunt {George Wj, Harrys, Danieb, Gideon^) b. March 20,
1864; m. Oct. 27, 1889, Maud M. Soule of West Lebanon, dau. of George
W. and Martha (Waterman) Soule, b. Aug. 25, 1866. Res. on Cornish
Flat; engaged in the mercantile business. Children, all b. on the Flat:
i, George Edmund, b. Dec. 6, 1890. Grad. K. U. Academy, 1910.
ii. Mildred Lucile, b. Jan. 14, 1892. Grad. K. U. Academy, 1910.
iii. Leigh W., b. Sept. 26, 1893.
iv. Olive Louise, b. Oct. 22, 1894.
V. Cyril Thomas, b. June 9, 1896.
vi. Raeburn p., b. Aug. 10, 1899.
vii. Barbara L, b. Dec. 5, 1903.
4. George W.^ Hunt, Jr. {George TF.", Harrys, Danieb, Gideon^) b. April
9, 1867; m. Aug. 17, 1898, Kate M. Thrasher of Cornish, dau. of Arthur
P. and Susan A. (Clement) Thrasher, b. Jan. 24, 1875. Postmaster
and general merchant on Cornish Flat (1910). Children:
i. Kenneth T., b. Sept. 29, 1899.
ii. Grace Thrasher, b. April 20, 1901 ; d. Jan. 15, 1904.
iii. Harry, b. Oct. 18, 1907.
HUNTER.
1. James Hunter came from Scotland. His early history is obscure. Had
three children and perhaps more:
2. i. James Sumner.
ii. Lucy, b. about 1770; m. Oct. 8, 1789, Capt. Perez Jackson of Cornish
and had thirteen children. (See Jackson.) She d. May 18,
1828, aged 58.
iii. Hannah Hunter, m. May 3, 1824, Oliver White (second wife).
She had no children.
2. James Sumner^ Hunter {James^) had the following children:
i. Orsa, m. — ■ — , Samuel Hibbard and lived in Vt.
ii. Amasa, lived in Vt. Had two sons, both killed in the War of the
Rebellion.
3. iii. Zeno, b. March 13, 1812.
4. iv. James Sumner, Jr., b. July 11, 1818.
V. Lucy, m. — — , John C. Neal.
3. Zeno3 Hunter {James Sumner'^, James^) h. March 13, 1812. Spent
most of his minority with Capt. Amos Hilliard; m. first, Feb. 13, 1839,
Almina Mendana Burnap of Cornish, dau. of Arunah and Betsey (Burr)
Burnap, b. March 23, 1818, and d. April 18, 1856, aged 38; m. second,
218 HISTORY OF CORNISH.
Aug. 9, 1856, Hattie E. Nelson. Mr. Hunter was a wheelwright and
general mechanic and for a time engaged as a photographer. He hved
all the early part of his life in town, then for several years in Newport.
He d. in Unity Dec. 18, 1901, aged 88. The record of the death of
second wife is unknown. Children by Almina Mendana:
i. John Howard, b. March 14, 1841. A wheelwright and carpenter.
Has worked at his trade in Hartford, Vt., and Lebanon and Cor-
nish; m. first, , Ellen P. Harris. Two children; m. second,
ii. Harlan Page, b. Oct. 30, 1844; m. , Nellie A. Weaver of Charles-
town, Mass. Had two children (1898). He is a carpenter and
joiner and lives in Brattleboro, Vt. (?)
iii. Lyman Hall, b. Feb. 9, 1853. A carriage maker and general mechanic.
He m. , Mrs. Mary Elizabeth (Bryant) Sisson, dau. of
Geo. W. and Lydia (Shaw) Bryant, b. June 23, 1855. No chil-
dren. His death was caused by an accident in a wood-work
shop in Claremont, March 22, 1887.
iv. LUCIAN BURNAP,
Child by Hattie E. Nelson:
v. ' Cora B., b. June 28, 1862; m. .
4. James Sumner' Hunter {James Sumner^, James^) b. July 11, 1818.
Was brought up by John Merrill till of age; m. Jan. 14, 1842, Zilpha
Worthen of Lebanon (?), b. Feb. 21, 1822, d. March 31, 1903, aged 84.
Mr. Hunter was a tailor and spent most of his life on Cornish Flat. He
d. Jan. 22, 1891, aged 73. One child:
i. John Merrill, b. Sept. 18, 1844, and d. Aug. 4, 1846.
HUNTINGTON.
Jedediah Huntington, the son of Gideon and Avis (Bhss) Huntington,
b. in Compton, Can., Feb. 10, 1820; m. March 18, 1868, Achsa White,
dau. of Stillman and Nancy (Farrington) White, b. Jan. 18, 1842. They
came to Cornish in Jan., 1873, and settled in the "Poppy Squash" dis-
trict. He d. Dec. 15, 1875, being instantly killed by falling in front of a
load of wood, which passed over him. Cliildren:
i. Elizabeth M., b. Jan. 20, 1869; m. July 3, 1888, Charles Stephenson.
She d. Oct. 9, 1894.
ii. Nellie A., b. Sept. 16, 1870; m. April 18, 1895, Frank Armstrong of
Norwich, Vt.
HURD.
Fred William Hurd, son of Henry J. and Henrietta E. (McQuesten) Hurd,
b. in Claremont July 31, 1870; in. Nov. 27, 1889, Florence M. Ken-
yon of Cornish, dau. of Geo. D. and Elizabeth C^. (.\twood) Kenyon, b.
Nov. 12, 1872. They came to Cornish in 1891 and settled on the Wm.
D. Spaulding farm in the north part of the town as a farmer. In 1904,
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they sold out and left town, residing two years in Newport and since
1906, in Claremont, where he labors as a carpenter. Children:
i.' Lizzie May, b. in ClaremontApril 8, 1890; d. April 24, 1890.
ii. Harry Kenyon, b. in Cornish April 7, 1892.
ill. Beatrice Mabel, b. in Cornish May 6, 1894.
iv. Mildred Estella, b. in Cornish April 3, 1896.
V. A dau. b. in Claremont Sept. 15, 1909.
HURLEY.
TIdward Hurley was b. in Ireland, in 1808. He m. there Julia Bridgett
Hogan. They came to America about 1836. After living a year or two
in Grantham (now Cornish), they settled half a mile south of Cornish
Flat, on a small farm, where they spent nearly the remainder of their
lives. A couple possessing all the genuine characteristics of the Irish
was a novelty to the staid citizens of the neighborhood that was some-
what enjoyed. He d. Jan. 20, 1892, aged 84. Bridgett d. Dec. — ,
1897. Children:
i. William, b. in Ireland, in 1833. A machinist. He never m; d. in
Cornish July 17, 1863.
ii. Martin V. Buren, b. Sept. — , 1836, soon after his parents landed.
Became a wheelwright and afterwards a barber and settled in
Windsor, Vt. The last three or four years of his hfe he settled
on a farm south of, and overlooking Cornish Flat, where he d.
Jan. 12, 1892. He had m. July 18, 1876, Clara Almira Walker
of Cornish, dau. of Ethan and Mahala (Spaulding) Walker, b.
Nov. 7, 1852. Two sons: 1. Martin V. B., Jr., and 2. Arthur.
After his death the family rem. to Claremont.
iii. Charles, b. , 1838, in Grantham (now Cornish). Hed. Oct. 2,
1851.
iv. Mary, b. — — -, in Cornish; m. — — ■, Cohn, a cigar maker.
Res., Springfield, Mass. — ■ children.
V. Maggie, b. July 27, 1852, in Cornish; m. , Lucius Jordan of
Plainfield. Three children. She d. Jan. 17, 1879.
HUTCHINSON.
Moses Hutchinson, a son of Rev. Ehsha and Martha (Eddy) Hutchinson,
was b. in Pomfret, Vt., in April, 1800. He m. first, June 12, 1825; Mehita-
ble Whitcomb, dau. of Benj. Whitcomb of Newport. She d. , in
Newport. He m. second, , Mrs. Huldah (Jackson) Crosby, dau. of
Capt. Perez and Lucy (Hunter) Jackson, b. in Cornish May 11, 1807.
She d. , in Chicopee Falls, Mass.; m. third, Sept. 22, 1868, Mrs.
Hannah (Spaulding) Carroll of Cornish, dau. of Daniel and Hannah
Spaulding, b. Sept. 25, 1799, and d. Oct. 27, 1889. He d. Sept. 11, 1889,
a month before his wife d. He was a farmer, a devout member of the
Baptist Church and was a bold advocate of his religious convictions.
Children, all by first wife:
220 HISTORY OF CORNISH.
i. Samuel, b. Aug. 17, 1826; m. Jan. — , 1873, Mrs. Angeline H.
(Mace) Bean of Cornish. Two children, clau.s. His wife d.
ApiilS, 1887.
ii. Elisha, b. Nov. 1, 1828.
iii. Martha J., b. Sept. 28, 1830; m. , Alonzo Webb. Two children.
She d. in Windsor, Vt., — ■ — •. Mr. Webb lived several years iii
Cornish,
iv. Austin C, b. Oct. 28, 1831. Lived in Newport. A farmer,
v. Sarah J., b. Sept. 28, 1834; d. in 1872.
vi. Moses H., b. Aug. 20, 1836.
vii. Benjamin, b. . Went to Mass.
viii. Ellen, b. — — . Went to Me.
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JACKSON.
Benjamin Jackson, a brother of Lieut. Eleazer Jackson, was b. Nov. 25, 1735,
in Mass. Was m. in Attleboro, Mass., Dec. 24, 1756, to Lydia Peck
of R. I. They lived in Rehoboth, R. I. It is said they had eight sons
and three daus., but records to that effect are lacking. It is also said
that he was in the Revolutionary War, enlisting from R. I. He came out
of the war unharmed ; sold his farm, taking his pay in Continental money,
which soon became worthless, and he a poor man. In 1781, his brother
Eleazer induced him and family to rem. to Cornish where they, and
several of their children spent the rest of their lives. One of their sons
d. at sea; one in Ohio and one in Me. The following imperfect record
is the best that can be given:
2. i. Perez, b. , 1765.
u.
iii. Joseph, b.
iv. — — ■ — •
v. Lydia, b. May 27, 1773, in R. I.; m. May 29, 1800, Andrew Comings
of Cornish. Nine children. (See Comings.) She d. May 13,
1849.
4. vi. Oliver, b. , 1776.
vii. Emily, b. ; m. , L. Martindale (?).
viii. b. .
ix. Betsey, b. 1770 (?); m. — , Peletiah Martindale. She d. Sept. 6,
1828, aged 68.
Capt. Pbrez= Jackson (Benjamin^) was b. — — •, 1765, in R. I. Came to
Cornish with his j)arents about 1781; m. Oct. 8, 1789, Lucy Hunter, b.
, 1770, and d. May 18, 1828, aged 58; m. second, , Mrs. Downs
and by her had one cliild, Augusta, not elsewhere named. Mr. Jack-
son was a farmer and lived where William E. Young now lives. He d.
Oct. 3, 1846, in Nashua. Children, supposed b. in Cornish:
i. Lucy, b. April 19, 1791. Never m.; d. Sept., 1860, in Newport,
ii. Heber, b. April 13, 1793.
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iii. Forest, b. May 24, 1794; m. , Mary Da\is of Cornish; d. in
Grantham.
iv. Prudence, b. June 15, 1797; m. ■, James Hall of Plainfield
(second wife). No children. She d. in Newport — — -.
V. Perez, Jr., b. Aug. 15, 1799; m. , wid. — Horton. Had
one son, Edward, b. in 1833. Perez d. Nov. 23, 1833, aged 35, in
Cornish.
vi. Eleanor, b. Oct. 4, 1801. Never m.; d. , in Claremont.
\ai. Rhoda, b. May 28, 1803; m. Nov. 25, 1828, Wilham Atwood of Cor-
nish. Four clijldren. (See Atwood.) She d. Aug. 20, 1874, at
White River Junction.
viii. James H., b. Aug. 7, 1805; d. in N. Y.
ix. HuLDAH, b. May 11, 1807; m. first, Hiram Crosby. Six children.
One dau., NelUe, m. N. C. Bliss; m. second, — — , Moses Hutch-
inson of Newport. No issue. She d. , at Chicopee Falls,
Mass.
X. Henry, b. Aug. 5, 1809; m. May 3, 1837, Almeda Martindale of
Cornish, b. Oct. 21, 1816, and d. April 14, 1884. Two cliildren:
1. Emma Lois, b. in Cornish Sept. 19, 1850. 2. Nelhe Maria,
b. Newport Jan. 31, 1854. Mr. Jackson d. March 26, 1855, in
Newport, was buried in Cornish.
xi. Mary, b. , 1810, and d. in infancy.
xii. Benjamin, twin, b. March 19, 1812. Never m.; d. in 1867 on his
way from Cal. to Sandwich Islands, where he lived. He was
buried at sea.
xiii. HiEL, twin, b. March 19, 1812; m.— -. Twodaus.: 1. Le\'ina,
who m. t\\'ice. 2. Carrie, who m. Dr. S. P. Ford and had three
children. Lived at Sandwich Islands. Carrie d. at Honolulu,
Oct. 20, 1869.
3. Joseph^ Jackson {Benjamin^) was b. — — ; m. , Eunice Colby, a
sister of Beniah Colby. He d. Dec. 6, 1845, at the almshouse in Cornish.
It appears this family, though worthy, were not children of good f ortime.
Their records, e\'idently, were not preserved, and the green mounds over
their dust show but few tablets inscribed to their memory. Children, all
b. in Cornish:
i. Charles, b. ; m. — ■ — , a Bradford of Claremont.
ii. Dolly, b. , 1811. Never m.; d. a cripple at almshouse in Cor-
nish Dec. 23, 1846, aged 35.
iii. Martha, b. .
iv. Samuel, b. — ■ — ■; d. — — ■, in Cornish.
V. Edward, b. — — ■. Went to sea.
vi. Dexter, b. . Went to sea.
\di. Lydia, b. ; m. — — •, a Mr. Kenny. Lived in Lebanon.
\dii. Mary Jane, b. ; d. young in Claremont.
ix. Mendana, b. ; m. a Mr. Kendall of Claremont.
222 HISTORY OF CORNISH.
4. 0liver2 Jackson {Benjamin^) was b. , 1776; m. first, July 10, 1803,
Deborah Choate, dau. of William and Deborah (Yerrington) Choate, b.
Sept. 9, 1780, and d.Oct. 14, 1806; m. second, , Mary Esther John-
son of Claremont, b. , 1785, and d. June 11, 1821, aged 36;m. tliird.,
March 10, 1822, CjTithia Robinson of Cornish, dau. of Da\'id and Anna
(Whittaker) Robinson, b. Dec. 22, 1788, and d. March 6, 1872. He d.
Sept. 16, 1846, aged 70. Children by Deborah:
i. Phebe, b. ; m. Sept. 23, 1830, Horace Mitchell of Newport.
Four children:
ii. A dau. unnamed, b. ; d. — — , drowTied in a cistern, aged two
years.
Children by Esther Johnson:
iii. Deborah L., b. Sept. 1, 1810; m. in 1845, Leonard Harlow of Cornish.
Two children. (See Harlow.) She d. June 8, 1895. Mr. Harlow
d. Oct. 10, 1867.
iv. Mary, b. ; m. Samuel Corser of Lebanon and afterwards m.
, Joshua Richardson of Canaan. No children.
V. George, b. Aug. 29, 1814; m. July 27, 1853, EmeUne CorUss of Nor-
wich, Vt. One child, Martha M., who d. April 16, 1870, aged
18. She d. Sept. 18, 1901. He d. Dec. 27, 1903.
vi. Farris, b. ; m. first, , Olive Fisk of Claremont. Foiu- chil-
dren; m. second, — — ■ — ■. He d. , July, 1906, in Maiden,
Mass.
vii. Miles, b. ; m. , Emily Blodgett of Canaan, a sister of Caleb
Blodgett, Esq. Mr. Jackson was a blacksmith; he lived and d.
in Canaan.
Children by Cynthia Robinson :
viii. Esther Ann, b. July 11, 1823; m. March 24, 1851, George W. Gilbert,
of Windsor, a machinist. Two children. She d. Aug. 1, 1911.
ix. Helen Maria, b. — , 1825; m. Feb. 16, 1846, George C. Harlow
of Cornish, son of Elias. Lived in Windsor. Five children.
Finally lived in Framingham, Mass., where she d.
X. Heber, b. May 26, 1831; m. first, June 22, 1856, Ada Hill of West-
minster, Vt. Three cliildren. M. second, June 18, , Sybil
Pollard of Canaan. Four cMldren. She d. Dec. 11, 1896. He
is living (1905) in Windsor with a son, Theron.
xi. Oliver, b. , 1841; m. — — -, Carrie Pressy of Canaan. Two
children. Li\nng in (1905) in N. H. State Asylum at Concord.
1. Lieut. Eleazer Jackson, b. Aug. 22, 1748, in Watertown, Mass. ; was son of
Joseph and Zipporah (Tower) Jackson. He came to Cornish in 1773 and
chose the site of the present Jackson homestead, since occupied by his
descendants. He m. first, March 10, 1774, Lovina Child of Woodstock,
Conn., dau. of Benjamin and Patience (Thaj'er) Cliild, b. Jan. 24, 1751,
and d. Nov. 18, 1779.
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"Friends retire, prepared be,
When God calls you to follow me."
(Epitaph on her tombstone.)
He m. second, Feb. 15, 1781, Huldah Dresser of Pomfret, Conn., dau.
of Nathan and Orinda (Carpenter) Dresser, b. Oct. 18, 1761, and d.
Oct. 3, 1820. He was a soldier of the Revolution, served as a private,
Sergt. and Lieut., all under the command of Col. Jonathan Chase. His
name appears as one of the selectmen of the town, nine different years,
from 1778 to 1819, inclusive. Was a school "inspector" in 1813 and a
generally useful man. He d. April 19, 1831. Children by first wife,
all b. in Cornish:
2. i. Walter, b. June 5, 1774.
ii. LoRA, b. April 29, 1776, and d. in infancy.
iii. Levina, b. Aug. 3, 1777, and d. in infancy.
iv. Charlotte, b. May 10, 1778; m. Feb. 9, 1805, Ebenezer Huggins of
Cornish. Five children. (See Huggins.) She d. March 18,
1865.
Children by second wife, and b. in Cornish:
v. Abel, b. Jan. 27, 1782, and d'. March 22, 1782.
3. vi. Eleazer, Jr., b. May 10, 1783.
4. vii. Daniel, b. June 21, 1785.
5. vili. Abel, b. June 17, 1788.
ix. Levina, b. Sept. 10, 1791 ; m. March 8, 1809, Oliver Jenks of Newport.
Eleven cliildren. She d. Sept. 7, 1877. "A generous and self-
denying mother and remarkable for her bountiful hospitality."
X. Nathan, b. Aug. 9, 1794; d. April 13, 1795.
xi. HxjLDAH, b. Dec. 29, 1796; m. Oct. 7, 1817, Horace Weld of Cornish.
Five children. (See Weld.) She d. Nov. 15, 1847.
xii. Nancy, b. May 22, 1798; m. June 19, 1821, Peter P. Campbell of
Newton, N. J. Six children. She d. Feb. 23, 1863.
xiii. Betsey, b. Feb. 11, 1801. Never m.; d. May 7, 1877, in Boston.
xiv. Sarah, twin, b. Jan. 11, 1803.; d. in infancy.
XV. Mary, twin, b. Jan. 11, 1803; m. May 21, 1828, Theron Metcalf of
Newport. Three children. She d. Dec. 29, 1881.
2. Walter"- Jackson {Eleazen) h. June 5, 1774; m. first, Jan. 1, 1804, Susan
Taylor of Cornish, dau. of Capt. Joseph and Ehzabeth (Sumner) Taylor,
b. , 1776 (?), and d. July 11, 1804, aged 28; m. second, April 11, 1805,
Ehzabeth Weld, dau. of Dea. John and Deborah (Plympton) Weld, b.
Oct. 5, 1779; d. Sept. 11, 1855. He d. July 25, 1820, aged 47. Children,
all b. in Cornish and by second wife :
i. Caroline Matilda, b. Feb. 5, 1806; m. June 18, 1828, Judah S.
Deming of Cornish. Five children. (See Deming.) She d.
Jan. 4, 1866.
ii. Stillman, b. Oct. 15, 1807; m. Jan. 1, 1841, Lucinda Knappen. He
d. Oct. 12, 1887. Seven children.
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HISTORY OF CORNISH.
6. iii. Newton, b. Dec. 11, 1809.
iv. Susanna, b. June 19, 1811; m. May 19, 1840, Isaac Williams West-
gate of Plainfield. Two children. (See Westgate.) She d. May
29, 1890.
V. Levina, b. Oct. 9, 1816; m. Nov. 15, 1842, Jesse Orville Wyman of
Cornish. She d. Feb. 4, 1876. He d. March 14, 1882.
Judge Eleazer Jackson.
3. ELEAZER2 Jackson {Eleazer^) h. May 10, 1783; m. Man-h 22, 1812, Lois
Corbin of Newport, dau. of Dr. James and Lois (Kibbie) Corbin, b.
Jan. 19, 1794, and d. Aug. 10, 1870. Inheriting the paternal homestead,
he remained on it during his life. Although a farmer, he devoted much
time to public service. In youth, for eight years he was a drum-
mer in the state militia and afterwards promoted to the captaincy of
the hght infantry, a finely equipped military company. This office he
held five years. For nine years he was a teacher in the public schools. He
served as one of the selectmen for nineteen years. Was elected six years
in succession to the state legislature and three times to the state senate.
In 1833 he was appointed associate justice of the court of common pleas
GENEALOGIES. 225
for Sullivan county, which position he held twenty years. From 1820
till 1860, he was frequently appointed road commissioner and served in
laying out roads in six counties of the state. He also devoted much time
to the settlement of estates, etc. He was a democrat of the Andrew
Jackson type, always firm in his convictions, yet never obtrusive with
his political opinions, but was affable and genial in all his associations.
He d. Oct. 12, 1876, aged 93. Children, all b. in Cornish:
i. Louisa, b. Jan. 6, 1813; m. Nov. 8, 1832, Dr. John Sabine Blanchard,
then of Cornish. Four children, all daus. (See Blanchard.)
She d. May 17, 1872, in Meriden.
ii. Marietta, b. June 2, 1815; m. first, Aug. 28, 1838, Stephen D. Ford
of Cornish. He d. Jan. 13, 1858. She m. second, July 1, 1863,
Samuel C. Moulton of Plainfield. She d. Nov. 28, 1877, at St.
Louis, Mo.
iii. Dr. James Corbin, b. Aug. 22, 1818. Graduated Kimball Union
Academy, 1840; Dartmouth College, 1844; Jeff. Mich. Coll, 1847;
m. first, June 5, 1849, Mary W. Child of Boston; m. second,
Helen Lyman of Hartford, Conn. Established liimself in the
successful practice of medicine in Hartford, Conn., where he d.
Feb. 7, 1882.
iv. HuLDAH Dresser, b. Aug. 27, 1820; m. Nov. 12, 1845, James Mun-
roe Davidson of Cornish. Four cWldren. (See Davidson.)
She d. Oct. 23, 1869.
v. Eleazer, Jr., b. Aug. 11, 1823; m. first, Jan. 1, 1851, Matilda J.
Farnham of Plainfield. She d. April 5, 1858; m. second, • — — ,
Susan Farnham, a sister of first wife (?). She d. May 11, 1876.
He d. May 2, 1876, at Albany, N. Y.
7. v\. Charles Edwin, b. July 19, 1827.
4. Daniel2 Jackson (Eleazer^) h. June 21, 1785; m. first, March 26, 1809,
Sophia Chase, dau. of Joseph and Polly (Jirauld) Chase, b. Aug. 22,
1785, and d. Feb. 12, 1836, aged 50; m. second, , Ann Adams of
Reading, Vt. He was a soldier of the War of 1812, enlisting from Cor-
nish. He d. Nov. 1, 1865, aged 80. No children. He res. many years
on the Poole farm on the mountain above the "Hempyard." Was a
man of good natural endowments but ruined by habitual intoxication.
5. Abel2 Jackson (Eleazer^) h. June 17, 1788; m. March 24 (17, town record),
1813, Betsey Morse of Cornish. No children. She d. Feb. 19, 1841,
aged 51. She was dau. of Luther and Eunice Smith Morse, b. June 21,
1797; m. second, Nov. 4, 1841, Hannah B. Chase, dau. of Dea. John and
Louisa (Joslyn) Chase of Cornish, b. April 22, 1803, d. Aug. 28, 1894.
Like his brother Eleazer, he was promoted in military affairs to the
captaincy of a military company. He was a millwright, worked at his
trade several j^ears in Wallingford, Vt., and erected several mills there.
Returned to Cornish Flat in 1832 and bought the lower mill privilege,
rebuilt the mill and erected a fine residence there. Still continuing at his
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226 HISTORY OF CORNISH.
trade he built and helped build about twenty different mills in town. In
1852, he retired from his trade and bought the Newton Wliittlesey place
on the Flat where he spent the rest of his life. He d. July 12, 1859.
Child by Hannah B. Chase:
i. Charles Abel, b. Dec. 25, 1842. A carpenter by trade. In 1861,
he enlisted in the U. S. Navy at Charlestown, Mass., and served
in the navy about two years, when he was discharged on
account of disability. In the spring of 1867, he went to
Moweaqua, 111., where (except five years spent in Cornish) he has
since resided, working at his trade. He m. July 2, 1872, Mary
Jane Glenn of Carlinville, 111. Have had four children, all b. in 111.
1. Walter, b. Feb. 10, 1874. 2. Mary H., b. Sept. 29, 1875. 3.
Alma O., b. March 16, 1878. 4. Grace P., b March 29, 1883.
6. NEWTON3 Jackson (WaUer^, Eleazer^) h. Dec. 11, 1809; m. Nov. 15, 1842,
EUen L. Chapman of Cornish, dau. of Benjamin and Theoda (Colburn)
Chapman, b. Sept. 28, 1823. Mr. Jackson was a farmer and res. near
the farm of his grandfather, Lieut. Eleazer. He d. April 2, 1871. Chil-
dren, all b. in Cornish:
i. LoRETTA, b. Oct. 30, 1846; m. Feb. 12, 1867, George B. Walker of
Cornish. Two children. (See Walker.)
ii. Sarah Maria, b. Nov. 19, 1850; d. Jan. 25, 185^.
iU. Ellen Louisa, b. May 29, 1855. Unm. (1910).
7. Charles Edwin^ Jackson {Eleazer^^) b. July 19, 1827. Inherited and
always lived on the homestead of father and grandfather; m. Oct. 8,
1855, Judith Chase Bryant, dau. of Sylvanus and Sophia (Woodward)
Bryant of Cornish, b. Dec. 10, 1829. Of a pleasant and genial disposi-
tion, he won many friends. A Democrat and his party in the minority,
yet he has repeatedly been elected on the board of selectmen. He also
represented the town in the legislature of 1877. In nulitary times he was
Capt. of a Co. of militia and afterwards of a company of home guards in
the time of the Civil War. Was a member of Cheshire Lodge, F. A. A. M.
He d. Feb. 10, 1904. Children, both b. in Cornish:
i. Jennie Lois, b. Jan. 19, 1858; m. June 15, 1886, William Dwight
Spaulding, then of Cornish. Three children. (See Spaulding.)
They res. in Hartland, Vt. He is in trade.
ii. Lizzie Mary, b. May 29, 1862; m. Dec. 24, 1884, George Henry
Boynton, then of Cornish Flat, but since 1888 a hardware dealer
in Claremont. Four children: 1. John J., b. June 11, 1888.
2. Lois Harriet, b. Sept. 8, 1891 ; d. Nov. 23, 1908. 3. Florence
Judith, b. Feb. 14, 1894. 4. Katharine, b. June 2, 1896.
Frank C. Jackson, son of Eplu-aimand Mary (Gould) Jackson, wasb. Feb.
22, 1832, in : m. first, . She d. — — ; m. second, in
Cornish, Sept. 30, 1890, Mrs. Emily (Sanford) Bacon of Providence, R. I.,
GENEALOGIES.
227
dau. of W. C. and Hannah (Dewey) Sanford, b. in Ivingston, R. I. A
milliner. No children by either marriage. He was a machinist and
blacksmith. Lived many years in Providence. Leaving his business there
he came and settled on the Flat in 1890 (?). Was selectman in 1895-96-97
and represented the town in the legislature of 1898-99.
Charles Edwin Jackson.
Rev. James T. Jackson, son of John and Priscilla (Taylor) Jackson was b. in
Danbury, March 24, 1834. Fitted for college at Andover Academy,
N. H., and Mclndoes Academy, Vt. Graduate oi Dartmouth College
in class of 1859. A successful teacher many years. He m. Sept. 14,
1865, Martha Melissa Smith, dau. of Enos and Martha (Sulloway)
Smith, b. May 28, 1840. Having been "approbated to preach" by
the Concord, N. H., Congregational Association, he came to Cornish
in April, 1874, where he remained twenty-two years in the ministry,
a much beloved pastor and townsman. (See Congregational Church
History; also "Old Folks Visit.") After his dismission from the Congre-
228 HISTORY OF CORNISH.
gational Church he rem. to Merrimac, Mass., where he spent about
fourteen years as a farmer. In 1910, he returned to Cornish, haA-ing
purchased the Eleazer Jackson farm where he hves. Children, b. in
Danbury :
i. John Ends, b. July 19, 1870; d. in Cornish July 5, 1880.
ii. A son b. Feb. 6, 1872, and d. Feb. 25, 1872.
Japhet Jackson, a brother of Eleazer, Benjamin and Michael, was b. about
1755. Evidently he lived in town a few years, as he m. June 5, 1800, in
Cornish, Hannah Currier, dau. of Moses and Mary (Hall) Currier, who
was b. April 15, 1780. No record of any children b. in town or further
record of this family.
Michael Jackson, also a brother of Lieut. Eleazer Jackson was b. June 7,
1750. He came from Watertown, Mass., and lived some years in Cor-
nish near liis brother; m. first, Deborah Jenks; after her death in 1794,
he m. Aug. 7, 1796, Polly Shapley of Cornish. It is not known when
or where he rem. or when he d. There is no gravestone record of him or
of his family in town excepting one son. Children, all by first wife,
and a part at least b. in town:
i.
Ruth, b. — — ; m. — — ; a Woodard.
ii.
Louisa, b. — — ; m. , Elias Jenks.
2. iii.
Otis, b. , 1777.
iv.
ZiPPORAH, b. , 1778; m. •, Thomas ]
d. in 1845. She d. in 1858.
V.
Sophia, b. ; m. •, Ira Hewes.
vi.
Polly, b. ; m. , Ira Warren.
vii.
Michael, Jr., b. ; m. Olive Colwell.
viii.
Sylvester, b. ; m. — — -, Anna Cad well
ix.
Dexter, b. .
2. Otis^ Jackson (Michaeh) was b. in 1777 (?); m. Oct. 13, 1802, Catharine
Morse, b. in 1780 and d. June 12, 1859, aged 79. He d. July 21, 1857,
aged 80. Children, so far as knowni, chiefly from death record:
i. Harris, b. March 2, 1804.
ii. John, b. April 11, 1806.
iii. Josephine, b. Aug. 27, 1808. Never m. ; d. Nov. 18, 1862.
iv. George B., b. March 11, 1811.
V. Mary Lydia, b. July 27, 1813; d. Jan. 6, 1831.
vi. Marshall, b. Dec. 13, 1818; d. Nov. 22, 1835.
JACOBS.
Burnam Jacobs was b. in Croydon Oct. 10, 1805. Came to Cornish when a
young man; m. , Eliza Stearns, dau. of Benjamin and Sabra (York)
Stearns, b. in 1810. About 1842, they rem. and settled in Rockford,
111., where they spent the remainder of their lives. Their children were
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all b. in Cornish. Those whose death records are mentioned were
buried in town:
i. Hannah, b. in 1834; d. July 14, 1837.
ii. IMaria (or Mary), b. in 1835.
iii. Helen E., b. Feb. — , 1837; d. March 21, 1837.
iv. Charles, b. in 1837.
V. A child, unnamed, b. in 1838; d. July 23, 1839.
vi. Luther, b. in 1839.
vii. Margaret, b. in 1841.
JENNEY.
This family is of English and Scotch descent .Jf^ Of this family was Isaac
Jenney who was b. in Dartmouth, Mass.,' May 5, 1743. He m. Sept.
27, 1770, Margaret Thompson of Stoughton, Mass. He was a pioneer
settler in that part of Grantham afterwards annexed to Plainfield.
Here they brought up a family of eight children, all b. in Grantham.
We have been unable to find the full record of all of these, but from
various sources, we obtain the following partial record :
i. Ebenezer, b. Aug., 1773; m. and lived in Leicester, Vt., and had a
family of eight sons, and d. there.
2. ii. Asa, b. Aug. 17, 1776.
iii. Ephraim, b. in 1781. Lived first in Chester, Vt., where he m. Lois
Heald of that town. They lived here and raised a large family.
A short time before his death he rem. to Davenport, Iowa, where
he d. Jan. 16, 1844, in the home of his son Stephen P., who d.
April 4, 1848, leaving a dau. Lois.
iv. David Thompson, b. in 1782; m. March 9, 1817, Sally Rice of Cor-
nish, dau. of Dimond and Lydia (Bradley) Rice, b. March 26,
1797, and d. in Roxbury, Vt., April 30, 1865. He d. in Middle-
sex, Vt., April 4, 1868. They had eight children. The first
two were b. in Cornish: 1. Sarah Amelia, b. Dec. 19, 1817. 2.
Samantha Maria, b. April 26, 1819. The rest of the children
were b. in Roxbury, Vt. One of their sons, Lucius M., who res.
in Tacoma, Wash., has rendered this account of his father's
family.
V. Ansel. No record except name.
vi. Isaac, Jr. No record except name.
2. AsA2 Jenney, the second son of Isaac and Margaret (Thompson) Jenney,
was b. Aug. 17, 1776. He m. Jan., 1803, Cynthia Olds and raised a
large family. He remained on the homestead all his life dying June
30, 1847. His wife d. April 3, 1846. Children, all b. in Grantham:
i. Lodicea, b. May, 1804; d. Sept. 28, 1810.
ii. Cynthia, b. Nov. 29, 1805; m. Feb. 13, 1840, Alvin Bean. Three
children. She d. in 1883.
iii. Calvin, b. Feb. 9, 1808. Never m.; d. April 21, 1837.
230 HISTORY OF CORNISH.
iv. Asa, Jr., b. May 23, 1810; m. Aug. 23, 1831, Irena Powers. No
children. He was instantly killed in the street on Cornish Flat
by being thrown from his carriage by horse becoming frightened.
(See Casualties.)
3. V. EzEKiEL O., b. Oct. 20, 1812.
4. vi. Chauncey Perry, b. Feb. 27, 1815.
vii. LoDicEA, 2d, b. Feb., 1816; d. May 28, 1818.
viii. Infant unnamed; d. March 3, 1818.
5. ix. Bryant, b. May 11, 1819.
X. Mary, b. Nov., 1821; d. Jan. 21, 1822.
xi. Louisa, b. 1824; d. April 10, 1825.
xii. Mehitabel, b. Feb. 7, 1826; m. Dec. 3, 1849, Samuel Bean of Plain-
field. One child that d. in 1860. Mrs. Bean d. March 21, 1872.
3. EzEKiEL 0.» Jenney (Asa^, Isaacs) h. Oct. 20, 1812; m. Nov. 27, 1841,
Mary Pike of Cornish, dau. of Ebenezer and Lucinda Pike, b. Oct. 23,
1812. Res., Plainfield. He d. Oct. 27, 1876. She d. Feb. 24, 1895, aged
82. Five children:
i. Asa B., b. Nov. 17, 1842. Never m.
ii. Alfred P., b. April 29, 1845; m. , Josie Marsh.
iii. Henry K., b. April 19, 1847; m. , — — Whipple.
iv. Mary F., b. July 11, 1849. Never m.; d. — — .
v. Frank E., b. Aug. 10, 1853; m. Sept. 1, 1874, Lois A. Cutting of
Newport, dau. of Freeman and Emily A. (Hubbard) Cutting,
b. July 15, 1855. Six children.
4. Chauncey Perry' Jenney (Asa"-, Isaacs) h. Feb. 27, 1815; m. March
5, 1846, Lucia A. Comings of Cornish, dau. of Andrew and Lydia
(Jackson) Comings, b. Jan. 30, 1816. They lived in Plainfield one year
after marriage, and in 1847 rem. to Cornish and settled on the farm for-
merly owned and occupied by Dea. J. Wakefield, overlooking the Flat.
Here he lived and took an active part in farming, town and school
affairs for forty-one years, when, in 1888, he sold out and with his wife
rem. to Toledo, Ohio, to res. with their son, their only child. Mr.
Jenney d. Oct. 9, 1903. His wife d. June 9, 1905, both in Toledo, Ohio.
6. i. Fred Comings, b. Sept. 12, 1848.
5. Bryant' Jenney (Asa\ Isaao) h. May 11, 1819; m. Nov. 24, 1846, Susan
J. Atwood, dau. of Joshua and Sally (Hardy) Atwood, b. April 8, 1827.
He was the proprietor of the hotel on Cornish Flat, and managed it
several years until failing hoaltli caused him to dispose of it. He d.
July 4, 1866. Shcsurvived him until Jan. 12, 1892, aged 64. One child:
i, George Bryant, b. in 1853, in Cornish; m. , Fanny Dudley of
Windsor, Vt. Lived in Cliftondale and Maiden, Mass. Was
employed by the Metropolitan Insurance Co. He d. in Maiden,
Sept. 29, 1910, leaving a wid., two sons and two daughters.
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6. Fred C." Jenney (Chauncey Perry*, Asa'', Isaacs) b. in Cornish Sept.
12, 1848. At 21 he left home and res. in Concord about ten years; m.
Aug. 30, 1877, Clara B. Ford. In 1879 he rem. to Toledo, Ohio, where he
is employed as locomotive engineer on the L. S. and M. S. R. R. Has
had three children:
i. Harry Tilton, b. July 4, 1878, in Concord,
ii. Eva Ford, b. March 13, 1880, in Concord,
iii. Cora Mae, b. Feb. 19, 1884, in Toledo, Ohio.
JIRAULD.
Dea. Reuben Jirauld (also spelled Gerald and Jirald) was b. in France in
1734 and came to this country "at the time of the Huguenot war,"
or at the time when they were oppressed and persecuted. He was re-
puted to have been very wealthy in France, but his property was confis-
cated and he fled to this country bringing nothing with him but his Bible.
It appears that he settled at first in Plainfield, Conn., where he m.
Jan. 1, 1757, Joanna Spaulding, a dau. of Philip and Elizabeth (Cleve-
land) Spaulding, b. Sept. 22, 1733, in Plainfield, Conn., and d. in Cor-
nish, Aug. 31, 1807. He with his family early came and settled in
Cornish (possibly Plainfield at the first). He d. in Cornish May 8,
1800. Children (so far as known) :
i. Martha, b. Aug. 2, 1759; m. in 1782, Dr. Joseph Chapman of
Cornish. Ten children. (See Chapman.) She d. March 15,
1855, aged 95-6.
ii. Polly, b. 1761; m. Oct. 16, 1784, Joseph Chase of Cornish. Ten
children. (See Chase.) She d. July 28, 1845, aged 84.
iii. Hannah, b. ^ •; m. , David Read. Tlu-ee children: 1. Jacob.
2. Phillip. 3. Hiram. (See Read.) She d. in 1858.
iv. Sally, b. — ; m. , Asa Cole. She d. in 1832. He, in 1852.
JOHNSON.
At least four distinct families of Johnsons and their descendants have lived
in town, with no known relationship to each other, yet doubtless they all
might be traced to a common English ancestor.
1. Abraham Johnson was b. in Eng., June 13, 1730. He came in early life
to Portsmouth and soon after settled in Greenland. Here he m. about
1760, Mercy Hugging, dau. of John and Hannah (Ayers) Huggins, b.
Sept. 15, 1739, and d. April 22, 1815, aged 75. They came to Cornish
in 1782, when he was 52 years of age, and settled on the farm, ever since
kept in the name, and now owned and occupied by his great-grandson,
J. Farris Johnson. He d. Oct. 24, 1803. Children, all b. before com-
ing to town, except the last two:
i. Sarah, b. Dec. 2, 1762. Never m. She d. Aug. 30, 1830.
2. ii. Joshua, b. Oct. 29, 1764.
iii. Hannah, b. Dec. 23, 1766.
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3. iv. John, b. Feb. 7, 1768.
V. Mahgaret, b. March 5, 1770.
vi. Rebecca, b. Feb. 17, 1772.
vii. Elizabeth, b. Oct. 1, 1779; m. Feb. 1, 1807, Washington Town,
viii. Mercy, b. April 30, 1781.
ix. Mary, b. August 6, 1784, in Cornish; m. April 11, 1816, Charles
Lothrop then of Cornish. Seven children. (See Lothrop.)
X. Abraham, Jr., b. Nov. 6, 1793, in Cornish.
One of the daughters m. Haines of Northfield, ^"t.
2. Joshtja2 Johnson {Abraham'^) was b. Oct. 29, 1764; m. , Experience
Barrows. Res., . Children:
i. Mary, b. Nov. 28, 1790.
ii. Melissa, b. July 23, 1792.
iii. Joshua, b. June 18, 1794.
iv. RuHAMA Thompson, b. July 23, 1796.
V. Sarah, b. May 5, 1798.
vi. Experience, b. May 11, 1800.
vii. Abraham, b. Dec. 9, 1801.
viii. HuLDAH Wyman, b. May 22, 1804.
ix. John Lorenzo, b. Dec. 29, 1806.
3. JoHN2 Johnson {Abraham^) was b. Feb. 7, 1768, in Greenland. Came to
Cornish with his father when 14 years of age; m. in 1791, Hannah
Huggins, his cousin, dau. of Jonathan and Ruhama (Brown) Huggins,
b. Nov. 10, 1771, and d. Feb. 26, 1869, aged 97 years, 3 months, 16 days.
They res. through life on the same farm that his father owned and occu-
pied. He d. March 10, 1816, aged 49. Children, all b. in Cornish:
i. Ruhama B., b. Dec. 26, 1793; m. in 1853, Waterman Spaulding of
Plainfield. She d. Sept. 2, 1855.
ii. Hannah, b. April 7, 1796; d. Aug. 26, 1810.
iii. Peninnah, b. Aug. 26, 1798; d. March 31, 1811.
"So fades the lovely blooming flower
Smiling solace of an hour."
(Inscription on tombstone.)
iv. Judith, b. May 19, 1801; m. Sept. 6, 1820, Warren Rice.
V. Harriet, b. Nov. 12, 1803. Never m.; d. Feb. 21, 1855.
vi. Philenda, b. Nov. 26, 1805; m. Dec. 14, 1825, Levi Ayers of Cor-
nish. Ten children. (See Ayers.) She d. Aug. 25, 1885.
4. vii. John, b. Sept. 14, 1807.
5. viii. Aurin, b. July 21, 1811.
4. John' Johnson (John"-, Ahrnhmm) was b. Sept. 14, 1807;' m. Dec. 18,
1832, Orrel Fletcher of Cornish, dau. of Ebenezer and Sybil (Spaulding)
Fletcher, b. June 4, 1813; d. Dec. 9, 1908. He was a thrifty farmer
and spent his entire life on the homestead of his father, dying Feb. 28,
1892. Children:
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i. John Fakris, b. June 18, 1833; m. Dec. 18, 1873, Annie Parnell of
Claremont, formerly of Kent Co., England., b. May 22, 1847,
dau. of Richard Parnell. No children. Res. on the Johnson
homestead, making the 4th generation living in the same home.
A farmer.
ii. Hiram, b. Feb. 22, 1837. Soon after he became of age, he went west
to Woodburn, 111., Uving there several years, but at present
(1905) in Decatur, 111. He represented the town of Woodburn
in the state legislature, and has been honored in many ways by
his fellow citizens. He enlisted, April, 1861, in the first 111. Regt.
that was mustered into service from that state. "Was mustered
out in July of the same year. Reenlisted, Sept., 1864, and
remained in the service till mustered out, Aug., 1865. Was
1st Sergt. In 1863, he m. Tillie Sanner of Illinois. Four children,
all b. in Illinois.
5. AuREN* Johnson {Johw, Abraham^) was b. July 21, 1811. A farmer and
always lived in town; spent two and one half years (1852-54) in Cal.;
m. first, Nov. 9, 1837, Mary Weld of Cornish, dau. of John and Mary
(HilUard) Weld, b. Feb. 8, 1814, and d. June 26, 1874; m. second, May
26, 1878, Elizabeth G. Billings. She d. Oct. 18, 1889. He d. March 7,
1883. Children, all by first wife and b. in town:
i. Langdon O., b. Sept. 9, 1839; d. March 19, 1866, in Lowell, Mass.
6. ii. Freeman A., b. May 5, 1846.
iii. John Weld, b. Dec. 30, 1848; d. Dec. 15, 1868.
6. Freeman A.< Johnson {Auren^, Johrv-, Abraham^) was b. May 5, 1846;
m. Sept. 12, 1871, Jennie L. Johnson, dau. of WiUiam P. and Saloma A.
(Souther) Johnson, b. Feb. 26, 1846. Children, all b. in town:
i. Alvah F., b. July 26, 1872; d. May 3, 1896.
7. ii. Eben M., b. Feb. 1, 1874.
iii. Mary S., b. May 14, 1876; m. Sept. 16, 1902, Charles Henry Stone
of Windsor, Vt., where she res. Two children: 1. Helen B.,
b. Nov. 20, 1904. 2. Laura J., b. Nov. 25, 1905.
7. Eben M.s Johnson {Freeman A.\ Auren^, Johtv-, Abraham^) was b. Feb.
1, 1874; m. Oct. 30, 1901, Vonnie M. Stearns of Charlestown and form-
erly of Cornish, dau. of Philander C. and Laura J. (Mace) Stearns, b.
Nov. 25, 1875. Mr. John.son is a farmer; res. with his parents on
the old Weld town farm property. Has served four years as select-
man of the town. Children:
i. Datton F., b. May 6, 1904.
ii. Helen R., b. Oct. 8, 1906.
iii. LoRA S., b. June 20, 1909.
1. Abel Johnson was b. May 28, 1748, in . Settled in Cornish in
1786; m. first, ^— , Beulah Coy of , b. 1753. She d. Nov. 8,
234 HISTORY OF CORNISH.
1792, aged 39; m. second, Feb. 6, 1793, Sarah E. Chase of Cornish,
dau. of Samuel and Silence (Stow) Chase, b. 1766 and d. March 5, 1819.
He d. April 25, 1819, aged 71. A farmer, a prominent Free Mason and
a man highly respected. Children by first wife, and b. in town:
i. Leonard, b. Sept. 28, 1788; m. Thirzah Stevens, lived and d. in
Northumberland .
ii. Clarissa, b. Aug. 31, 1790; d. July 27, 1791.
iii. Abel, b. May 3, 1792; d. Feb. 26, 1793.
Children by second wife and b. in town:
iv. Sarah, b. Dec. 15, 1793. Never m.; d. Aug. 24, 1864.
V. Martha, b. 1794 (? 1797); m. Jan. 16, 1815, Daniel Cole of Plain-
field. Six cliildren. (See Cole.) She d. March 2, 1832.
vi. Polly, b. Dec. 1, 1795; m. Joseph Freeman. One child, Mary, who
m. , A. S. Bartholomew of Plainfield. Polly d. Dec. 20,
1875.
2. vii. Seth, b. June 4, 1797.
viii. Jcseph K., b. March 15, 1800; m. first, Oct. 8, 1822, Louisa Chase
of Cornish, dau. of John and Louisa (Joslyn) Chase, b. March
25, 1796; d. March 16, 1852. They lost a son Leonard who d.
Oct. 25, 1835-24. Also another child April 3, 1834, aged 5
mos.; m. second, , Thankful E. Webster, who d. Dec. 19,
1892. Mr. Johnson d. Aug. 21, 1880.
ix. Samuel C, b. Sept. 4, 1802; d. Feb. 22, 1804.
X. Mary, b. March 29, 1808; m. Oct. 20, 1831, Laurens Alfred Grannis
of Claremont. (First wife.) She d. July 27, 1835.
2. Seths Johnson (AbeU) was b. June 4, 1797; m. first, Oct. 8, 1817, Joanna
Chase, dau. of Joseph^ and Polly (Jirauld) Chase, b. May 10, 1796, and
d. Sept. 10, 1849; m. second, , Louisa McKenzie, dau. of ,
b. 1810 and d. Jan. 30, 1893, aged 83. He d. July 17, 1875, aged 78.
He was possessed of a nobility of character and bearing that won
respect. Was a prominent churchman and Free Mason. He repre-
sented the town in the legislature of 1866. Children by Joanna, and
b. in town:
i. Sophia, b. April 5, 1818; m. Watson. She d. Oct., 1863.
3. ii. Edwin Chase, b. Oct. 15, 1820.
iii. Delia, b. March 10, 1823; d. Sept. 26, 1823.
iv. Erasmus Darwin, b. Nov. 1, 1824; m. Sarah Murdough.
V. Emily, b. Nov. 26, 1826; m. , Paschal P. Story.
vi. Abel, b. Feb. 8, 1829.
vii. Alfred, b. March 21, 1831; m. , Sarah F. Grimes of ,
b. July 9, 1838.
viii. Arthur, b. March 27, 1833.
Child by Louisa McKenzie:
IX. Richard M., b. Nov. 14, 1850; d. March 24, 1873.
GENEALOGIES. 235
3. Edwin Chase^ Johnson {Seth, Abeb) was b. Oct. 15, 1820. Spent several
years in Cal. Came back to Cornish in 1863; m. June 4, 1863, Ellen
Maria Spaulding of Cornish, dau. of Rev. Alvah and Ambra
(Tower) Spaulding, b. June 25, 1839, and d. Nov. 14, 1897. He
engaged in farming several years till he d. April 5, 1891. Children,
b. in Cornish:
i. Arbella Ambra, b. Nov. 11, 1866; m. Nov. 3, 1894, Dr. Charles
B. Warren. Res. at Green Cove Springs, Fla. She d. Dec.
12, 1910. Left two daughters.
ii. Nellie Johanna, b. June 30, 1869; m. May 21, 1897, John E. Kelley.
Two children: 1. Ellen Mclver. 2. John E., Jr. They live
in Minturn, Eagle Co., Col.
Jesse Johnson, a brother of Abel, a Revolutionary soldier, settled first in
Plainfield; was b. in 1755; m. Sarah Harrington, who was b.
in 1757, and d. Aug. 8, 1851, in Corni.sh, at the home of her dau., aged
94. Mr. Johnson d. in Plainfield, near Cornish line, April 3, 1839.
Children :
i. Lucy, b. May 24, 1791; m. Dec. 29, 1819, Peletiah F. Bartlett of
Cornish. Six children. (See Bartlett.) She d. Oct. 23, 1860.
ii. Sally (or Sarah), b. Dec. 15, 1792; m. March 5, 1816, Nathaniel
Bartlett, brother of Peletiah. Nine children. (See Bartlett.)
She d. Sept. 13, 1864.
2. iii. Samuel, b. May 2, 1794.
iv. Hannah, b. ,1798; m. Dec. 31, 1819, Harvey Smith of Cornish.
Seven children. (See Smith.) She d. Oct. 2, 1869, aged 71.
V. Phebe, b. ; m. , John Kingsbury.
2. Samuel^ Johnson (Jesse^) was b. May 2, 1794; m. April 13, 1820, Ruhama
Luey, dau. of Thomas and Ruhama (Roberts) Luey, b. Nov. 29, 1798.
Lived in town till 1852, then rem. to Windsor, Vt.; lived several years
on a farm. After they became enfeebled by age, in 1875, they went to
Milford, Mass. (now Hopedale), where in the home of their dau., Har-
riet, they spent the remainder of their lives. They both d. the same
month. He d. Jan. 21, and she d. the 27th of Jan., 1878. Both are
buried in Windsor, Vt. Children, all b. in Cornish:
i. Laurilla Cyrenia, b. Oct. 22, 1820; m. March 2, 1843, William D.
Spaulding of Cornish. One child, Lucien L. (See Spaulding.)
Shed. Jan. 24, 1871.
ii. Marcia Ann, b. , 1825; m. , 1846, John B. Parker, a music
teacher. She d. July 16, 1848, aged 23, in Cornish. One child.
(See Parker.)
iii. Harriet, b. Jan. 25, 1828; m. July, 1852, Newell N. Nelson; lived
in Milford, Mass. One child: Samuel N., b. ; d. Feb. 25,
1893. She d. April 9, 1900.
236 HISTORY OF CORNISH.
iv. Samuel Newell, b. , 1829; d. June 20, 1849.
V. Ellen E., b. , 1832; m. June 27, 1849, John B. Parker, the
wid. of her deceased sister. She d. March 24, 1878, in Wash-
ington, D. C. One child. (See Parker.)
Nathaniel Johnson was b. in Greenland June 1, 1768. He was the son of
Ebenezer and Hannah (Marston) Johnson. Came to CornLsh when
young (date unknown); m. in 1795 (or 6), Eleanor Whitten of Cornish,
dau. of John and Anne Whitten, b. Oct. 4, 1777, and d. May 31, 1841,
aged 63. Mr. Johnson was a farmer and lived in the north part of the
town, which place has remained in the family name ever since. He d.
Sept. 26, 1855, aged 87. Children, all b. in Cornish.
i. James W., b. April 7, 1797. When of age he m. and settled in North-
field, Vt., and d. there April 1, 1870.
ii. Eleanor, b. May, 1800; m. Nov. 29, 1821, John Fitch of Cornish.
Three cliildren. (See Fitch.) She d. June 17, 1870.
iii. Hannah W., b. July 6, 1803; m. April 29, 1830, Aaron Bryant of
Cornish. (Four children.) See Bryant. She d. Feb. 24,
1856.
iv. John, b. Sept. 15, 1806; d. April 25, 1852 (weak minded).
V. Annie, b. Jan. 13, 1810; d. Jan. 12, 1867. Never m.
vi. Nathaniel, Jr., b. Aug. 29, 1812; m. , . He d. April 10,
1850, in Woodstock, Vt. Three children.
2. vii. William P., b. Nov. 11, 1815.
viii. Mary E., b. Sept. 7, 1818. Never m. She d. April 30, 1893, in
Plainfield.
ix. Fidelia E., b. Dec. 29, 1820; m. Sept. 15, 1846, George F. Souther
of Plainfield. She d. Aug. 5, 1895, in Randolph, Vt. One
child, Lucia A.
2. William P.2 Johnson (Nalhanieb) h. Nov. 11, 1815; m. Oct. 29, 1844,
Salome A. Souther, dau. of David and Mary (Avery) Souther of Plain-
field, b. Feb. 28, 1824, and d. Oct. 21, 1894. He d. Oct. 23, 1897. A
farmer, lived and died on the homestead. Cared for his parents during
their advanced age. Had quite a musical talent. Led the Baptist
Church choir forty years in Plainfield. Children, all b. in town:
i. Jennie L., b. Feb. 26, 1846; m. Sept. 12, 1871, Freeman A. Johnson.
Three children. (See Abraham Johnson record.)
ii. Arabella F., b. Nov. 30, 1848.
3. iii. Frank L., b. Sept. 24, 1852.
4. iv. Ed E., b. Aug. 5, 1858.
3. Frank L.' Johnson {William P.', Nathanieb) was b. Sept. 24, 1852; m.
Dec. 25, 1876, Dora S. Chase of Cornish, dau. of Louis T. and Mary
(Smith) Chase, b. Sept. 7, 1859. Res. on the homestead of Jacob Chase.
A farmer and stock dealer. He d. Feb. 5, 1910. On(> child: Marjorie
May, b. May 7, 1892.
GENEALOGIES. 237
4. Ed E.3 Johnson (William P. 2, Nathaniel^) was b. Aug. 5, 1858; m. Nov.
26, 1885, Anna Isabel Lear of Cornish, dau. of William D. and
Hannah (Fletcher) Lear, b. Nov. 5, 1864. A farmer and resided on
the farm formerly the Josiah Stone homestead. After his father's death,
he returned to the Nathaniel Johnson homestead. He d. Oct. 6, 1907.
Children, all b. in town:
i. Darwin B., b. Oct. 1, 1886.
ii. Charles W., b. Feb. 8, 1890.
iii. Oscar Frank, b. Oct. 16, 1899.
JONES.
Wells H. Jones, b. , lived in town several years. He m. Feb. 2, 1878,
Ella E. WilHams of Cornish, dau. of George Philander and Caroline
E. (White) Williams, b. Oct. 28, 1856, and d. June 25, 1899. Children:
i. Hattie E., b. Sept. 12, 1878; m. .
ii. Frank E., b. May 13, 1884; m. Jan. 13, 1909, Vera Savage of Rut-
land, Vt.
iii. Fred L., b. Dec. 25, 1888.
JORDAN.
1. Wardner Jordan was b. in Plainfield in 1818. He m. first, about 1845,
Lucy Whittaker of Grantham, b. in 1823. He with his family came to
Cornish, in the employ of the town and had charge of the town farm
for two years. After this, he bought the David Richardson farm, which
he leased a few years to Levi H. Sanderson while he returned to Plain-
field. In 1869, he came back to Cornish remaining two years and
then sold his farm to Oliver P. Burr, and returned to Plainfield. His wife
d. there March 27, 1872. He m. second, in 1874, a Mrs. Blanchard,
who d. in Aug., 1886. He d. Aug. 11, 1889. Children, all by Lucy:
2. i. Worth C, b. May 2, 1848.
ii. John, b. Dec, 1852. Rendered mentally weak by epilepsy; d. in
Plainfield Aug. 1, 1873, by accidental drowning,
iii. Columbus C, b. May 22, 1856; m. April, 1885, Bessie Jordan of
Plainfield.
iv. Byron, b. Nov. 12, 1863; d. unm. March 8, 1890.
2. Worth C.2 Jordan (Wardnen) was b. May 2, 1848. Lived in town most
of his life; m. first, Nov. 21, 1867, Lizzie E. Ayers of Cornish, dau. of
Stephen and Charlotte (Emerson) Ayers, b. Nov. 4, 1844, and d. May
18, 1887; m. second, Nov. 17, 1887, Mrs. Eva L. (Newton) Leslie, dau. of
Rufus Newton of Plainfield, b. Feb. 22, 1854, and d. June 10, 1903. He
d. in Plainfield Nov. 30, 1899. Cliildren all b. in Cornish, by first wife:
i. ViNNiE, b. ; m. first , William Curtis of Cornish. He d.
April 10, 1897; m. second , ■ Woodard.
ii. Martin E., b. ; d. in Plainfield April 6, 1906.
Child by last wife:
iii. Ada, b. Dec. 7, 1890.
238 HISTORY OF CORNISH.
KELLEY.
The Kelleys of Cornish are of EngUsh descent. Their line can be traced
beyond the Norman conquest to the ancient Britons. The first known
immigrant to this country was John' Kelley, who came from Newbury,
Eng., to Newbury, Mass., in 1633, four generations succeeding him.
The name John followed in the ancestral line. William Somer^ Kelley
{John 5-1-3-2-1) with Mary (Howe) Kelley, his wife, res. in Salem and
had eight children. Their youngest son, Amos', was b. in Salem Aug.
8, 1800; came to Cornish in 1825; m. Feb. 14, 1826, Abigail Coburn
of Cornish, dau. of Simon and Ruth (Eaton) Coburn, b. Aug. 22, 1803,
d. Feb. 15, 1878, aged 74. Mr. Kelley d. in Cornish Aug. 3, 1881; a
farmer and a quiet, unpretending, conscientious citizen. Children,
all b. in Cornish:
i. Albert O., b. Sept. 15, 1826. Never m.; d. March 22, 1899.
ii. Sabra a., b. Jan. 21, 1828; m. Oct. 15, 1848, John P. Foster of Salem.
Six children. She d. June 17, 1868.
iii. Mary Elizabeth, b. Feb. 6, 1830; m. Feb. 18, 1853, James F.
Tasker of Cornish. Three cliildren. (See Tasker.) Shed. March
14, 1864.
iv. Marcia L., b. March 9, 1832; m. Nov. 15, 1863, Joshua C. B. Whar-
ton, in Mattoon, 111. One child b. March 6, 1865. Res. Col.
V. Abbie Jane, b. Feb. 28, 1834; m. April 14, 1858, Dea. Henry E.
Rich of Cornish. She d. July 27, 1878. No children, except
one— Anna, whom they had adopted,
vi. Emily R., b. July 1, 1836; m. April 8, 1856, S. Manville Nott,then
of Claremont. Settled in Charlestown, 111. Seven children,
all except the first b. in Illinois,
vii. Simon C, b. May 19, 1838. A shoe manufacturer in Methuen,
Mass; m. Oct. 22, 1862, Hattie F. Emery of Berwick, Me.
Two children.
viii. Adaline S., b. Jan. 16, 1840; m. Dec. 27, 1864, James F. Tasker,
the husband of her deceased sister. Two children. (See
Tasker.)
2. ix. Orra Amos, b. June 4, 1842.
X. Arabel R., b. Aug. 16, 1845; m. Feb. 14, 1867, Marvin Judah
Deming of Cornish. One child. (See Deming.)
xi. Marion A., b. Sept. 14, 1846; m. Nov. 14, 1871, John P. S. Smith
of Cornish. Three sons. (See Smith.)
2. Orra Amos'! Kelley {Amos-', William S.% John^-'-*-^-^) b. June 4, 1842.
Remained on the homestead and had the care of his parents during
their last years. Farmer. Since 1890 has res. on Cornish Flat; m.
July 1, 1866, Mary E. Woodcock of Corinth, Vt. Children, all b. in
Cornish :
i. Eva M., b. April 11, 1867.
ii. Lillian J., b. Sept. 21, 1869.
iii. Hattie M., b. March 3, 1872.
GENEALOGIES. 239
KENDRICK.
Rev. Ariel Kendrick was b. March 31, 1771, in Coventry, Conn. He was
the son of Ebenezer and Anne (Davenport) Kendrick, the third of
eight children. When five years of age the family rem. to Hanover.
He was ever the subject of serious religious impressions and was early
inclined to the Christian ministry. Choosing it for his life work he
prepared himself for it, beginning to preach in Hanover. He settled
in Woodstock, Vt., and afterwards in Salisburj^, where he remained
four years. After this he came to Cornish in the year 1801. Here he
settled and was pastor of the Baptist Church about twenty years.
His last years were spent in Cavendish, Vt., where he d. March 25,
1856, aged 85. He m. first, Oct. 25, 1792, Penelope Cotton, b. Dec.
25, 1769, and d. April 14, 1844, aged 74; m. second, about 1850, Mrs.
Emma Parker, wid. of Dr. Parker of Cavendish, Vt. She was b. May
20, 1887, and d. June 23, 1876, aged 89. Children, all by Penelope:
2. i. Clark, b. Nov. 3, 1794.
ii. Abigail, b. Jan. 19, 1796, in Woodstock, Vt.; m. Oct. 18, 1847,
Aaron White of Cornish. (Second wife.) She d. April 12, 1852.
3. iii. Ariel, Jr., b. Dec. 15, 1797, in Salisbury.
4. iv. James, b. Nov. 6, 1799, in Salisbury.
v. Mary Chase, b. Nov. 26, 1801, in Cornish; m. 1826, David
Walker. Three children. Lived in Charlestown, Va.
vi. Stillman, b. Nov. 9, 1803; d. March 27, 1812.
vii. Louisa, b. April 10, 1805. Never m. She d. in Thetford, Vt., in
1873.
vui. Jesse, b. May 10, 1808; d. March 13, 1809.
ix. Penelope, b. Dec. 3, 1810; m. James Nevious. Rem. to Charlestown,
Va. She was a teacher many years. She d. in 1877.
X. Arvine, b. Feb. 15, 1812; d. July 18, 1813.
xi. Anne Davenport, b. 1817; m. 1845, John Daggett, b. in 1812 and
d. Aug. 21, 1892. They res. in Thetford, Vt., where she d.
Oct. 20, 1887.
2. Clarks Kendrick (Ariel^) h. Nov. 3, 1794, in Woodstock, Vt. He m.
first, Jan. 8, 1823, Lydia Smith (sister of Benj. Smith), b. 1798
and d. March 16, 1843; m. second, 1842, Ehzabeth M. Bailey, dau.
of Andrew and Rebecca (French) Bailey, b. Dec. 18, 1806, and d. March
23, 1881. He d. in Cornish May 12, 1849. After Mr. Kendrick's
death, she m. John Bartlett of Cornish, April 3, 1850. Children by
Lydia, all b. in Cornish:
5. i. George Nelson, b. Feb. 6, 1824.
ii. Lucia Maria, b. Oct. 6, 1826; m. April 19, 1847, Peter Hook of
Cornish. They rem. to Croydon where she d. July 26, 1854.
They had four children, all daughters. (See Hook.)
iii Henry Clark, b. Dec. 16, 1827; m. Nov. 12, 1860, Frances Virginia
Quevedo, b. March 16, 1843. They res. in Claremont until
1857; after that in Brooklyn, N. Y., where he d. Feb. 19, 1903.
240 HISTORY OF CORNISH.
A painter and decorator. They had five children all of whom d. in
infancy except the oldest, Charles Henry Quincy, b. Oct. 6,
1861, who lives in Brooklyn, N. Y. — the genealogist of the
Kendrick family.
6. iv. Horace Lorenzo, b. Feb. 15, 1830.
V. Eliza Jewett, b. 1835; d. Nov. 15, 1852.
vi. Benjamin Smith, b. March 5, 1838; m. Nov. 8, 1860, Minerva
Wiswell, b. 1839. He d. in Springfield, Vt., July 13, 1868.
Was accidentally killed. Served during the Civil War. Had
two daughters; res. in Springfield, Vt.
Child by EHzabeth M. Bailey:
7. \'ii. James Arvine, b. Aug. 3, 1846.
3. Ariel2 Kendrick (Ariel]) b. Dec. 15, 1797. Studied medicine and
grad. at Castleton, Vt. Located and practiced in No. Springfield, Vt.,
over fifty years; m. first, Dec. 6, 1826, Mary C. Bryant of Cornish,
dau. of Sylvanus and Judith (Chase) Bryant, b. Nov. 30, 1807, and d.
1858. He m. second, Dec. 1, 1858, Mary Jane White, dau. of Moses
and Mary Dutton White, b. Nov. 9, 1839. No children by first wife.
One dau. by last wife — Eva Jane. He d. May 12, 1887, honored and
respected.
4. JAMES2 Kendrick (Arieh) h. Nov. 6, 1799. He m. Jan. 3, 1836, Hannah
Ayers, dau. of Thomas and Lydia (Bartlett) Ayers of Cornish, b. April
19, 1811, d. April 21, 1904. He was a painter and stone dealer and
res. in Claremont from the time of his marriage until his death, Oct.
24, 1877. An upright, honorable man and consistent member of the
Baptist Church. Children, three daughters, all b. in Claremont:
i. Evelyn, b. Sept. 20, 1838; m. June 13, 1861, Henry F. Balch.
Res., Minneapolis, Minn. Three daughters.
ii. Elizabeth, b. March 4, 1841; d. Oct. 7, 1846.
iii. Mary Frances, b. March 31, 1846. Res., Claremont. LTnm.
5. George Nelson' Ivendrick (Clarh, ArieU) h. Feb. 6, 1824. A farmer;
lived on the farm where his grandfather and father lived; m. Nov. 16,
1852, Lydia J. Spencer, dau. of Archibald and Lydia F. (Spaulding)
Spencer of Plainfield, b. May 28, 1829. He d. Dec. 30, 1891. She
d. March 30, 1908. Children, b. in Cornish:
i. Lucia Ann, b. Feb. 13, 1856; m. Feb. 22, 1882, Henry W. Dcming
of Cornish. She d. Jan. 22, 1892. No i.ssue.
ii. Mary Eliza, b. July 11, 1858; d. Feb. 10, 1859.
6. Horace Lorenzo' Kendrick (Clarh, Arid'-) b. Fob. 15, 1830; m. July
15, 1851, Rachel J. Stearns, dau. of Daniel, Jr., and Mary (Williams)
Stearns, b. April 5, 1830, in Cornish and d. April 5, 1876, in Claremont.
He d. Feb. 15, 1855, in Claremont. One child:
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i. Henry Clark, b. Oct. 16, 1853; m. Nov. 23, 1886, Martha J.
Bartlett of Cornish, dau. of Jesse J. and Ehnina (Dunham)
Bartlett, b. May 28, 1855. They had no children. He d. June
30, 1910, in the asyhim at Concord. Buried in Cornish.
7. James Arvine' Kendrick (Clarh, Arieh) b. Aug. 3, 1846. An operative
mason. He m. first, Nov. 26, 1868, Sarah A. Bartlett, dau. of Lyman
and Catharine OHve (Hilliard) Bartlett, b. July 2, 1847, and d. Jan. 17,
1892; m. second, March 7, 1893, Lavinia W. Bailey, dau. of Andrew
and Hannah (Lewis) Bailey, b. June 2, 1846, and d. June 29, 1899;
m. third, August 8, 1900, Ermina R. Robinson. Children, all by
Sarah A. Bartlett and b. in Cornish:
i. Stella Lillian, b. April 14, 1870; m. Feb. 14, 1893, Clifton E.
Dinsmore. She d. Feb. 28, 1895.
ii. Kate Elizabeth, b. April 9, 1872; m. July 1, 1894, Fred G.
Mower. One child: Stella Lillian, b. June 20, 1895.
iii. Eva Lxjcinda, b. March 23, 1874; d. Aug. 29, 1880.
iv. May Lavinia, b. March 1, 1886.
KENYON.
The Kenyon family came from Rhode Island, The first name we find is
that of Joseph Kenyon, b. Feb. 5, 1737; m. , Catharine Enos, b.
Sept. 12, 1742, and d. Sept. 5, 1826. This family came to Plainfield
(date unknown) and settled on a farm north of Cornish line, opposite
the farm of Dr. Joseph Chapman in Cornish. He d. April 15, 1829.
Children:
2. i. Joseph, Jr., b. March 15, 1761.
ii. Paine, b. Feb. 26, 1763.
iii. Marcy, b. March 29, 1765, m. , Abel Stone, Jr. She d. July 15,
1848. He d. Oct. 23, 1848.
3. iv. Mumford, b. July 28, 1767.
V. Martha, b. Sept. 7, 1769; m. , Amos Shurtliff. She d. Aug.,
1825.
vi. Sabra, b. March 19, 1772; m. , WiUiam Spaulding. She d.
Jan. 1, 1858.
vii. Ruth, b. Sept. 8, 1774; m. , David Stone. She d. March 8,
1859. She had eight children. (See Stone.)
viii. Betsey, b. Feb. 8, 1777; m. first, Barney Fisher; m. second, a Mr.
Ferand. She d. Feb. 17, 1853.
ix. James, b. May 11, 1779; m. , Betsey Stone. He d. Sept. 10,
1824.
X. Waity, b. Jan. 1, 1782; m. , James Jordan. She d. Dec, 1824.
xi. Elsie, twin, b. Nov. 23, 1784; m. March 22, 1804, Phinehas Root.
She d. June 17, 1868. She had two children. (See Root.)
xii. Ends, twin, b. Nov. 23, 1784; m. first, , Sarah Kenyon, who
d. March 30, 1816; m. second, Mary Tift.
xiii. Raymond, b. ; d. Sept. 17, 1842.
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242 HISTORY OF CORNISH.
2. JosEPH2-i Kenton was b. March 15, 1761; m. , Hepsediah Parker.
Remained on the homestead and good authority says they had sixteen
children, but several of their names, together with the dates of birth,
marriage and death of many of the family cannot be found, therefore
the order of the eleven children as given may not be correct. He d.
April 11, 1842. Children, as far as ascertained:
i. Mary, b. ■ ; m. first, Jan. 10, 1805, Jesse Lombard in Windsor, Vt.;
m. second, Cleveland.
ii. Joseph, Jr., b. ; m. Sarah Palmer. Six children. He was
drum major in the mihtia and was ever after given the title of
"Major." He was a worthy man and member of the Congre-
gational Church in Plainfield.
4. iii. Eldah p., b. , 1803 (?).
iv. Stephen, b. ; m. . He was a lame man. He attended
the toll bridge at Windsor several years.
V. Daniel, b. ; m. , Sarah Eggleston, dau. of Col. and Betsey
(Fullam) Eggleston. She d. May 12, 1907. A son of theirs
(Geo. D.) d. in Claremont Feb. 21, 1901, aged 45 years, 4 months,
24 days. He had m. Lizzie E. Bartlett, dau. of Sylvester N.
Bartlett. Daniel d. about 1893.
vi. Phebe, b. ; m. — — , Camp.
vii. Hepsediah, b. 1816; m. William Godfrey. Lived in Lebanon,
viii. Eliza, twin, m. , James Godfrey, a brother of William.
Lived in Enfield. He was a shoemaker; she a milliner. They
d. about 1890.
5. ix. Isaac C, twin, b. 1816.
6. X. George Dana, b. , 1817.
xi. James E., b. Jan. 9, 1833; m. ; d. in Plainfield Aug.
5, 1909.
3. MUMFORD2 Kenyon (Joseph^) was b. July 28, 1767; m. — — , Betsey
Coggswell, b. ; d. Aug. 28, 1829. He d. March 12, 1841. The
record of their children has not been found, except one:
7. i. John Nelson, b. 1807.
4. Elijah P.» Kenyon (Joseph^^) was b. , 1803; m. , Mary Hunt-
ington Bingham, dau. of Elias and Hannah T. Bingham, b. March
27, 1806, d. B^b. 18, 1872. He Uved in Cornish and d. March 14, 1878.
Children :
i. An infant, b. ; d. April 27, 1827.
Hannah P., b. , 1829 (?); m. Dec. 6, 1854, F. J. Chase. She d.
Sept. 1, 1877.
Darwin H., b. , 1831 (?); m. March 7, 1861, Maria E. Hyde.
She d. Oct. 16, 1861, aged 24. He d. Dec. 26, 1861.
iv. BEN.TAMIN Cutler, b. May 9, 1837 (?); m. . He d.
Nov. 21, 1877.
V. Lucy A., b. Nov. 29, 1834; d. May 12, 1906.
vi. Abbie L., b. May 26, 1846. Living in Windsor, Vt. (1907); unm.
11.
m.
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243
5. Isaac C.s Kenyon (Joseph^-^) was b.
1816; m. May 20, 1846,
Eliza Emeline Bartlett of Cornish, dau. of Nathaniel and Sarah (John-
son) Bartlett, b. Jan. 8, 1826. Mr. Kenyon d. Aug. 15, 1857. His
wid. afterwards, in 1860, m. Alpheus Baldwin, a son of Dr. Eleazer
Baldwin of Strafford, Vt. She d. Oct. 10, 1895. She left one son by
first husband: Clarence N. Kenyon, a successful merchant in Barre, Vt.,
b. Jan. 10, 1856, and m. Dec. 27, 1876, Hattie M. Jenness. Have
had two children.
The sons of Joseph Kenyon were celebrated for their musical talents,
especially that of martial music. Isaac C. was a drummer; Stephen was
a fifer; Joseph was a drum major; Elijah P. was a clarionet plajer
and George D. was a bugle and cornet player; his son, Edwin G.,
and grandson, Martin E., are both skilful players on the cornet.
George D. Kenyon.
George Dana' Kenyon (Joseph^^) was b. March, 1817; m. first. May
20, 1846, Sarah Maria Bartlett, a sister of the wife of his brother, Isaac
. C, b. Aug. 27, 1821, and d. Oct. 8, 1865; m. second, June 27, 1866,
Lizzie Quinton Atwood of Weathersfield, Vt., dau. of Dr. Robert and
Elvira M. (Nutting) Atwood, b. , 1835 (?), and d. Aug. 8, 1885.
Mr. Kenyon was a first-class musician, leader and instructor of the
Windsor brass band many years, was choir leader, etc.
It will be observed that Mr. Kenyon and his brother Isaac married
sisters on the same day, and together settled in the same house on
244 HISTORY OF CORNISH.
"Kenyon Hill" in 1846. The brother Isaac d. in 1857. Mr. Kenyon
continued on the place till after the death of his second wife, when his
health failing, he sold his farm in 1887 and retired. He d. Sept. 19,
1889, aged 72. Children, all b. in town:
8. i. Edwin G., b. Dec. 12, 1849.
ii. Stell.a. M., b. March 3, 1859; m. Oct. 26, 1880, Orwin A. Huggins
formerly of Cornish, but has been employed many years as
freight agent in Windsor, Vt., where they res. One child:
Jessie, b.^ — ■ — ■.
Child by second wife:
iii. Florence M., b. Nov. 12, 1872; m. in Claremont Nov. 27, 1889,
Fred W. Hurd of Croydon. Lived in town till 1904, when
they rem. first to Newport two years and in 1906, to Claremont,
Five children. (See Hurd.)
John Nelson^ Kenyon {Mumford'^, Joseph^) was b. in 1807; m.
»
Mary Fortune, b. in 1808, and d. in Cornish July 18, 1865. He d.
Nov. 1, 1864. The order and dates of birth of their children are uncer-
tain :
i. George A., b. in 1828. He d. unm. April 27, 1858.
10. ii. Charles N., b. Jan. 16, 1831.
iii. Mary, b. ; d. - — — ■, in Lowell, Mass.
iv. John S., b. . Soon after he became of age, he left home and
town for parts unknown, and his relatives have never heard
from him.
V. Myra a., b. ; m. , Henry Hall of Lebanon. Three children:
1. Frank A. 2. Winnie M. 3. Ahce.
8. Edwin G.^ Kenyon {George D.', Joseph"-'^) was b. Dec. 12, 1849; m.
May 24, 1871, Luzette S. Comings of Cornish, dau. of Joseph B. and
Sybil (Nevens) Comings, b. Jan. 17, 1849. He is an accomplished
musician, chorister, band-leader and teacher of vocal and instrumental
music. They lived in town till 1898, when they rem. to Plainfield.
At present (1906) is town clerk of Plainfield. Children, both b. in
Cornish :
9. i. Martin E., b. Aug. 17, 1872.
ii. Mabel S., b. Jan. 23, 1875; d. May 3, 1893, aged 18, while a student
at K. U. Academy.
9. Martin E.^ Kenyon (Edwin Gj, George /).', Joseph"-^) was b. Aug. 17,
1872; m. Dec. 6, 1893, Julia Ann Ayers of Cornish, dau. of Edward T.
and Ann P. (Howard) Ayers, b. July 15, 1872. In trade in Windsor,
Vt., where they res. Children:
i. Bernice M., b. Sept. 19, 1894, in Cornish; d. April, 1895.
ii. Raymond Fitch, b. March 23, 1896.
iii. Hazel Ann, b. Sept. 10, 1898.
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iv. Velma Alice, b. June 27, 1901.
V. Edward Ayers, twin, b. Feb. 14, 1907.
vi. Edwin Comings, twin, b. Feb. 14, 1907.
10. Charles N.^ Kenyon (John Nelson^, Mumford^ Joseph^) was b. Jan.
16, 1831; m. Feb. 2, 1852, Elizabeth A. White, dan. of Smith and Mary
(Horton) White. Lived in the northern part of Cornish, also some
years in Plainfield. He d. July 12, 1885. Children:
i. Frank H., b. Feb. 22, 1854, in Plainfield; d. Jan. 12, 1876.
ii. Fred P., b. March 20, 1856, in Plainfield.
11. iii. George R., b. Nov. 21, 1863, in Cornish.
iv. Emma C, b. Jan. 12, 1866, in Cornish; m. Feb. 17, 1891, Robert A.
Dannatt. She d. June 16, 1901.
V. Mary J., b. April 25, 1868, in Plainfield; m.* , M. C. Hugh.
Two children. She d. in Plainfield Oct. 27, 1909.
vi. Leon C, b. May 15, 1881; m. , Alice Hadley. He d. July,
1908.
11. George R.^ Kenyon {Charles N.\ John Nelson^, Mumford'^, Joseph)
was b. Nov. 21, 1863; m. June 3, 1891, Hattie E. Mansur, dau. of C. D.
and Elmira C. (Beckworth) Mansur, b. July 23, 1867. Children:
i. Carroll E., b. Oct. 26, 1894, in Plainfield.
ii. Sylvia A., b. Aug. 31, 1896, in Cornish.
iii. George M., b. Jan. 30, 1899, in Cornish.
iv. Charles D., b. Aug. 5, 1901, in Cornish; d. Sept. 3, 1902.
V. Minnie A., b. March 5, 1904, in Cornish.
KIDDER.
James G. Kidder was b. Jan. 29, 1810, in Weathersfield, Vt. He was the
son of Moses and Nancy Ann (Goodwin) Kidder. Came to Cornish
about 1849. Had m. Sept. 16, 1841, Sarah F. Burr, dau. of Ebenezer
and Mary (Hall) Burr, b. May 15, 1816, d. March 3, 1898. They hved
many years at the Flat, where they both died. He d. suddenly Nov-
25, 1872. Children:
i. Mary J., b. April 30, 1842, in Claremont; m. in Oct., 1865, William;
B. Switzer of Woodstock, Vt., where they lived. Had five;
children. She d. Oct. 9, 1873.
ii. Nancy A., b. June 15, 1843, in Cornish; m. first, Sept. 29, 1862,,
Reuben Benway, a soldier of the Civil War, in the 14th N. H.
Vols. He died in the service Nov. 12, 1863; m. second,
March 29, 1868, Henry H. Sanderson, also a soldier in the Civil
War, from Mass. Three children, all by last husband, lived
at Cornish Flat. (See Sanderson.) She d. March 9, 1906.
iii. James Birney, b. July 2, 1845. He enhsted March 31, 1864, in
the U. S. Cav., and d. in the service July 7, 1864.
*Town Record says John W. Flint and Mary J. Kenyon were m. Nov. 17,
1886.
246 X HISTORY OF CORNISH.
KIMBALL.
The first Kimballs, or Kemballs, came to America in 1634. Richard
Kimball came in the ship Elizabeth and soon after landing, settled in Water-
town, and afterward in Ipswich, Mass. He m. first, Martha Scott. After-
ward he m. Margarett Dow. The generations following and prior to
Cornish history are as follows:
Benjaminz, b. 1637; m. Mary Haseltine. Res., Bradford, Mass. Richard*,
b. Dec. 30, 1665; m. Mehitable Day. Res., Haverhill, Mass. Jobs b. Sept.
16, 1702; m. Mary Green. Res. in Bradford and Methuen, Mass., and
Plainfield, Conn. These were the parents of
1. Eliphalets Kimball, b. Feb. 10, 1730, in Bradford, Mass; m. May 10,
1759, Ehzabeth Woodard, res. in Plainfield, Conn., till soon after the
settlement of Cornish, where he came with his family and settled in
town and remained through life, djdng May 5, 1805. His wife soon
followed him, dying Nov. 4, 1805. When he settled he supposed his
farm was within the limits of the town of Plainfield, but afterward when
the lines were established, it was found that it ran about 20 rods north
of his house, thus placing his home outside of Plainfield, and in the
town of Cornish. This was a great grief to him. Children:
i. Tamerson, b. March 8, 1760, m. , Nathan Gates. Eleven
children. She d. Oct. 10, 1838.
2. ii. John Lovell, b. Jan. 21, 1762.
3. iii. Eliphalet, b. , 1765.
iv. RoxY, b. ; m. a Mr. Gates; lived in MorristouTi, Vt.
V. Sally, b. ; m. first. May 30, 1804, Benj. Rowe (?); m. second, a
Mr. Bagley; lived in Morristown, Vt.
vi. Samuel, b. ; lived in Morristown, Vt.
2. John Lovell* Kimball (Eliphalet^, Job*, Richard^, Benjamin^, Richard'-) h.
Jan. 21, 1762; d. Oct. 1, 1836; m. first, March 19, 1788, Tamerson
Freeman, dau. of Daniel and Mercy (Gates) Freeman, b. Dec. 8, 1760, d.
April 22, 1814; m. second, June 14, 1816, Mrs. Sarah (Hyde) Hough,
dau. of Elihu and Sarah (Griswold) Hyde, b. May 18, 1776. After
the death of Mr. K. she lived with her dau., Mrs. J. B. Wellman, till
she d. Feb. 6, 1856. Mr. Kimball seems to have dropped the name
of John and was always mentioned as "Lovell." He was Dea. of the
Congregational Church many years. Several transactions in land
by him arc recorded. At one time he paid $5.00 to Oliver Torrey, a
neighbor, for a water privilege. Children, all by first wife:
i. Daniel Freeman, b. ; m. ; had one son, Daniel F., Jr.,
b. in Cornish. The father d. in Buffalo, N. Y.
ii. Clarissa, b. ; m. Sept. 21, 1813, Dennison Smith of Barre, Vt.
3. Eliphalet' Kimball (Eliphalet^, Job*, Richard*, Benjamin*, Richard^)
b. in Plainfield, Conn., in 1765. He m. April 4, 1790, Selinda Ripley,
b. April 4, 1773, dau. of William and Lydia (Brewster) Ripley of Pom-
EDWARD D. KIMBALI,.
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fret, Conn. About 1787, he came to Cornish, where he spent the
remainder of his hfe upon the farm owned by his father, dying Oct. 5,
1842, aged 77. Selinda, his wife, d. June 4, 1854, aged 81. Their
children, all b. in Cornish, were:
i. RoxY, b. Dec. 27, 1790; m. Oct. 30, 1809, Gridly Dorr. Had nine
children. (See Dorr.) D. AprU, 1857.
ii. William Ripley, b. March 23, 1792.
iii. Betsey, b. Aug. 23, 1793; d. Jan. 30, 1841; unm.
iv. Olive, b. April 7, 1798; m. June 4, 1817, Daniel Fitch. She d. in
1858. Four children. (See Fitch.)
V. LovELL, b. Dec. 2, 1799; m. , Elvira St. John, dau. of Solomon
and Mary (Beekman) St. John, b. Oct. 3, 1814, in Albany,
N. Y., d. in Cliicago, 111., in Feb., 1895. They had six children.
vi, James Brewster, b. April 23, 1801; d. Aug. 16, 1805.
vii. Mary Brewster, b. Dec. 2, 1806; m. June 2, 1830, Ebenezer Cole
of Cornish. Five children. (See Cole.) She d. Nov. 29, 1854.
William Ripley^ Kimball {Eliphalet^-^, Job*, Richard*, Benjamin*, Rich-
ard^) b. March 23, 1792; m. Sept. 1, 1818, EUza D. Dorr of Cornish,
dau. of Benj. and EUzabeth (Cotton) Dorr, b. Feb. 18, 1798, and d. July 16,
1854. He d. June 7, 1856. He was a farmer, a man of good adminis-
trative ability and of fine personal appearance. He inherited not a
Uttle of the force and energy of character of his grandfather, William
Ripley, for whom he was named.
His wife was a woman of sweet spirit, of great loveliness of character,
combined with a deep religious experience, all of which endeared her
to a large circle of friends. She was an active member of the Con-
gregational Church. Children, all b. in Cornish:
i. Eliza Jane, b. Aug. 2, 1819; m. June 22, 1840, Farris Comings of
Cornish. They had five children. They res. many years in
Norwich, Vt., and West Lebanon. He d. July 25, 1874, since
which time she res. in Shelburne Falls, Mass., till her death,
Sept. 2, 1905.
ii. Caroline Celinda, b. Dec. 6, 1821; m. Nov. 23, 1847, Dr. Abner
Spicer Warner. She d. Sept. 12, 1866. Res., Weathersfield,
Conn. Five children.
iii. William Ripley, Jr., b. July 22, 1823; m. , Lizzie Whittle of
Westminster, Vt. Two children. 1. John, who d. young.
2. George, who d. unm. Res. in Lexington, Ky.
iv. Edward Dorr, b. April 16, 1825; m. Sept. 12, 1860, Jeannette
Ripley Treat, dau. of James Treat, b. Aug. 10, 1835, d. July 15,
1888. He was educated at K. U. Academy. For some years he
was one of the firm of J. P. Squires & Co. of Boston. In 1886, he
returned to Cornish for a short time. Losing his only child, by
a sad fatality (see Casualties), he returned to Chelsea, Mass.,
where he engaged in the provision business in Faneuil Hall
Market, Boston, until 1889, when he retired. Since 1890, he has
248 HISTORY OF CORNISH.
res. in Watertown, Mass. He, however, owns a large stock farm
in Newport, which is under the management of his brother,
Henry M. He is generous, sympathetic and thoughtful of the
wants of the needy. Worthy young persons and pubhc institu-
tions have been aided by him. The chapel at Mt. Auburn,
Mass., was built largely with his money. He remembered his
native town by a fund of $3,000 for the worthy poor. In all the
laudable enterprises his excellent wife, while living, joined him
in hearty self-sacrificing approval, and since her death he has
continued in many similar acts of benevolence. They had
but one child, Mary Treat, b. March, 1864, in Chelsea, Mass.,
and d. in Cornish Oct. 22, 1866.
V. Martha Abigail, b. April 3, 1827, and d. same day.
vi. Laura Ann, b. April 10, 1828; d. May 15, 1828.
vii. George Franklin, b. Sept. 24, 1829; d. Buffalo, N. Y., Nov. 27,
1883. He m. in Weathersfield, Conn., Jan. 9, 1861, Ida Almira
Carnahan of Cincinnati, Ohio. She is the dau. of Rowens
Cary, sister of the well known authors, AHce and Phoebe Cary.
She res. in Buffalo. They had three children.
viii. Mary Ellen, b. Dec. 28, 1831. Never m. She d. Dec. 30, 1887,
buried at Mt. Auburn.
ix. Louis Mill, b. Dec. 18, 1833; m. first, Caroline Conkling Russell
of Lyme, Ohio, b. Oct. 23, 1840; m. second, March, ,
Abilens Cleveland (Cotton) Eaton, dau. of Ward Cotton of
Hartford, Vt. Res., Buffalo, N. Y. Five children.
X. Lucia Cotton, b. Sept. 21, 1836; m. Oct. 11, 1865, Capt. Chas.
Prentice Hall, a teacher and school superintendent in Vt. and
Mass., since 1889. Res. in Shelburne Falls, Mass. Five
children.
xi. Henry Martin, b. June 23, 1838; m. Nov. 10, 1864, Ellen E.
Chapin of Newport, b. Feb. 4, 1842, dau. of Dea. David B.
Chapin of Newport. He left Cornish in 1868 and went to
Newport where he has since res. For a few y("^rs he was engaged
as provision dealer in Newport, but in 1890, he with his brother
established the "Riverside Stock Farm" and engaged in the
raising and sale of horses. This is one of the most prominent
stock farms in the state. He was educated at K. U. Acadenw.
Three cliildren.
xii. Harriet Abby, b. July 12, 1840; m. first, , Swart y Richardson
of Lawrence, Mass.; m. second, William Edward Allis of New
York City. She d. Dec. 10, 1882, leaving one dau. by first
hu.sband, Ehza Richardson.
5. Edwarc"' Kimball {Jonathan^, Samueh, David*, Benjamin.-, Richard^)
h. Feb. 3, 1763, in Bradford, Mass. By the genealogical record it will
be seen that he was rem. four generations from the other Kimballs of
Cornish, so the relationship between I hem w;is very slight. He. m.
March 18, 1785, Sarah Emerson. He was a soldier in Col. Went-
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worth's Regt. in Sept., 1779, and was then of Pelham. He res. in
Cornish and made purchases of land there and in Croydon. He d. in
1814, but it is not known where he d. or is buried. Children, b. in
Cornish :
i. Phoebe, b. Nov. 18, 1786; Hved to be very old; d. in Windsor, Vt.
ii. Phineas, b. April 28, 1788; d. in New York City March 25, 1863;
m. July 5, 1812, Sarah Spicer, b. March 16, 1790, and d. in
Lagrange, Texas, Aug. 12, 1843. Four children. One son, at
least, b. Feb. 18, 1814, in Cornish, Philander Spicer.
iii. Jesse, b. Feb. 7, 1790; m. March 21, 1815, Polly Chase, dau. of
Joseph and Polly (Jirauld) Chase.
iv. Abiah, b. June 29, 1794; m. Nov. 28, 1814, Charles Dudley.
V. Sarah, b. April 8, 1796; m. , Gad Orvis. SLx children.
vi. Edward, b. May 4, 1798; m. — ■ — •, Mary Jane Jones. No children.
vii. Sophia, b. March 30, 1800; m. Stewell.
viii. ZiMRi Kimball, b. May 11, 1802; d. in Windsor, Vt., May 4, 1874;
m. Fannie Cummings, b. June 11, 1806, d. Dec. 2, 1880. He was
a blacksmith and farmer and res. in Felchville and Windsor, Vt.
ix. Benjamin, b. May, 1804; m. , Susan ■. No children.
X. William Masser, b. May 27, 1806; d. in Massina, N. Y., June 18,
1861; m. Abigail Jones, dau. of William and Polly (Cole) Jones.
She d. Feb. 20, 1861.
xi. Charles Henry, b. Dec. 13, 1808; m. Eliza Ann .
KINSMAN.
William M. Kinsman, b. Nov. 17, 1817, in Wilhamstown, Vt., wastheson
of Ephraim and Rebecca (Dow) Kinsman; m. , Mrs. Maria (Mun-
ger) Dean, dau. of William and Ruth (Bond) Munger, b. Feb. 26,- 1820,
and d. Jan. 13, 1892. Mr. Kinsman came from Plainfield to Cornish,
, and settled on the "Richard Coburn" farm, where he remained
until his death April 1, 1878. One child, b. in Plainfield.
2. Darwin B. Kinsman, b. Feb. 21, 1847; m. Jan. 17, 1871, Adaline Estelle
Chase of Cornish, dau. of Moses and Fidelia (Alden) Chase, b. April
25, 1844. They res. on the "Francis Cobb" farm. He is a farmer and
also a general mechanic. Children, all b. in Cornish:
i. Arthur Halsey, b. May 13, 1872.
ii. Helen Maria, b. April 6, 1874; m. Oct. 29, 1894, Edgar C. Mar-
shall of Newport, Three children. He d. ■ . She m.
second, Feb. 27, 1907, Justin H. Snow.
iii. Darwin Ford, b. Nov. 7, 1877.
iv. Bertha Estelle, b. Feb. 1, 1882; m. June 22, 1907, Clayton K.
Smith of Cornish.
KNIGHT.
Lysander Knight was b. in Hartland, Vt., about 1800; m. , Nancy
Hill of Plainfield, Vt., where they lived until 1848, when they came to
.250 HISTORY OF CORNISH.
Cornish and settled on a farm in "Poppy Squash" district where they
remained several years and finally rem. to Lancaster, to res. with their
eldest son and d. there. Children, all b. in Vt.:
i. Calvin, b. AprU 1, 1826; m. , Sarah Bean of Plainfield. Lived
and d. in Lancaster. Two daughters.
ii. Harvey, b. Sept. 6, 1829; m. , Tamson Greenleaf of Sharon, Me.
Lived a few years in town and then settled in Norwich, Vt. Had
three sons, Seymore, Willie and George; also a daughter who
m. Judd Leonard and res. in Norwich, Vt. Mr. Knight d.
April, 1897.
2. iii. Lewis F., b. Dec. 1, 1833.
3. iv. Alonzo, b. May 6, 1836.
V. HoLLis, b. Feb. 3, 1839; m. Oct. 3, 1865, Berilla Humphrey. En-
hsted in the Civil War. (See MiUtary.) One child: Henry
Edson, b. Nov. 26, 1866, and d. Aug. 10, 1880. Spent the rest
of his life in town. A cooper by trade. He d. May 22, 1899.
vi. Emeline, b. in Hartland, Vt., in 1841; m. , Jackson King
of Lancaster, where she has since res. Two children: Morris
and Bertha.
2. Lewis F.^ Knight {Lysmiden) b. Dec. 1, 1833; m. Nov. 30, 1863, Sally
Hardy of Cornish, dau. of Dr. Samuel and Prudentia (Coburn) Hardy,
b. Nov. 19, 1841, and d. June 24, 1903. He lived several years in Cor-
nish and then rem. to Claremont, where he d. March 28, 1883. Chil-
dren, b. in Cornish:
i. Gertrude B., b. Nov. 23, 1865. A compositor in the office of the
National Eagle at Claremont. Unm.
ii. Frank H., b. April 9, 1867; m. June 18, 1890, Minnie M. Baum of
Claremont.
iii. Samuel W., b. 1870; d. July 1, 1872.
iv. Fred W., b. AprU 17, 1874.
V. Mary L., b. Feb. 15, 1876.
3. AL0NZ02 Knight (Lysanden) was b. May 6, 1836. Served in the Civil
War. (See Military.) M. Jan. 1, 1858, Nancy M. Butman of Irasburg,
Vt., b. May 22, 1830. Res. in town until 1868 and then rem. to Wash-
ington, where he has since res. His wife d. July 22, 1908. A carpenter
and farmer. Children, all b. in Cornish except the last one:
i. George, b. May 7, 1859, and d. June 17, 1861.
ii. Jennie, b. Aug. 17, 1860.
iii. Hattie a., b. April 4, 1862.
iv. James F., b. Aug. 13, 1865.
v. Lulu B., b. June 20, 1867.
vi. Forest C, b. Dec. 20, 1871, in Washington.
LAMBERTON.
1. Joseph Lamberton was b. Nov. 9, 1791, in Plainfield; m. first, in 1818,
Rhoda Martha Ford of Claremont, dau. of Caj^t. Daniel and Lydia
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(Goodwin) Ford, b. in 1787, d. April 11, 1825, aged 38; m. second,
Sept., 1825, Hannah Vinton of Cornish, dau. of Lieut. John and Susannah
(Manning) Vinton, b. June 12, 1789, and d. July 14, 1876. A farmer.
Res. in Claremont until 1835 and afterwards in Plainfield and Hart-
land, Vt., but came to Cornish in 1847 and res. on the Vinton home-
stead the rest of his life, dying Aug. 2, 1871, aged 79. Children, all b.
in Claremont:
Children by Rhoda Martha:
i. Beverly M., 1st, b. March 4, 1819; d. Aug. 4, 1820.
ii. Martha A., b. Oct. 27, 1820; d. June 5, 1849, in Cornish.
ill. Beverly M., 2d, b. Sept. 27, 1822; d. Dec. 11, 1850, in Cornish.
iv. Sarah J., b. Nov. 9, 1824; m. Feb., 1854, John Paddleford of Hart-
land, Vt. She d. in Hartford, Vt., July, 1879.
Children by Hannah Vinton :
V. Rhoda M., b. June 24, 1827; m. Feb. 13, 1864, Stephen WiUiams of
Cornish. One child: Mattie H., b. in Cornish Oct. 24, 1865.
vi. Janette, b. Sept. 22, 1828; m. first, April 29, 1851, David Da\'is
of Lee Co., Iowa. One son; m. second, 1890, Jasper Newton
of Denmark, Iowa, where she d. March 20, 1901.
2. vii. Joseph Lucius, b. Jan. 30, 1831.
viii. James H., b. Dec. 30, 1832; m. Dec. 19, 1861, Martha Lavinia York
of Cornish, b. Dec. 25, 1826, dau. of Uriah and Betsey (Wil-
liams) York. No children. A farmer. They res. in Clare-
mont. He d. June 11, 1908.
2. Joseph Lucius2 Lamberton (Joseph^) b. Jan. 30, 1831; m. March 19,
1860, Helen P. Smith of CornLsh, dau. of Joseph and Mary (Savory)
Smith, b. Aug. 2, 1841. Res. till 1878, on the Vinton homestead and
since in Claremont. He d. May 3, 1902. She d. Jan. 14, 1908, in
Morrisville, Vt. Children, b. in Cornish:
i. David H., b. April 20, 1861. Jom-nalist. Editor Morrisviille (Vt.)
Messenger, etc.
ii. John C, b. Aug. 1, 1865; d. Nov. 14, 1878.
LANE.
1. Justus Lane b. March 24, 1778; m. Huldah Veasey, b. May 3, 1777;
d. April 30, 1860. He d. March 14, 1859. They had nine children.
The seventh and eighth were twins, b. in Charlestown Feb. 15, 1817.
2. John Lane, the fourth child of Justus and Huldah (Veasey) Lane, was b.
July 30, 1809, in Westminster, Vt. He was a carpenter and builder.
Lived several years in Claremont. He m. Sept. 16, 1836, Nanc}- J.
Richard.son of Cornish, dau. of Joseph and Polly (Hilliard) Richardson,
b. Sept. 16, 1818. They came from Claremont to Cornish in Dec,
1848. Settled on the Joseph Richardson farm for several years; then
rem. to Plainfield, where he d. April 21, 1873. After his death, his
wid. rem. to Lebanon with her son where she d. Jan. 18, 1893. Chil-
dren:
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i. Marcus M., b. March 18, 1840 in Claremont. He enlisted Aug.
22, 1862, in Co. I, 14th Regt. N. H. Vols. Was wounded Sept.
19, 1864, at the battle of Opequam Creek and discharged June 2,
1865. He m. Jan. 18, 1866, Helen M. Miller, of Plainfield,
dau. of Jonathan and Anna (Thatcher) Miller, b. July 27,
1843. He settled in Lebanon, first as a mechanic and after-
wards on a farm. Three children: 1. Mabel E., b. May 12,
1873. 2. John M., b. Sept. 26, 1876. 3. Ralph R., b. July
4, 1882.
ii. Abbie a., b. Dec. 11, 1843, in Claremont; m. Oct. 7, 1865, Charles
P. Fifield of Plainfield. He d. Jan. 25, 1871, aged 38. She d.
without issue July 16, 1877. (Tombstone record says, July
18, 1876.)
2. i. John.
ii. Lucian; m. Jan. 10, 1849, Emeline Richardson of Cornish, dau. of
Eri and Abigail (Bragg) Richardson. They had three children:
1. Emma R., b. Nov. 10, 1852. 2. George B., b. Oct. 1, 1856.
3. Anna M., b. Jan. 30, 1860. He d. Feb. 3, 1892.
iii. Lewis; m. May 8, 1850, Betsey C. Wyman of Cornish, dau. of Saul
and Rebecca (Day) Wyman, b. Oct. 15, 1828, d. June, 1889.
No children except one whom they adopted. These two broth-
ers with their families, res. in Charlestown.
William and Hannah Lane lived many years in Cornish. He probabl}^ d. in
town but there are no records showing the fact. Hannah d. Aug. 19,
1829, aged 64. Their children were:
i. William, b. Aug. 26, 1800. He never m.; was somewhat eccentric;
a great lover of military display; was deficient in some mental
qualities. Was for many years known as "Judge Lane."
ii. Benjamin Franklin, b. Sept. 4, 1805.
LEAR.
Nehemiah Lear was b. Oct. 17, 1802, in Goshen; was the son of Robert and
Lydia (Angell) Lear; m. first, Nov. 2, 1825, Eleanor Crowell of Bow,
dau. of Jonathan and Anna (Corlis) Crowell, b. May 1, 1801, and d.
March 22, 1859. About the time of his marriage he settled in Cornish,
where all his children were b. Soon after his wife's death, he rem. to
Newport, and afterward to Sunapee, where he spent the rest of his life.
He m. second. May 22, 1862, Nancy C. Jacobs. She d. and he m.
third, Aug. 29, 1875, Mary C. Perkins. He was a farmer, also a Capt.
in the 15th Regt., State Militia, several years. He d. in Sunapee, Dec.
11, 1884. Children, all by first wife:
i. Infant .son, b. Sept. 7, 1826, and d. same day.
2. ii. Solon CoKLis, b. July 27, 1827.
3. iii. William Dow, b. May 31, 1829.
4. iv. Alverse Darwin, b. Nov. 27, 1831.
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V. Eleanor Rosina, b. Feb. 3, 1834; m. Jan. 24, 1861, Gilman Crosby
of Croydon. Three children: two gh-ls and one boy. She d.
July 12, 1886.
vi. Joseph, b. July 28, 1837, and d. July 7, 1847.
vii. Annah Levina, b. Aug. 22, 1842; m. Dec. 13, 1865, Martin V. B.
Lear. Three children. She d. Jan. 1, 1893. She manifested
a gift as an authoress and wrote several books, among them,
one entitled "One Little Woman," which has won much com-
mendation.
2. Solon Corliss Lear, b. July 27, 1827; m. Sept. 16, 1847, Mrs. Chestina R.
Waldron of Boscawen, dau of Israel and Sally (Crowell) Shepard, b. Dec
6, 1824. Farmer and carpenter. Children, all b. in Cornish:
i. Joseph, b. April 14, 1848; m. March 27, 1876, EHzabeth J. Man-
chester. Res., Haverhill, Mass.
ii. Fred Willis, b. Jan. 29, 1856; m. Feb. 25, 1879, Luella Eliza Hart
of Cornish, dau. of William C. and Elizabeth (Fitts) Hart, b.
April 13, 1853. Two children. Res., Haverhill, Mass.
iii. Clara Adella, b. May 29, 1857; m. Dec. 18, 1875, Everand C. Per-
kins, d. Sept. 15, 1878. One child.
iv. Elmer Ellsworth, b. Nov. 19, 1859 (family record), Oct. 15,
1859 (town record). Res., Newport; m. a Miss Pike of New-
port.
3. William Dow2 Lear (Nehemiah^) h. May 31, 1829; m. June 6, 1860,
Hannah A. Fletcher of Cornish, dau. of Benj. S. and Sarah (Atwood)
Fletcher, b. March 2, 1835, d. Aug. 11, 1881. A farmer, res. on
homestead at South Cornish. He d. Sept. 22, 1904. Children, -all b.
in Cornish :
i. Anna Isabel, b. Nov. 5, 1864; m. Nov. 26, 1885, Ed. E. Johnson
of Cornish. Two children. (See Johnson.)
5. ii. Charles Story, b. March 14, 1867.
iii. Sybil Gertrude, b. Jan. 21, 1869; m. Nov. 19, 1888, Clayton B.
Hilliard of Cornish. Two children. (See Hilliard.)
4. Alverse Darwins Lear (Nehemiah^) b. Nov. 27, 1831; m. Dec. 12, 1872,
Delia A. Smith, dau. of Andrew and Hannah (Creed) Smith, b. July 13,
1854. jVIr. Lear is a general carpenter and res. in Leominster, Mass.
Children, all b. in Leominster:
i. Bernice Edmond, b. Sept. 22, 1874.
ii. Harry Clifton, b. Dec. 5, 1875.
iii. Robert Hermon, b. June 3, 1879.
iv. Alice Levina, b. June 29, 1885.
5. Charles Storys Lear (William D.% Nehemiah^) h. March 14, 1867. Con-
tinues to remain on the homestead. He m. June 28, 1899, Jennie
254 HISTORY OF CORNISH.
L. Coward of Cornish, dau. of E. Orlando and Mary (Redfield) Coward,
b. August 9, 1873. Children:
i. Evelyn Coward, b. Oct. 19, 1902.
ii. Dorothy Fletcher, b. July 24, 1905.
LEAVITT.
Halsey C. Leavitt was b. in Couverneur, N. Y., Sept. 27, 1827; was the young-
est of eight children. In 1842, he was bap. into the Baptist Church of
his native town. Soon after, he began holding meetings and preach-
ing in schoolhouses. Choosing the ministry for his life work, he, after
fitting, was ordained, Feb. 15, 1861, pastor of the church in West Bol-
ton, Vt., where he remained four years, and then in Swanton, Vt., three
years. In 1867, he accepted a call from the Baptist Church in Cornish.
Here he remained five years, a very efficient and much beloved pastor.*
After this, he served the Newport church six years, during which time
he represented the town in the state legislature. He then returned to
Vermont, where, in South Londonderry, he labored a few years and d.
Jan. 2, 1885. He m. Oct. 3, 1853, Romanda Leach of his native town,
who survived him over twenty years, dying Sept. 23, 1906. Children,
both b. in Couverneur, N. Y.:
i. Julius Adelbert, b. March 4, 1855. Grad. at K. U. Academy,
class 1870; Brown University in 1875. He then studied at
Newton Theological Seminary; was called to the church in
Crafton, Vt., April 1, 1876. Here, on the 30th of May follow-
ing, he m. Isabel I. Brown of Providence, R. I. Was ordained
June 24, of the same year. May 1, 1877, he became pastor of
the church in Essex Junction, Vt. He remained here three
years and then accepted a call to the church in Beloit, Kan.,
hoping by the change to benefit the health of Mrs. Leavitt, but
she d. soon after settling in Kansas. He m. second, Dec.
29, 1880, Lillie L. Lemon of Collinsville, 111. After remaining
two and one-half years in Beloit, he went to the Leavenworth
Baptist Church, where he remained until called to the superin-
tendency of the Sunday school work of the state of Illinois. In
the autumn of 1890, he accepted the presidency of Ewing (Illinois)
College, which position he still holds. Two children — one by
each wife.
ii. Hattie Amelia, b. Jan. 29, 1857. Was educated at New London
Academy, and afterwards studied music in Boston. She m.
Jan. 18, 1885, James A. Bardwell. She res. in Brattleboro, Vt.
1. Nathan Leavitt was b. Dec. 31, 1795, in Sanbornton. Came to Gran-
tham, when a small lad. Remained there until 1836, when he came to
Cornish. He m. Jan. 19, 1825, Eliza B. Wheeler; b. Jan. 19, 1804, in
Rehoboth, Mass. (now Warren), and d. Nov. 19, 1892. Mr. Leavitt d.
in Cornish March 3, 1878. A prosperous farmer; made dairying
and stock raising a specialty. Children :
*See Baptist Church history. •
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i. Emily, b. April 27, 1830. She m. March 17, 1881, Carlos F. Hug-
gins of Cornish. Prior to her marriage, she was a teacher of
large experience and success, also superintendent of schools in
Cornish.
2. ii. Elias S., b. July 8, 1835.
iii. Henry, b. Nov. 9, 1839; m. April 30, 1868, Edna Hall, dau. of Wil-
liam Hall of Croydon, b. — — . They res. at Ayer Junction,
Mass., where he is employed on the railroad. They have three
children.
2. Elias S.'- Leavitt (Nathan^) h. July 8, 1835; m. Sept. 7, 1859, Laura
Smith of Hanover. Res. in Cornish many years on the paternal home-
stead until Nov., 1887, when they rem. to Hanover. Now (1903) res,
in West Lebanon. A farmer. Was selectman in Cornish two years.
Mr. Leavitt was a man possessed of a kind and generous disposition that
was always shown toward his neighbors, sometimes with seeming dis-
regard of his own financial interests. Children:
i. Marion Chellis, b. Jan. 5, 1866; m. first, Oct., 1888, Charles H.
Nye; m. second, August 24, 1902, Arthur V. Ruggles of Clinton,
Mass. One child, a son.
ii. Leonard Frank, b. April 20, 1868; m. Jan. 3, 1893, Maud M. Saw-
yer of South Acton, Mass. One child, a dau.
iii. Geffanena Kate, b. March 23, 1875; m. June 6, 1895, Dr. Herbert
H. Lamson of Windsor, Vt.
RoswELL Leavitt was b. in Charlemont, Mass., Jan. 2, 1775. His grand-
parents were Joshua and Mary (Winchell) Leavitt of Suffield, Conn.
They had eight children; his father, Rev. Jonathan Leavitt, being one
of the number, was b. in Suffield Jan. 22, 1731. Grad. at Yale College
in 1758; ord. (Cong.) at Walpole, May 27, 1761; m. Dec. 10, 1761,
Sarah Hooker of Farmington, Conn. Removed to Charlemont in Oct.,
1768, he was pastor until his death, Sept. 9, 1802; his wife having d.
Oct. 11, 1791. They had one daughter and eleven sons. Roswell was
the eighth of their twelve cliildren. The records do not show where he
was educated, but presumably at Williams College. He was m. in
Greenfield, Mass., Sept. 25, 1798, to Dorothy Ashley of Charlemont.
She was dau. of Jonathan and Tirzah (Field) Ashley, and b. in Deer-
field, Mass., March 3, 1776. Soon after their marriage, they came on
horseback to Cornish, where they lived, and Doctor Leavitt practiced
medicine successfully until his death, Nov. 4, 1817. He built the large
two-story brick house near the Flat, since occupied by Darwin J. Spauld-
ing. His wife remained in Cornish until 1833, and then rem. to Bo.s-
ton to be with her children. She d. Oct. 9, 1846, at the home of her
son-in-law. Rev. G. C. Beckwith, and is buried at Mt. Auburn. Chil-
dren, all b. in Cornish:
i. Jonathan, b. July 23, 1799; d. Aug. 16, 1800.
256 HISTORY OF CORNISH.
ii. Jonathan, b. Oct. 21, 1800; m. first, Charlotte E. Stearns of Bed-
ford, Mass., Oct. 10, 1837. Had two children. She d. Feb. 27,
1850. Later in Hfe he m. second, Mrs. Abby (Johnson) Pack-
ard of Providence, R. I. He grad. at Amherst College as vale-
dictorian in 1825, and three years later from Andover Theologi-
cal Seminary. Ord. Sept. 24, 1828. Settled as Cong, pastor
in Bedford, Mass. After some years he settled over Richmond
Street Church in Providence, where he d. Oct. 7, 1877, aged 77,
and is buried at Mt. Auburn.
iii. RoswELL, b. Aug. 14, 1802, and d. Aug. 10, 1803.
iv. RoswELL, b. Sept. 14, 1803; d. while a student at Amherst College,
Dec. 28, 1828, aged 25.
V. Dorothy Ashley, b. March 22, 1805. Educated as teacher at
Meriden and Ashfield (Mass.) Academies. She m. Aug. 12,
1829, Rev. Aaron Foster, whose name and distinguished serv-
ices of forty-five years as pastor and missionary are well known.
He d. April 10, 1870, aged 76, at Geneva, N. Y. She d. there,
March 10, 1882, aged 77. They were both interred at Mt.
Auburn. They left one son and five daughters.
vi. Hart Hooker, b. Feb. 12, 1807. When quite young, he went into
the hat and fur business in Boston at 91 Court St., where he
continued through life. He m. Dec. 29, 1836, Elizabeth Noakes
of Boston. She d. Nov. 18, 1878. He d. in Cambridge July
28, 1885, aged 78. Both he buried in Mt. Auburn. No chil-
dren.
vii. Erasmus Darwin, b. Dec. 20, 1809. Studied medicine at Dart-
mouth College. Settled as physician in Lowell, Mass., where
he remained about thirty years. Thence he rem. to Cambridge-
port, Mass., where he spent the remainder of his life in the same
profession. He m. Nov. 30, 1835, Almira Fay, who was b. Dec.
13, 1812, in Warwick, Mass. They celebrated their golden
wedding with five sons, one dau. and twenty grandchildren
present. The eldest son is an engineer and machinist of wide
reputation; three are clergymen and one is in mercantile life.
Doctor Leavitt d. Oct. 3, 1888. She d. Feb. 20, 1895.
viii. George Washington, b. March 12, 1811; d. Feb. 20, 1828, aged 17.
ix. Martha Washington, twin sister of the last; m. Oct., 1833, Rev.
G. C. Beckwith, D.D., a grad. of Middlcbury College and Ando-
ver Seminary. Pastor in Portland, Me., and Boston, Mass.
Was sent as peace commissioner to the courts of Eng. and
France. He d. in Boston May 12, 1870, and his wife, April 6,
1881, aged 70. Both are interred in Mt. Auburn.
X. Charlotte Jane, b. Nov. 26, 1813; d. Jan. 15, 1824, aged 11.
LESLIE.
Rev. George Leslie was b. in Colerain, Ireland, in 1728. Came when very
young to America. Was educated at Harvard University and then .set-
GENEALOGIES. 257
tied in the ministry in Ipswich, Mass. In 1780 he accepted a call to
settle in Washington, where he preached until his death, Sept. 11, 1800,
having spent about fifty years in the ministry. He was tendered a
professorship in Dartmouth College but declined it. "He was a man
of brilliant genius, and great learning, and eminent for piety and moral-
ity." (Epitaph on tombstone.) His wife, Hepsibah Burpee, d. April
11, 1814. They had eight children, all b. in Ipswich, Mass., except the
last one:
i. George, Jr., m. Miriam Burpee. Lived in Washington.
ii. David, m. and res. in Washington. Had four children. In old
age he came to, and d. in Cornish, in Oct., 1835.
iii. James, m. and lived for a time in Washington. Four children.
2. iv. William, b. .
V. Hepsibah, b. about 1770; m. , Isaac French. Lived in Wash-
ington. She d. April 10, 1864, aged 94.
3. vi. Joseph, b. Feb. 28, 1774.
vii. Mehitable, b. about 1779; m. , John Pressy. They lived in
Claremont, where she d. about 1815.
viii. Elizabeth, b. May 27, 1782, in Washington, where she always res.
2. WiLLiAM2 Leslie {Rev. George^) was b. •. He m. Feb. 27, 1791, Polly
(Mary) Chase of Cornish, dau. of Samuel, 3d, and Elizabeth (Leet) Chase,
b. Aug. 16, 1773, and d. June 28, 1797, aged nearly 24. After her death
he rem. with his family to Ohio. No further record of him. Children
by Mary, all b. in town:
i. Samuel Chase, b. Sept. 17, 1791; m. Eliza Thomas of Claremont.
ii. Betsey, b. Nov. 16, 1793; m. Dec. 15, 1811, Aaron West.
iii. George W., b. April 1, 1796; m. fu-st, Feb. 22, 1821, Gratia Bartlett
of Cornish. She d. May 12, 1822, aged 24; m. second, Sept,
14, 1824, Lucy Stearns of Cornish, dau. of Daniel Stearns.
3. Josephs Leslie {Rev. George^) b. Feb. 28, 1774; m. Nov. 26, 1801, Rebecca
Farrington then of Claremont, dau. of Ichabod and Phebe (Fisher)
Farrington, b. May 23, 1784, and d. April 14, 1851, in Cornish. He was
a teacher and farmer. Lived in Claremont imtil 1819, then settled in
Cornish where they remained through life. He d. April 13, 1852.
Children, except the last three, b. in Claremont:
i. Mehitable, b. April 10, 1802; m. and went to Framingham, Mass.
ii. George W. H., b. April 29, 1804. Settled Newbury, Vt.
iii. Alvira H., b. March 13, 1806; d. young.
iv. Alonzo K., b. March 6, 1808: Settled in Haverhill.
V. Alvira M., b. Feb. 20, 1810; m. April 17, 1826, Sylvanus Harlow
of Cornish. Twelve children. (See Harlow.) She d. , in
Springfield, Mass.
vi. Prudence Maria, b. April 27, 1812; m. first, Goodhue of
Enfield; m. second, Pettee of same place.
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258 HISTORY OF CORNISH.
4. vii. Harrison, b. June 27, 1814.
viii. Stephen E., b. Feb. 19, 1816. Settled in Haverhill.
i.x. Thomas H. G., b. Feb. 5, 1818. Settled in Mass.
X. Joseph Lucius, b. Sept. 15, 1821. A tailor and settled in Mass.,
but finally became a Universalist preacher,
xi. Charles Edwin, b. June 22, 1823. Settled in Lowell, Mass., and
other places as a tailor; m. , Olivia A. Poole, dau. of
William C. and Olivia (Huggins) Poole, b. April 20, 1827, d.
Jan., 1891. Two children: 1. Horace, b. Dec. 16, 1847. 2.
Gorilla C, b. Jan. 1, 1852.
xii. Norman Leroy, b. Aug. 8, 1825. A tailor and settled in Mass.
4. Harrison' Leslie (Josepfv-, Rev. George":) b. June 27, 1814. Was educated
at New Hampton Academy. Became a successful teacher in which he
took much pride; of somewhat vain deportment, yet a man of fair
ability and judgment and of good morals. He spent several years
teaching in Mass. "on the Cape." While thus engaged he formed the
acquaintance of Betsey Sears, b. Dec. 19, 1821, whom he m. March 27,
1842. He spent the rest of his life at farming in town. Betsey d. Jan.
14, 1879, aged 60. He m. second, March 15, 1881, Eva L. Newton,
dau. of Rufus and Laura W. Newton, b. Feb. 22, 1854, and d. June 10,.
1903. No issue. He d. Oct. 26, 1887. After the death of Mr. Leslie
his wid. m. Nov. 17, 1887, Worth C. Jordan and by him had one child.
(See Jordan.) Children, all by first wife and b. in Cornish:
5. i. Washington Irving, b. July 23, 1843.
6. ii. Charles Richelieu, b. March 27, 1845.
5. Washinton Irving^ Leslie (Harrison*, Joseph^, Rev. George^) was b. July
23, 1843; m. April 6, 1870, Mrs. Sarah (McAllister) Bailey. She d.
July 1, 1911. A farmer and lives where his father lived. Children, all
b. in town:
i. Twin, b. Feb., 1871, and lived but two days.
ii. Twin, b. Feb., 1871, and lived but two days.
ill. Herbert, b. Sept. 18, 1873; m. Nov. 5, 1892, Ellen Nelson; had sev-
eral children. (See Nelson.) He d. Oct. 24, 1902, in West
Claremont.
iv. Lillian Josephine, b. Aug. 6, 1875; d. Aug. 11, 1876.
6. Charles Richelieu* Leslie (Harrison; Joseph^, Rev. George^) was b.
March 27, 1845; m. Feb. 14, 1866, Frances L. Bartlctt of Cornish,
dau. of Lyman and Catharine O. (Hilliard) Bartlctt, b. Jan. 7, 1845,
d. March 17, 1886. He d. Aug. 31, 1873. Before his m. he enlisted in
the Civil War. (See Military.) Children, both b. in town:
i. Frank Hubert, b. Nov. 21, 1866; m. March 16, 1909, Laura B.
King. Liv(> in Claremont.
ii. Ida Kate, b. Jan. 31, 1868; d. in 1886.
GENEALOGIES. 259
LEWIS.
Samuel Lewis was b. in Dublin, in 1772. He m. Aug. 23, 1796, Mary TMiite,
dau. of Thomas and Mary (French) Wliite. They came to town with
at least three children: Thomas, Benj. S. and Samuel, Jr. The latter
was probably the oldest of the three, was b. in 1797. Lived in town with
his wife, Harriet Belding, whom he m. Jan. 15, 1817, and had one son
Henry, b. Nov. 25, 1817, and they e\'idently soon after left town.
Thomas^ Lewis (Samueb) was b. in Dubhn, — — ■, came to town when young
(date uncertain); m. Oct. 18, 1821, Mary Turner (pedigree unknown).
Their children were :
i. Calvin F., b. Oct. 8, 1822.
ii. Chaeles H., b. Feb. 15, 1824.
iii. Leland B., b. Aug. 24, 1826; d. Aug., 1909, in Gravette, Mo.
iv. A child, b. and d. in 1827.
V. Joseph E., b. Sept. 19, 1828.
vi. Infant, b. Feb., 1831; d. May, 1831.
vii. William H., b. July 13, 1832.
viii. Martha E., b. Feb. 24, 1835.
ix. Alvin a., twin, b. May 24, 1837.
X. Alfred A., twin, b. May 24, 1837.
xi. Mary E., b. Aug. 17, 1840.
Benjamin Sidney^ Lewis (Satniieb) a brother of Thomas, was b. in Dublin,
Dec. 4, 1804. Came to town when young; m. Aug. 27, 1827, Abigail
Westgate of Cornish, dau. of Joseph and Abigail (Luey) Westgate, b.
April 19, 1807, and d. April 17, 1872. He was a carpenter and general
worker in wood. He d. June 19, 1876. Children, all b. in Cornish:
i. Martha Maria, b. Oct. 31, 1828; m. April 13, 1858, A. P. Carpenter.
Lived in Amherst. One son, M. B. Carpenter, b. Aug. 13,
1859. She d. Jan. 28, 1906.
ii. Benjamin Franklin, b. March 29, 1830 : d. April 14, 1830.
iii. Benjamin Edward, b. Dec. 27, 1831; m. July 18, 1865, Emma Lam-
phire. No children. They separated. He lived in Springfield,
Vt. A carpenter. He d. Feb. 1, 1907.
iv. Infant of a few days, d. Jan. 6, 1832.
V. James Munroe, b. Nov. 26, 1833; m. Sept. 27, 1864, Ellen P.
Sparling of Claremont. She d. June 7, 1900. Three children:
1. Everetta M., b. Aug. 14, 1865. 2. Wilham Sparling, b. Sept.
18, 1870. 3. Evelena May, b. Sept. 29, 1873; d. June 21, 1880.
Mr. Lewis was a carpenter and lived in Claremont. He d. Feb.
16, 1911, in Peterborough,
vi. Eliza Ann, b. April 9, 1837; m. May 5, 1861, John Farwell. Three
children: 1. George F., b. June 16, 1861. 2. Frank D., b. Oct.
31, 1862. 3. Carl E., b. Aug. 19, 1877; d. April 18, 1879. She
d. Jan. 10, 1886. Mr. Farwell d. March 24, 1902.
260 HISTORY OF CORNISH.
"The golden gates were open, a gentle voice said 'Come,!
And with farewells unspoken, she calmly entered home."
(Inscription on her tombstone.)
vii. Frances Emeline, b. May 2, 1840; d. May 3, 1867.
viii. Sylvester Sullivan, b. Jan. 19, 1842; d. Jan. 16, 1863.
ix. Marcia Matilda, b. April 30, 1845; m. first, May 17, 1870, George
Austin, who d. Sept. 18, 1871; m. second, Oct. 14, 1879, Jeffer-
son T. Benson.
X. Infant of two weeks; d. Oct. 25, 1847.
xi. William Kimball, b. July 22, 1849; m. Jan. 10, 1872, Frances Ella
Fletcher, who d. Feb. 26, 1875. He d. Jan. 5, 1879. They had
no children.
LINDSAY.
James B. Lindsay, son of Robert W. Lindsay was b. in 1824, in Montreal,
Can. He was of Scotch descent. He m. Helen Phaneuf of St. Antoine,
Can., at Woodstock, Vt. When the Civil War broke out they res. in
Enfield, from which place he enlisted in 1862, in Co. C, in the 15th
Regt. N. H. Vols. They had eight children b. to them. They came to
Cornish to hve in 1888, from Claremont. Two sons besides their par-
ents became res. of Cornish, the other children made homes elsewhere.
Mr. Lindsay d. March 31, 1901.
Marvin B. Lindsay, son of James B. and Helen Lindsay, was b. Sept. 27,
1873, in Keene. Came to Cornish with his parents and settled on the
Chauncey P. Jenney place, south of, and overlooking the Flat; m.
Sept. 27, 1896, Nettie B. Churchill of Cornish, dau. of Barker B. and
Mrs. Mary (Westgate) (Britton) Churchill, b. Feb. 20, 1868. Their chil-
dren, all b. in town, are:
i. Infant son, b. April 21, 1897; d. April 22, 1897.
ii. Helen Mary, b. July 25, 1898.
iii. Agnes Lucy, b. Feb. 16, 1900.
iv. James Barker, b. Jan. 15, 1902.
v. Benjamin Marvin, b. Sept. 10, 1904.
vi. Verda Blanche, b. July 14, 1907.
Benjamin F. Lindsay, son of James B. and Helen Lindsay was b. in Hart-
land, Vt., March 10, 1880; m. Feb. 11, 1902, Grace M. Ayers, of Man-
chester. Cliildren: 1. James B., b. Sept. 28, 1903; d. Jan. 31, 1904. 2.
Helen P., b. April 26, 1905; d. March 18, 1907. Settled on a farm south
of his brother's farm. Devotes much of his time to ministerial labor.
Is at present (1909) pastor of a newly formed church at So. Cornish.
Was ord. Oct. 25, 1908. (Sec mention of the church in Church His-
tory.) Mrs. Grace M. Lindsay d. June 13, 1910.
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LITTLE.
Hiram Little, the son of Samuel and Sarah (Pettingill) Little, was b. March
1, 1807, in Springfield. He m. Nov. 14, 1832, Roxana Carr, dau. of Peter and
Sarah (Mitchell) Carr, b. March 30, 1809. They came from East Plainfield
in 1835 and settled on Cornish Flat at the east end of Main Street. He built
the brick house on the south side of the street where they spent the rest of
their lives. He was a wheelwright and carriage and sleigh manufacturer.
Was a verj^ thorough workman and strictly honest. Some of his carriages
have been in use over fifty years and still rendering good service. He was
a man trusted and beloved by all his townsmen. He served six years as
a selectman and six years as Treas. of the town. They had but one child:
Hiram Aden, unfortunately born idiotic, b. June 17, 1844, and d. July 13,
1867. Mr. Little d. Nov. 12, 1860. His wid. afterwards, March 12, 1872,
m. Rufus Bean of Lebanon, who came and lived on the Flat till he d. Nov. 11,
1886, aged 82. She d. Sept. 10, 1890.
LOTHROP.
John Lothrop was b. in Easton, Mass., Oct. 12, 1759; m. first, Dec. 7, 1780,
Sarah Cook of Easton. They came to Cornish to live in 1807, and set-
tled on the farm since known as the Go ward homestead. This farm
was first owned by Thomas Nutter and was deeded by him to Mr.
Lothrop May 23, 1807, who deeded the same to Isaac Goward Nov.
9, 1824. Mrs. Lothrop d. June 29, 1827. He m. second, June 10, 1828,
Mrs. Lydia (Bradley) Rice, wid. of Dimond Rice, who was b. in 1774,
and d. Sept. 14, 1864. He d. Nov. 21, 1836. Children, all by first
wife, and b. in Easton, Mass. :
i. Calvin, b. Sept. 24, 1781 ; m. May 14, 1807, Betsey Clapp.
2. ii. Francis, b. Sept. 18, 1783.
iii. Ansel, b. Aug. 3, 1785; m. Nov. 8, 1812, Abigail R. Dimond.
iv. Abigail, b. Oct. 13, 1787; m. Sept. 30, 1804, Isaac Goward of Easton.
Nine children. (See Goward.) She d. in Cornish June 16,
1848.
V. RuEL, b. July 7, 1789; m. Nov. 13, 1812, Mary Judkins.
3. vi. Charles, b. Oct. 26, 1791.
vii. Jason, b. May 16, 1794; m. Feb., 1818, Susan Judkins.
viii. Rhoda, b. May 29, 1797; m. Sept. 2, 1823, Benjamin Kingsbury.
ix. William, b. July 1, 1799.
2. Francis^ Lothrop (JohnA) h. Sept. 18, 1783, in Easton, Mass.; m. first
Feb. 7, 1808, Rhoda Keith. She d. -. He m. second, April 11,
1821, Sarah Huggins of Cornish, dau. of John and Sarah (Richardson)
Huggins, b. Feb. 5, 1799; d. Dec. 14, 1873. He lived several years in
Meriden; engaged in making nails, then came to Cornish in 1839 or
1840. Built and settled on the place near Dea. John Chase's mills,
where he spent the rest of his life. He d. May 25, 1868. Children by
Rhoda Keith:
262 HISTORY OF CORNISH.
i. Pashur, b. Sept. 8, 1803.
ii. WiLLARD Frost, b. April 22, 1810.
iii. Joseph Keith, b. March 31, 1812.
iv. Nahum, b. Aug. 13, 1816; d. April 4, 1817.
Child by Sarah Huggins:
V. Edwin A., b. 1824. He fell from the roof of a building, dying sud-
denly, June 25, 1842. (See Fatahties.)
"Edwin, the world no more can claim thee for her own,
Yet spirit dear, forgive the tear,
Which those must shed, who're doomed to linger here. "
(Epitaph on his tombstone.)
3. Charles^ Lothrop (John^) h. Oct. 26, 1791, in Easton, Mass., m. April
11, 1816, Mary Johnson of Cornish, dau. of Abraham and Mercy
(Huggins) Johnson, b. Aug. 6, 1784, d. . He d. . Children,
all b. in Cornish:
i. Charles D., b. April 5, 1817; m. Sept. 1, 1839, Mary E. Richardson
of Acton, Mass. Occupation, a chair manufacturer. He d. in
N. Y. City Nov. 17, 1883.
ii. Mary E., b. May 19, 1818; m. May 11, 1843, David Comings of
Cornish. No issue. He d. July 29, 1846; m. second in Acton,
Mass., Albert Haynes and settled in Cherokee, Iowa, where she d.
iii. Harriet E., b. July 2, 1819; m. first, in Acton, Mass.; Oct. 26, 1846,
Francis Huntoon. He was killed in 1847 in Athol, Mass., by
the falling of a bridge. She m. second, Lafayette Huntoon, a
brother of her former husband. She d. in Natick, Mass., Oct.,
1889.
iv. William Reed, b. Sept. 30, 1820; m. first, Sept. 11, 1845, Mary E.
Weston. She d. June 25, 1848; m. second, Sept. 14, 1849, Susan
Putnam. He d. Feb. 22, 1853. Occupation, a tailor. Res.,
Acton, Mass.
V. John Johnson, b. June 17, 1822; m. first, Jan., 1845, Nancy Hildreth,
who d. in 1850; m. second, in 1850, Mary M. Mead. Res., San
Francisco, Cal., where he d. March 10, 1886. A sewing machine
agent.
vi. Henry O., b. Sept. 16, 1823; m. first, Nov. 22, 1846, Rebecca W.
Wood of Acton, Mass., who d. Aug. 23, 1854; m. second, March
6, 1856, Mrs. Susan (Putnam) Lothrop, wid. of \\'illiam R. Lo-
throp. She d. Oct. 22, 1887, in South Boston; m. third, Mrs.
Ida Knight of Dorchester, Mass., in 1895.
vii. Elmira M., b. Feb. 13, 1825; m. at Acton, Mass., June 19, 1845,
Cyrus Noyes. Settled in Milford, Mass., where she d. Jan.
20, 1887.
LUEY.
John Luey was the first known of the name who came to America. He
came from France and could speak only the French language. He m.
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about 1750, Eleanor Yuran who was bap. in Greenland, in 1726. Their
children a.s far as known were:
i. William, b. , 1752.
ii. John, b. Sept. 27, 1754.
iii. Georoe, b. , 1756.
iv. Polly, b. Sept. 3, 1759; m. Oct. 14, 1784, Joseph Haines.
V. Samuel, b. , 1761.
vi. Homer, b. ^ .
vii. Betsey, b. ; m. Jeremiah Holmes.
viii. Sarah, b. .
William Litey, son of John, was b. in 1752; m. , Mrs. Sarah (Williams)
Carter, b. in 1756, d. in Cornish April 7, 1831, aged 75. He d. in
Cornish March 6, 1801, aged 49. Their children, without order of
birth are:
i. William, b. ; m. Nov. 14, 1803, Lois Hadley.
ii. Elizabeth W., b. ; m. Feb. 7, 1814, Francis Cobb of Cornish.
She d. Dec. 13, 1814, with two infant children,
iii. Amy, b. 1787; d. unm. Nov. 27, 1807, aged 20.
iv. Samuel, b. ; m. Jan. 10, 1820(?).
V. Sarah, b. ; m. first, a Mr. Biddle and had by him one child.
Mr. B. was accidentally killed. She m. second, Dec. 14, 1809,
Gardner Dustin. Seven children. (See Dustin.) She d.
April 2, 1835.
vi. James, b. ; m. March 17, 1818, Elizabeth Sanborn. They
buried a dau. in town who d. in May, 1837.
vii. Sabrina, b. , 1795; m. Dec. 25, 1826, Ichabod Smith of Cornish.
Seven children. (See Smith.) She d. Oct. 3, 1869, aged .74.
Samuel Luey, supposed to be a son of William, m. Jan. 10, 1820, Anna Smith
of Cornish, dau. of Ichabod and Anne (Bruce) Smith, b. Feb. 29, 1795,
d. in Concord Jan. 12, 1860, aged 64. He d. in Concord Feb. 29, 1864.
He moved with his family to Concord, April 14, 1847, from the farm
he bought and settled on in 1820. It was formerly owned by a Mr.
Dana. Children, all b. in town:
i. Martha Ann, b. Dec. 6, 1823; d. in Concord May 3, 1881.
ii. Samuel Sylvester, b. Dec. — , 1824. He d. March 26, 1836.
iii. Mary Smith, b. May 15, 1830; d. in Concord, Nov. 14, 1890.
iv. Fidelia, b. June 20, 1832. Still living (1905) in Concord.
V. Adaline Elizabeth, b. Aug. 6, 1836; d. in Concord Dec. 22, 1859,
aged 23.
Thomas Luey, supposed to be a son of John', was b. in Greenland May 11,
1762. Came to Cornish about 1784; m. April 7, 1789, Ruhamah
Roberts of Sutton, Mass., b. , 1765, and d. Oct. 18, 1841, aged 76.
He d. Sept. 16, 1837, aged 76. Their children were all b. in Cornish:
264 HISTORY OF CORNISH.
i. Oliver, b. Feb. 8, 1790; m. Charlotte Wright of Rochester, Vt.
Three children, all sons. They all rem. to Wisconsin,
ii. Dexter, b. Feb. 11, 1792; m. Eliza Thomas of Cornish. Went
to Columbia and spent their lives there. Eight children.
2. iii. John, b. April 23, 1794.
iv. Cyrena, b. June 28, 1796; d. young.
V. RuHAMAH, b. Nov. 29, 1798; m. April 13, 1820, Samuel Johnson
of Cornish. Five children. (See Johnson.) She d. in Milford,
with her dau. June 27, 1878. Buried in Windsor, Vt.
vi. William B., b. March 6, 1801. It is not known that he m. He
d. in Weathersfield, Vt., from injuries received from a falling
barn to which he had resorted for shelter during a heavy storm
of wind and rain.
John Luey, son of Thomas, was b. April 23, 1794; m. 1825, Clarissa
Spaulding of Plainfield, dau. of Simon and Mary (Mason) Spaulding,
b. Oct. 30, 1796, d. Feb. 10, 1855, aged 58. He remained in Cornish
on the old homestead caring for his parents while they lived. After
the death of his wife, he sold out and bought a farm in Shelburne,
Mass., and rem. there till 1872, when he rem. to Northfield Farms,
Mass., and d. there March 22, 1878, buried in Cornish. Children, all
b. in Cornish:
i. Mary Mason, b. Dec. 19, 1826; never m.; d. in Greenfield, Masa.,
April 10, 1899, aged 73.
ii. Simon Spaulding, b. Jan. 1, 1829. Went to Cal. in April, 1851,
with others from town when the gold fever was raging and he
never returned. He d. at Willow Valley, Cal., May 27, 1893.
iii. Clarissa Cyrena, b. Sept. 22, 1830; m. Jan. 1, 1886, Pliny Porter
of Greenfield, IMass. One child: Florence Cyrena, b. Jan.
27, 1870. To Mrs. Porter we are indebted for most of the
records of this family,
iv. John Wesley, b. Nov. 5, 1832; m. Jan. 21, 1861, Margaret Cady
of Boston. He d. in Plainfield Jun(> 19, 1882, and is buried
there.
V. Edwin Taft, b. Sept. 4, 1834; m. Nov. 14, 1858, Jennie Merriam
of Greenfield, Mass. One child: Clara. Mr. Luey d. Nov.
30, 1901, at Millers Falls, Mass.
vi. Florence Janette, b. Nov. 5, 1841. She d. Dec. 19, 1863, in
Shelburne, Mass. Was buried in Cornish.
"One less to love on earth,
One more to meet in Heaven."
(Inscription on her tombstone.)
A few of the name Luey who have lived in town whose pedigree is unknown:
(1) Susannah Luey, who was b. May 1, 1780; m. July 9, 1807,
Caleb Plastridge and d. March 30, 1867. Four children.
(2) Susannah Luey; m. Dec. 13, 1803, Jonathan HiUiard.
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(3) Sarah Burns Luey ; m. March 12, 1812, Joseph Little of Boscawen.
(4) Eliza Gibson Luey; m. April 19, 1812, Aaron Post, Jr.
(5) Hannah Luey; m. John Ayers.
(6) The parents of Charles Luey who became a pauper in town
May 31, 1835.
LUTHER.
C-A.LEB Luther was b. in 1751, in Warren, R. L He was a Revolutionary
soldier, presumably from Rhode Island. He m. first, about 1773,
Rebecca Brown of Barrington, R. I. She was b. in 1755, and was a
near relative of Nicholas Brown of Providence, R. I., who founded
Brown University. She d. in Cornish Oct. 20, 1792, aged 37. He
m. second. May, 1793, Mary Foss, of , b. ; d. in Cornish
April 7, 1842, aged 84. He d. in Cornish Jan. 27, 1840, aged 89.
Children, all by first wife except last one:
i. William, b. Sept. 28, 1774. Lived in Plattsburg, N. Y. He d.
Sept. — , 1843.
ii. Jabez, b. Nov. 22, 1776; m. Oct. 20, 1806, Eliza Parkman. Lived
many years in town. Lost both arms by premature discharge
of gun. Manufactured gram cradles.
iii. Rebecca, b. Dec. 24, 1778. Went to Mich.; m. a Wagner,
iv. Amos, b. April 9, 1781; d. Sept. 27, 1814.
V. Caleb, Jr., b. Jan. 23, 1783; d. Nov., 1828.
vi. Polly, b. May 23, 1785; m. April 8, 1810, Jedediah Gates of
Plainfield. She d. Jan., 1848.
vii. Martha, b. May 4, 1787; m. first, , Sears Bryant of Cornish.
Five children. (See Bryant.) She m. second, , Joseph
Abbott and d. Sept. 23, 1850.
viu. James, b. Feb. 21, 1789. He d. , 1848.
ix. Alice, b. Sept. 7, 1792; m. Jan. 26, 1824, Willard Weld of Cornish.
Three children. (See Weld.) She d. Feb. 3, 1869.
Child by last wife:
2. X. Nathan Smith, b. Oct. 1, 1795.
2. Nathan Smiths Luther (Calebs) was b. Oct. 1, 1795; m. first Nov. 2,
1821, Betsey Gates of Plainfield, b. ; d. Jan. 5, 1831; m. second,
, Priscilla S. Gates, a sister of his former wife, b. ; d. .
Lived in Cornish till 1859, when they rem. to Lebanon. Here they
remained till about 1875, when they rem. to Ripon, Wis., with their
eldest son, where Mr. Luther d. March 20, 1877. Children by first wife,
and b. in Cornish:
i. Thomas Gates, b. July 20, 1825. A dentist; settled in Boston
seven years, in Polo, 111., four years and later in Ripon, Wis.,
where he d. . One son.
ii. Edwin, b. Nov. 1, 1830; merchant in 111., 1855-60; m. in 1856,
Abba Hall of Boston; d. in Charles City, Iowa, in April, 1866.
266 HISTORY OF CORXISH.
Children by Priscilla S. and b. in towTi:
iii. Darwin S., b. Aug. 3, 1836; m. Jan. 15, 1863, Abby E. Gallup of
Lebanon. She d. . He was a merchant tailor in Lebanon
and d. July 24, 1863.
iv. Betsey G., b. in 1837; never m.; d. June 16, 1874.
LYNDS.
David and Jerusha Lynds had the following children, b. in Cornish.
Nothing further is known of the family.
i. Peter, b. Sept. 3, 1769; d. Sept. 20, 1769.
ii. Judith, b. Oct. 8, 1770.
MACE.
Samuel Mace was b. May 25, 1807, in Tewk.sbury, Mass., the son of Tristram
and Betsey (Kittridge) Mace. Res. several years in Hartland and
Weathersfield, Vt. and came to Cornish about 1844, where he spent
the rest of his hfe; m. Feb. 26, 1834, Susan L. Vinton, b. Oct. 27, 1808,
and d. April 14, 1893. He d. July 12, 1900. Laborer and farmer.
Children, the last seven b. in Cornish:
i. Susan L., b. in Hartland, Vt., Nov. 28, 1834; d. Feb. 15, 1835.
ii. Maria S., b. in Hartland, Vt., Oct. 23, 1835; m. Aug. 27, 1862,
Henry Smith of Cornish. No children,
iii. Angeline Huldah, b. in Hartland, Vt., April 10, 1837; m. first,
Sept. 2, 1858, Levi M. Bean of Grantham. One child: Martin
L. (See Bean.) She m. second, Jan., 1873, Samuel Hutchin.
son, then of Cornish. Two children. (See Hutchinson.) She
d. April 8, 1887.
iv. Fidelia T., b. in Weathersfield, Vt., April 23, 1838, and d. Sept. 16,
1839.
V. Daniel D., 1st., b. in Weathersfield, Vt., June 18, 1840; d. Sept.
10, 1842.
vi. Charles Henry, b. in Hartland, May 3, 1843; m. Dec. 25, 1865,
Sarah O. Ellis of Thetford, Vt., b. May 9, 1844. Two children.
He was a soldier in the Civil War, serving in the 14th Regt.
N. H. Vols. Res., Charter Oak, Los Angeles Co., Cal.
vii. Emily A., b. May 18, 1845; m. June 28, 1871, John Humphrey.
Res., Charlestown,
viii. Laura J., b. May 20, 1847; m. Oct. 10, 1869, Philander C. Stearns
of Cornish. Five children. (See Stearns.) She d. May 16,
1910, in Charlestown.
2. ix. Almon E., b. May 4, 1848.
X. Helen A., b. Aug. 3, 1849; m. Jan. 11, 1874, Ruvilla Skinner.
Three children. Rem. to Wapping, Conn,
xi. Daniel D., 2d., b. Oct. 14, 1850; m. March 21, 1874, Emma
Streetcr, dau. of Adam and May (Morris) Streeter. One child.
Res., LLsbon.
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xii. Sarah J., b. June 3, 1852. Never m. She d. in Redlands, Cal.,
May 8, 1908.
xiii. Clara M., b. April 5, 1855; m. Dec. 25, 1881, Lovell Comstock.
Res., Charlestown. One child.
2. Almon E.2 Mace (SamueU) h. May 4, 1848; m. first, Nov. 28, 1876,
Lizzie I. Townsend of Lebanon, dau. of Joseph Townsend. She was
divorced in 1886 (?); m. second, May 30, 1887, Mrs. Frances Ella Sturte-
vant of Hartland, Vt. Children, all by first wife:
i. Maude A., b. March 15, 1878.
ii. Edith M., b. Aug. 8, 1880; m. Nov. 1, 1898, Daniel F. Blood of
Plainfield.
iii. Harry A., b. Jan. 5, 1882, d. May 2, 1882.
MARBLE.
Antipas Marble was b. in Sutton, Mass., Nov. 8, 1766, and d. July 1, 1841.
He came to town before his m. He m. Jan. 1, 1793, Sally Putnam,
dau. of Daniel and Anna (Chase) Putnam of Cornish, b. March 3,
1772, and d. in town March 20, 1826. They lived first on the place
now owned and occupied by W. E. Chadbourne and afterwards on the
Capt. Constant Smith place, now owned and occupied by Herbert
Deming. Mr. Marble m. again Sept. 8, 1831, Mrs. Anna (Munroe)
Ford, wid. of Capt. Daniel Ford. He then rem. to Claremont, where
he d. but was buried in Cornish. Children, all b. in town:
i, March Chase, b. Nov. 4, 1793; m. , Persis Underwood and
had four children: 1. March, Jr. 2. Persis. 3. Sarah Put-
nam. 4. Ehzabeth. He d. Aug. 26, 1822.
ii. Sarah Almira, b. Sept. 30, 1795; never m.; d. at Claremont,
Aug. 9, 1855. Buried in Cornish,
iii. Anna Maria, b. Feb. 25, 1798; m. first, Parmerson Piatt and had
one child: Helen Maria, b. in Cornish Sept. 21, 1818, d. in
Claremont May 6, 1876; m. second, Nov., 1831, Joseph Rich-
ardson and by him had two children. (See Richardson.) Mr.
Richardson d. Oct. 27, 1839. She m. third, Sept. 1, 1842,
Thomas Kirk, without issue. She d. in Claremont April 21, 1876.
iv. Gratia, b. March 30, 1800; d. Aug. 8, 1803.
V. Hiram Holland, b. March 27, 1802; d. Aug. 7, 1803.
vi. Hiram Dudley, b. Dec, 1803; m. June 21, 1831, Harriet Smith,
dau. of Nathaniel Smith. Had two children: 1. Edwin Smith,
b. June 24, 1834, and d. Feb. 1, 1866. 2. Elizabeth Goodwin,
b. June 23, 1836, and d. July 5, 1900. Hiram D. d. Dec. 24,
1851. His wife d. July 10, 1886.
vii. Gratia, 2d, b. 1806; m. Oct. 11, 1837, Amos Goodwin, the
husband of her deceased sister. Two children: 1. Ellen
Wentworth, b. Aug. 16, 1838; d. April 19, 1907. 2. Gratia
Almira, b. May 10, 1840, and d. Aug., 1840. The mother d.
July 25, 1840, in Saco, Me.
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viii. Elizabeth, b. May 25, 1808; m. June 25, 1827, Amos Goodwin
of Saco, Me. She d. May 30, 1834, in Saco, Me., leaving two
children: 1. Daniel Albert, b. May 4, 1828, and d. at Bidde-
ford, Me., June 23, 1844. 2. EHzabeth Marble, b. Feb. 11,
1830; m. Nov. 17, 1853, Wilham F. Jones of Claremont and
d. March 18, 1896, leaving three children.
ix. Daniel Putnam, b. 1810; m. Oct., 1835, Ehzabeth Howes; d. at
New Orleans April 5, 1840, buried in Cornish.
X. George H., b. 1813, d. Sept. 11, 1843, in Claremont, buried in
Cornish.
xi. Wentworth p., b. 1824 (?); m. and went south teaching; d. at Co-
lumbus, Ga., Jan. 4, 1853.
MARTINDALE.
Lieut. Elias Martindale was b. in 1764, in ; m. — ■ — , Mindwell
Belden, b. in 1754; d. in Cornish Jan. 18, 1851, aged 97. He d. Jan.
10, 1826. Both were buried in the cemetery at the Flat. They came
to town near the close of the eighteenth century and settled on the Flat.
Their children were:
2. i. Lemuel, b. July 16, 1787.
ii. Stephen, b. Oct. 23, 1789. Went west to Ohio about the time he
became of age; was m. in 1824 and became the parent of eleven
children,
iii. Elias, Jr., b. April 25, 1791. He never m. Remained in the old
home on the Flat and cared for his mother while she lived.
He was a general mechanic. He d. June 23, 1865.
iv. Robert, b. Aug. 12, 1793. Went west to N. Y. state about the
time his brother Stephen left home. No further record of
him is known.
V. Henry, b. March 22, 1795; d. May 23, 1796.
vi Clarissa, b. 1798; m. Nov. 11, 1824, Moses White of Cornish,
a son of Thomas White.
2. Lemuels Martindale (Elias^) was b. July 16, 1787; m. Dec. 21, 1815,
Chloe Powers of Croydon, dau. of Col. Samuel and Chloe (Cooper)
Powers, b. May 21, 1795, and d. Nov. 9, 1883, inWaukon, Iowa, aged
88. Mr. Martindale d. Jan. 9, 1838, aged 49. His wife remained a
wid. about forty-five years. Children, all supposed to have been b.
in town:
i. Almeda M., b. Oct. 21, 1816; m. May 3, 1837, Henry Jackson
of Cornish. Two children. (See Jackson.) She d. April 14,
1884, in Concord.
ii. Mary Ann, b. Nov. 1, 1818; m. , 1839, Solomon Rickard. She
d. March, 1857, in Iowa. Five children.
iii. Lemuel, Jr., b. Feb. 28, 1821; m. April 22, 1849, Mrs. Rebecca
(Westgate) Comings, wid. t)f iicnjaniin Comings, b. Jan. 14,
1816, d. May 26, 1897. No issue. He was a farmer, a man of
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sound judgment and strict integrity. Held many town offices.
Was an ardent promoter of the Grange from its introduction
in 1874, till he d. Sept. 19, 1894.
iv. Samuel Powers, b. Oct. 18, 1823; never m.; d. in April, 1850, on
overland route to California.
V. Ira R., b. Dec. 19, 1826; d. Aug. 23, 1830.
vi. Sarah A., b. June 5, 1829; m. Oct. 6, 18.53, Carlisle D. Beeman.
Six children. Lived in Waukon, Iowa, where she d. Feb. 3, 1893.
vii. Lucy A., b. Feb. 8, 1832; m. Jan. 30, 1856, Andrew Lane. Res.
in Lebanon. Two children,
viii. Ithamar, b. July 25, 1834. When of age he went west to Waukon,
Iowa. He m. Sept. 19, 1872, Rachel Hall. Three children.
He d. March 25, 1887.
ix. Laura J., b. Dec. 19, 1837; m. March 29, 1866, Nathaniel Mitchell.
Lives in Rossville, Iowa, 1908. Four children.
Peletiah Martindale was a brother of Lieut. Elias and came to town
probably about the same time. But little record of him or his family
has come to hand. He m. , Betsey Jackson, b. about 1770 and d.
Sept. 6, 1828, aged 58.
"Within this sacred bed of rest
A tender mother lies,
But she shall live among the blest
When Christ shall bid her rise."
(Inscription on tombstone.)
They had a dau. Lydia C, b. about 1804, d. April 22, 1820, aged 16.
Thej^ also had a son William; m. Mrs. Sophia (Hilliard) Smith, dau. of
Amos Avery and Sarah (Huggins) Hilliard. No issue. Some years after,
he left town for parts unknown. Sophia d. April 2, 1900, aged 99 years,
9 days.
MASON.
Charles Mason was b. in Swanzey, Mass., March 2, 1822. He was the
son of Valentine Mason, who was the son of Job Mason, both of whom
res. in Swanzey, Mass. He was m. Feb. 27, 1845, to Eliza S. Peck,
also of Swanzey, b. May 25, 1927. After their m. they lived several
years in Warren, R. I., where their children were all b. In 1875, they
came to Cornish, purchasing and settling on the Amos Richardson
farm. In 1890, after fifteen years res. here, declining health and loss
of a leg caused him to sell and rem. with all his family to Franklin,
Mass., where he d. Sept. 11, 1896, aged 74. Mrs. Mason d. .
Children:
i. Charles Clarence, b. March 26, 1852; m. , Mrs. Ellen M.
(Ripley) Davis, dau. of David K. and Rosilla (Clark) Ripley.
He d. in Franklin, Mass., March 6, 1893.
ii. George Peck, b. March 2, 1855. Res., Franklin, Mass.
iii. Edmund Valentine, b. July 26, 1870. Res. in Everett, Mass.
270 HISTORY OF CORNISH.
MELENDY.
David E. Melendy, was b. in Croydon June 19, 1828, the son of John
and Sally (Clark) Melendy; m. June 9, 1870, to Susan Comings of Cornish,
dau. of William F. and Abigail (Bryant) Comings, b. Jan. 13, 1837.
No children. A farmer, quiet and unostentatious. He came to Cornish
and res. for a time at the "Hempyard," and later owned and res. on
the Levi Ayers farm till Jan., 1904, when his house was burned, and
he, being in a crippled condition, was taken to Claremont, where he d.
Feb. 21, 1904, aged 75.
MERCER.
William Mercer was b. in 1771, in Scotland, and also Elizabeth his wife,
and all of their children. The family came to this country in 1818,
and soon after located in Claremont as wool-workers and machinists.
Mr. Mercer d. in Claremont Oct. 15, 1826, but his sons continued the
business. About 1830, most of the family rem. to Cornish and built
the mills in the west part of the town, long known as "Mercer's Mills."
Here they did a thriving business at wool-manufacturing. The business
continued till about 1887, when, by reason of the death of some of the
principals, and age and infirmity of those remaining, the business
declined and finally ceased. Children of William and Elizabeth
Mercer, and born in Scotland:
i. Walter, b. April 9, 1804; m. — — ■, Susan T. Cady of Weathersfield,
Vt., b. Sept. 24, 1815, and d. May 3, 1887, dau. of Silas and
Polly (Chase) Cady. They had one child : William W., b. May 21,
1843, and d. Sept. 19, 1895. In WilUam's will, he bequeathed
several thousand dollars for the benefit of education in Cornish.
(See High Schools.) Walter Mercer, the father, was a wool-
worker and machinist. He d. May 30, 1845.
ii. George, b. June — , 1805, was also a wool-worker. After the death
of his brother, Walter, he m. , his wid., and by her had
one son: Edwin. George d. Jan. 15, 1880.
iii. John, b. , 1808; m. , JuUa Cone. No children. He was.
also a wool-worker. He d. May 9, 1875.
iv. William, Jr., b. , 1809. A first-class machinist. He d. in
Cuba. It is said he m. and had a son William living on Long
Island.
v. Elizabeth, b. , 1810; m. first, Mercer who came
from Scotland with her father. One child. (See John H.
Mercer.) M. second, , Alexander Barker. Four children.
(See Barker.) She d. in 1896.
vi. Jane, b. , d. in Scotland.
vii. Thomas, b. . A machinist. Never m. Contracted consump-
tion in N. Y. Came home and d. in Cornish.
Sir Walter Mercer, a cousin of William, Sr., was b. in Scotland, came with
the family of his cousin and was a member of the same firm of wool-workers.
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He m. , Malinda Hicks of Weathersfield, Vt., d. in Cornish July 1, 1882.
Sir Walter d. Oct. 27, 1864.
2. John H. Mercer, the son of Elizabeth and Mercer, was b. July
11, 1831. Lived in Claremont, Plainfield and lastly in Cornish where
he d. Jan. 7, 1904. He m. April 29, 1862, Martha E. Plummer
of Chelsea, Vt., who d. Sept. 2, 1877. She had two children.
i. Henry H., b. July 22, 1864; m. Oct. 7, 1891, Minnie L. Goward
of Cornish, dau. of Edwin O. and Mary (Redfield) Goward,
b. July 5, 1867. He grad. from Kimball Union Academy, class
1885. A pattern designer.
ii. Fannie M., b. March 29, 1869, and d. Sept. 13, 1870.
MERRILL.
John Merrill, son of Obadiah and Hannah Merrill was b. Nov. 15, 1756;
m. first, Susanna , b. Sept. 27, 1757, and d. May 6, 1800; m.
second, April 15, 1803, Lydia King of Croydon. He d. Sept. 23,
1837. They lived — — -. Their children, all by first wife, were:
i. Polly, b. Oct. 28, 1778; d. Oct. 26, 1798.
ii. Arad, b. March 8, 1781; d. Jan, 23, 1849.
iii. Ira, b. Oct. 31, 1785; d. Dec. 10, 1855.
2. iv. John, b. June 30, 1791.
V. SiBBiL, b. Jan. 4, 1794; d. Jan. 20, 1794.
vi. Eli, b. Jan. 10, 1796; d. March 30, 1855.
2. Johns Merrill (Johm) was b. June 30, 1791, in ; m. first,
March 3, 1819, Dorothy Bean of Grantham or Plainfield, b. Dec. 28,
1790, and d. July 17, 1850; m. second, Nov. 6, 1851, Juha Ann Avery
of Plainfield, dau. of Samuel and Mercy (Wood) Avery, b. May 7, 1827.
Mr. Merrill had no children by either wife. While living with his first
wife they adopted a child (James S. Hunter) but never changed his
name. (See Hunter.)
Mr. Merrill was a thrifty farmer and lived in the northeast part of the
town in school district No. 16. It is said he was a soldier of the War of 1812.
He d. Oct. 17, 1859. His wid. afterwards m. Norman E. Hebard. (See
Hebard.)
MITCHELL.
Eben Mitchell was b. in Corinth, Vt., in 1809. He was the son of Eben
and Sally (Eastman) Mitchell. He m. in 1839, Mary W. Allen of
Croydon, dau. of Thomas and Lydia (Wright) Allen, b. Oct. 22, 1815.
They came from Croydon to Cornish in 1860 and spent the rest of their
fives here. Mr. Mitchell d. Sept. 12, 1875. His wife d. Jan. 4, 1894.
Children, all b. in Croydon.
i. Helen Mar, b. in 1840; m. Frank A. Stearns. Six children.
272 HISTORY OF CORNISH.
ii. Cynthia Arminda, b. Sept. 22, 1841; m. Dec. 29, 1S68, Kyran Ryan.
Four children. She d. in Cornish Oct. 9, 1902.
iii. Marion A., b. July 6, 1844; m. Nov. 29, 1863, George A. Truell.
One child. (See Truell.)
iv. Herbert, b. in 1848; d. young.
V. LuMAN, b. in 1852; m. Nov. 28, 1877, Jennie A. Ripley of Cornish,
dau. of David K. and Rosilla (Clark) Ripley, b. Aug. 20, 1859.
One child: Iva M., b. May 15, 1883, m. in 1906, Henry L.
Bishop; a dau. was b. them Dec,. 17, 1906, — Glenna.
vi. Ida May, b. July 23, 1858; m. Aug. 17, 1878, Erbert Britton, then
of Cornish. No children. She d. June 1, 1886, in Cornish.
MORGAN.
1. Nathaniel Morgan with his wife Lucinda (Spaulding) Morgan lived
in Plainfield. They were married April 24, 1827. Mr. Morgan d.
in Plainfield , leaving four little children all b. in that town. About
the year 1838 Mrs. Morgan, with her children, came to Cornish and
lived several years in the Dr. Roswell Leavitt house, which her brother,
Siloam Spaulding, afterwards owned and occupied near the Flat. The
children were:
i. Susan H., b. Feb. 18, 1828; m. in 1855, Horace J. Kingsbury.
She d. Dec. 30, 1894.
u. Ellen M., b. Nov. 19, 1829. Never m. She. d. June 23, 1898.
Was found dead in a field near her home.
2. iii. Dana N., b. Oct. 23, 1831.
iv. Farnum J., b. April 10, 1833. Never m. He returned to Plain-
field and spent his life on the homestead of his grandfather,
Jesse Spaulding. He d. Dec. 24, 1880.
2. Dana Nj Morgan (Naihanieb) was b. Oct. 23, 1831; m. Sept. 14, 1853,
JuUa A. Wood of Cornish, dau. of Ariel K. and Emeline (Day) Wood,
b. Jan. 29, 1833, d. Dec. 4, 1888. Has spent the larger part of his
life in this town and Windsor. A dealer in lumber. Has served on
the board of selectmen. Still living (1905) but retired from business
on account of ill health. Children, all b. in Cornish:
i. Nellie E., b. Jan. 24, 1856; m. June 12, 1879, Charles B. Deming
of Cornish. One child: (See Deming.) She d. May 16, 1880.
ii. Lucy L., b. Oct. 4, 1859. Never m. She d. Feb. 22, 1889.
iii Delia S., b. May 6, 1864; m. Sept. 22, 1883, Ralph L. Morgan.
Two children. Live in Plainfield.
iv. Emma D., b. July 21, 1865; m. June 17, 1897, Sherman M. Stone.
Two children. Live in Brome, Que.
V. LuETTE J., b. Sept. 12, 1867; m. Aug. 25, 1904, George A. Weston.
Res. in Bellows Falls, Vt.
vi. Carrie A., b. April 27, 1869; m. Sept. 20, 1899, Leverett Stone.
Two children. She d. Jan. 25, 1903.
GENEALOGIES. 273
MORSE.
John Morse came to Cornish from Walpole, Mass., where he was b. Nov. 11,
1752. His name first appears as a "private on the pay-roll of Col. Jona-
than Chase's Regt. of Militia which marched from Cornish, Sept., 1777,
to join the Continental Army under General Gates, near Saratoga."
He m. first, June 4, 1779, Abigail Chase of Cornish, dau. of Dea.
Dudley and Alice (Corbett) Chase, b. Nov. 9, 1759; d. July 17, 1792,
aged 32; m. second, March 2, 1793, Anna Putnam of Cornish, dau. of
Daniel and Anna (Chase) Putnam, b. Nov. 8, 1764; d. Feb. 16, 1852,
aged 87. He d. April 22, 1822, aged 70. Children by Abigail, all b.
in Cornish:
i. Clarissa, b. Nov. 1, 1779; d. Oct. 5, 1800, aged 21.
ii. Prudentia, b. Feb. 13, 1782; m. — — , Wilham Poole, and lived in
Randolph, Vt. One child, a dau., Willimine, who m. Mr.
Punchard, editor of the Boston Evening Traveller. Prudentia
d. Jan. 31, 1853, aged 71.
iii. Ascenath, b. Jan. 7, 1784; m. Oct. 6, 1812, Gen. Martin Flint of
Randolph, Vt., where they res. She had seven children; d.
March 13, 1874, aged 90.
iv. Aphia, b. April 6, 1786; m. Jan. 17, 1810, Thomas Haile Pettingill.
They lived in Salisbury, where she d. Nov. 10, 1859. Had five
children.
V. John Milton, b. Aug. 11, 1787; m. first, , Fanny Winters,
She d. Feb. 22, 1833, aged 23, leaving three children who all d.
young; m. second, •, Clarissa Fairchild, b. in 1798; d. Aug.
18, 1837, aged 39. By her he had five children. Res. in Bur-
lington, Vt., where he d. Sept. 7, 1851, aged 64.
vi. Federal, b. March 2, 1788; d. March 13, 1793.
vii. Intrepid, b. March 21, 1791. Fitted for the ministry and settled
in Steubenville, Ohio, where he was rector over a Protestant
Episcopal parish forty years. Was twice married; m. first,
the wid of a Moravian missionary; m. second, Mrs. Rebecca
(W^ells) Chase, wid. of Philander Chase of Illinois. No children,
viii. Ebenezer, b. July 17, 1792; d. Jan. 30, 1793.
Children by Anna Putnam, also b. in Cornish:
ix. Abigail Helena, b. Feb. 12, 1794. She always lived in Cornish.
Never m.; d. May 12, 1858, aged 64.
X. Daniel Putman, b. July 23, 1896; d. Aug. 13, 1803.
xi. Oren, b. Sept. 9, 1799; d. Aug. 15, 1803.
Luther and Eunice (Smith) Morse came from Grantham soon after the
beginning of the 19th century and lived here many years. As there is
no record of their death in town, it may be inferred they died with some
of their children living outside of the town. Their children were:
i. Betsey, b. June 21, 1797; m. March 24, 1813, Abel Jackson of Cor-
nish. She had no children; d. Feb. 19, 1841.
19-11
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ii. Patience, b. Aug. 21, 1799; m. , John White of Cornish (his
second wife). Six children. (See White.) She d. Nov. 3,
1865. (The town records show that she had a child by William
R. Kimball, b. July 22, 1823, who received his father's name;
became a prominent business man in trade in Claremont; d.
there June 25, 1898.)
iii. Abigail O., b. March 26, 1802; m. , 1833, .\hial Westgate of
Cornish. Four children. (See Westgate.) She d. Sept. 13,
1878, in Springfield, Vt.
iv. Joanna, b. March 2, 1806; m. , William Huggins of Cornish.
Five children. (See Huggins.) She d. — — . Mr. Huggins d.
Nov. 19, 1855. They lost a son (Samuel L.), who d. in Cornish,
July 13, 1842.
v. Daniel, b. April 16, 1808. Went to sea and d. there.
MURRAY.
Alexander Murray, eldest son of Col. John Murray, was b. in 1741, in
He m. , Eleanor Sloan, dau. of William and Elizabeth (Hamilton)
Sloan, b. in 1741. They hved in Rutland, Mass. Mr. Murray enlisted
in the War of the Revolution in May, 1782, and served till the end of
the War, in 1783. About 1816, he came and settled in Cornish.
Apphed for a pension in May, 1818, and his claim was allowed, and he
was pensioned from March 17, 1786, for the loss of three fingers on his
left hand. He d. March 26, 1826. It is supposed that he and his wife
both died and were buried in town, but no record or marked grave shows
the fact. Children, supposed b. in Rutland, Mass.:
i. John, b. ; m. in July, 1790, Lavina Morse.
ii. Samuel, b. ; m. in April, 1798, Sarah Brown.
iii. Elizabeth, b. ; m. Jan. 29, 1804, Isaac Wheeler.
iv. Reuben, b. ; lived with his parents; it is not known that he m.
Town record says a Mr. Murray m. Jan 4, 1820, Abigail Young.
It might have been Reuben Murray.
V. A dau. b. . She went to Maine and m. there.
NELSON.
Curtis S. Nelson, Levi S. Nelson and John Nelson, brothers, came from
Woodstock, Vt., in the spring of 1889. Curtis S. settled on the Horace
Deming place and Levi S., a few years in School Div. 8, finally settled on
the Moses Walker farm on Dinglcton Hill. John Nelson, a laborer, without
family, lived in several i)laces. These were .sons of Richard and Eunice Nelson.
1. Curtis S. Nelson was b. July 17, 1850, in ; m. Oct. 13, 1876,
Mary A. Motcalf of Woodstock, Vt., b. Dec. 2, 1857. Children, the
first five b. in Woodstock and (he rest in Cornish:
i. Ellen M., b. Jan. 16, 1878; m. Herbert I. Leslie. Six children,
ii. Alice J., b. Feb. 16, 1880; m. Murray Lezotte; live in Claremont.
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iii. Emma L., b. July 27, 1882; m. William Leonard. Live in Wendell,
Mass.
iv. Eva L., b. April 5, 1885.
V. Nettie M., b. Sept. 10, 1887.
vi. Nellie M., b. March 18, 1890.
vii. Robert H., b. Aug. 16, 1892.
viii. Hattie E., b. Feb. 9, 1895.
ix. Guy P., b. Jan. 29, 1897.
X. Oscar H., b. Feb. 25, 1900.
Levi S. Nelson, brother of Curtis S., was b. Feb. 24, 1856, in Plainfield;
m. in 1878, Sarah A. Atwood, of Bridgewater, Vt., dau. of William D.
and Harriet A. (Fairbanks) Atwood. Children, the first six b. in
Bridgewater, Vt., the rest in Cornish:
Willie S., b. in 1879; m. in 1907, Levnia Picknell.
i. LxjELLA S., b. in 1880; d. in 1885, in Bridgewater, Vt.
ii. Lewis A., b. in 1882; m. in 1910, in Greenfield, Mass.
V. Eugene C, b. in 1885; m. in 1910, Carrie Watkins.
V. Mabel B., b. in 1887; m. in 1905, H. J. Jennison, in Walpole.
vi. Bertie E., b. in 1889.
vii. Harry J., b. in 1894.
viii. Harriet E., b. in 1897.
NEVENS.
Lieut. Robert Nevens, b. in Nottingham, was m. and res. in Pelham. He
served in the War of the Revolution, but afterwards rem. to and d. in Cor-
nish. His wife was Elizabeth Hodge.
1. David Nevens, their son, was b. Feb. 10, 1768, in Pelham, where he res.
till 1796, when, with his wife and three small children, he came to Cor-
nish and spent the rest of his life. He had m. Sept. 9, 1791, Betsey-
Pollard, dau. of Cummings Pollard, b. Sept. 16, 1772; d. Nov. 3, 1859.
He d. July 12, 1813. Children, the first three b. in Pelham, the rest
in Cornish:
2. i. Samuel P., b. June 7, 1792.
iii. David, Jr., b. Aug. 15, 1793; d. Dec. 14, 1813, in French Mills, N. Y.
Soldier in the War of 1812, and d. in service.
iii. Asher, b. June 19, 1795; d. April 16, 1813, in Batavia, N. Y. Sol-
dier in War of 1812, and d. in service.
iv. Lydia, twin, b. Jan. 31, 1797; d. Aug. 17, 1816, in Cornish.
V. Betsey, twin, b. Jan. 31, 1797; d. May 17, 1814, in Cornish.
3. vi. Alfred, b. Feb. 17, 1799.
vii. JuLiANNA, b. Nov. 23, 1800; d. Aug. 21, 1817.
viii. Ursula, b. Sept. 21, 1802; m. Oct. 23, 1828, Taylot Oilman Chase
of Cornish. She d. Nov. 19, 1829. No issue.
ix. Irena, b. July 10, 1804; m. Sept. 14, 1830, Enoch Huggins of Cor-
276 HISTORY OF CORNISH.
nish. Rem. to Vermont, afterwards to Peoria, 111., where she
d. Oct. 25, 1860.
4. X. John Langdon, b. April 14, 1806.
xi. Sybil P., b. Feb. 14, 1808; m. Oct. 1, 1835, Joseph B. Comings of
Cornish. Five children. (See Comings.) She d. May 11,
1887.
xii. Benjamin F., b. Jan. 22, 1810; d. Sept. 8, 1835, in Cincinnati, Ohio.
5. xiii. Asa, b. June 19, 1812.
2. Samuel P.' Nevens (David:', Robert^) b. June 7, 1792; m. in Cornish
Dec. 25, 1817, Mehitable Whiting of Claremont. It seems they lived
in Cornish a few years, then rem. to Claremont and from thence to
Cabot, Vt., where they permanently located. Children, both b. in
Cornish :
i. Betsey Maria, b. May 2, 1820; d. Sept. 4, 1822.
ii. David, b. April 30, 1822.
iii. Betsey Ann, b. Sept. 24, 1823.
3. Alfreds Nevens (Daviib, Robert^) b. Feb. 17, 1799; m. Jan. 27, 1830,
Susan HiUiard of Cornish, dau. of Amos Avery and Sarah (Huggins)
Hilliard, b. Jan. 16, 1805; d. April 4, 1888. A carpenter and farmer.
He d. Nov. 3, 1857. Two children, both b. in Cornish:
i. An infant, b. and d. Dec, 1833.
ii. Jane Ursula, b. 1835; d. unm. Sept. 22, 1859.
4. John Langdon' Nevens {Davicb, Robert^) b. April 10, 1806; m. Oct. 30,
1838, Clarissa Stockwell of Croydon, b. Sept. 23, 1814, dau. of Giles
Stockwell. Res. a few years in Cornish and kept the hotel on Cornish
Flat, then rem. to Bradford and Concord, and afterwards to Corinth,
N.Y. Children:
i. William Henry, b. Dec. 8, 1839, in Cornish; m. Dec. 23, 1880,
Jessie Hunter, b. April 8, 1843. Two children. They res. in
Winnebago, 111.
ii. Cynthia P., b. May 26, 1841, in Cornish.
iii. Charles, b. Aug. 24, 1843, in Bradford. He enlisted from Cornish
in the Civil War and d. in the service July 30, 1863.
iv. Frank, b. March 3, 1848, in Concord.
V. Ida E., b. Dec. 10, 1855, in Corinth, N. ¥.; d. Oct. 22, 1889.
5. Asa» NeVens [Davids Robert) h. June 19, 1812; m. Sept. 11, 1838, Lucy
Parnoll of Weathersfield, Vt., dau. of Benj. and Mary (Sartwcll) Par-
nell, b. Dec. 13, 1815, and d. April 6, 1897. He d. March 30, 1895.
Was a farmer and an exemplary citizen. Children, all b. in Cornish:
6. i. Franklin D., b. July 19, 1839.
ii. CuMMiNGS P., b. Aug. 28, 1841; d. Oct. 16, 1859.
7. iii. Charles D., b. Sept. 7, 1849.
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6. Franklin T>j Nevens {Asa^, David"-, Robert^) was b. July 19, 1839. In
the fall of 1861, he enlisted in the Civil War, but was soon after honor-
ably discharged by reason of disability. He was a dea. and honored
member of the Baptist Church; m. March 23, 1862, Abbie C. Harlow
of Cornish, dau. of William Clifford and Mary (Hall) Harlow, b. Feb.
25, 1842. He d. May 9, 1871, leaving one child. His wid. afterwards
m. Bradley L. Frye with res. in Chester, Vt. Child by F. D. Nevens:
i. Emily E., b. in Cornish Sept. 29, 1865; m. Jan. 21, 1885, Frank B.
Clark. One child, b. March 1, 1900. Live in Chester, Vt.
(1910).
7. Charles D.-" Nevens (Asa^, David"-, Robert'-) was b. Sept. 7, 1849; m.
May 1, 1878, Delia R. Bryant of Cornish, dau. of George W. and Lydia
L. (Shaw) Bryant, b. Nov. 25, 1859. Children, both b. in Cornish:
i. Grace M., b. May 29, 1879.
ii. Lena C, b. Feb. 8, 1881; m. June 24, 1908, Harry L. Streeter of
Charlestown.
NEWELL.
Jacob Newell, b. in Jaffrey Nov., 1794. Served in the War of 1812 and was
stationed at Ticonderoga, N. Y.; m. Dec. 27, 1815, Julia Robigne Com-
ings of Cornish, dau. of Benjamin and Mary (Cooper) Comings, b. April
12, 1799, d. May 2, 1858, in Lyme. He was a mechanic; d. Aug.
16, 1869, in Cornish. Several of the dates in this record are at variance
with other authorities. Cliildren:
i. Mary Jane, b. May, 1824; d. Nov. 27, 1856.
ii. Benjamin Comings, b. July 15, 1827. Res. several years in Cornish
and then rem. to Lyme, where he spent the rest of his life, dying
April 17, 1902. Thrice m. Three cliildren, all d. young.
iii. Harriet Atwood, b. Dec. 6, 1830; d. March 5, 1897.
iv. Julia Robigne, b. July, 1832; m. in 1856, John Mabbs. Two children.
She d. May 25, 1864.
v. Sarah Stanley, b. March 7, 1834; m. June 13, 1860, Edward
Newell Wyman of Cornish, who d. on the Flat March 20, 1882.
Two children. (See Wyman.) After his husband's death,
she left Cornish and res. in Waterbury, Conn. She d. June 27,
1911, in Newport, R. I.
vi. Luther Bingham, b. May 8, 1837; m. April 12, 1862, Addie M.
Packard. Three children, all d. young. Enlisted April, 1861,
in Co. I, 1st Regt. Vt. Vols., at Fortress Monroe. Discharged
June 16, 1865. Res. (1903), Hanover.
vii. Joseph Smith, b. Nov. 12, 1844. Lived in Cornish several years.
EnHsted Nov., 1862, in Co. A, 16th N. H. Vols. Was stationed
in the Gulf Department in La. nine mos. Discharged Aug.,
1863, in Concord. Rem. to Thomaston, Conn., in 1867, where
he has since res.
278 HISTORY OF CORNISH.
NEWTON.
The Newtons that have Hved in Cornish came from Grantham. Rufus and
Laura W. Newton Hved at the extreme point of settlement on the west-
ern side of Grantham mountain. They spent their hves there. Had
six children. Two of these became citizens of Cornish:
2. i. Charles G., b. Jan. 18, 1846.
ii. Eva L., b. Feb. 22, 1854; m. first, March 15, 1881, Harrison LesUe
of Cornish, who d. Oct. 26, 1887. No issue; m. second, Nov.
17, 1887, Worth C. Jordan, of Cornish. One child: Ada, b.
Dec. 7, 1890. Eva L. d. June 10, 1903.
2; Charles G.^ Newton (Rufus^) was b. Jan. 18, 1846; m. Sept. 10, 1875,
Sarah L. Nichols, b. March 10, 1846. They came to Cornish, in the
fall of 1893, and settled on the Richard Coburn farm, a mile northeast
of the Flat. Children, all b. before coming to town:
i. Grace May, b. April 10, 1879; m. Dec. 23, 1906, William H. Pardy
of Cornish. One child (1908), a son, Newton Francis Pardy,
b. Sept. 17, 1907.
ii. Atherton a., b. Jan. 4, 1882; d. Jan. 23, 1883.
iii. Rupert Leroy, b. Feb. 20, 1884; d. Feb. 4, 1899.
Luther Newton came from Grantham about 1843, lived many years at
the Flat. He had previously m. , who d. Sept. 4, 1844, leaving several
children; m. second, Mrs. Susan (Bugbee) Miller. She d. June 1, 1849.
(Another record says May 22, 1849.) She left no children; m. third, June 28,
1850, Mary Tasker, dau. of Benj. F. and Sarah (Farrington) Tasker. One
child, Edith, b. Aug. 14, 1860, adopted by Stilman Coburn, and name changed
to Coburn. The mother d. at the birth of this child. Mr. Newton soon after
left town.
NORRIS.
Philo Norris was b. Oct. 10, 1804, in Surry. He was the son of Elijah and
Anna (Kendrick) Norris. Came in early life to Plainficld; m. Aug. 17,
1828, Angeline Stone of Plainfield, dau. of Capt. David and Ruth (Ken-
yon) Stone, b. Dec. 9, 1802, d. Sept. 27, 1885. He d. July 8, 1888. They
lived in Cornish several years, and for some years had charge of the alms-
house before the county assumed the care of its inmates. Their last
years were spent with their son-in-law, Henry A. Weld in Cornish.
Children, b. in Plainfield:
i. Eliza Ann, b. Sept. 6, 1829; m. April 15, 1852, Henry A. Weld of
Cornish. Three children. (See Weld.) She d. Jan. 3, 1907.
ii. Emily Elizabeth, b. March 28, 1835; m. May 26, 1859, Stephen A.
Tracy of Cornish. No children. She d. June 19, 1862.
NORTON.
James and Hannah Norton were res. of the town, a few years at the opening
of the last century. Aside from the town records, and a single tablet
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in the cemetery, we have nothing else remaining of the family. Mr.
Norton d. in town Aug. 30, 1830, aged 63. Children:
i. James, Jr., b. Nov. 2, 1789.
ii. Hannah, b. Aug. 27, 1792.
iii. Betsey, b. Nov. 15, 1798.
iv. Meribah, b. April 29, 1801.
v. William, b. Feb. 10, 1805.
NUTTER.
Thomas I. and Margaret Nutter, his wife, lived in town during the closing
years of the 18th century, and, at least the first decade of the follow-
ing one. After this the family evidently left town, leaving three of
their children buried in town. In 1790, the family consisted of only
himself and wife. Children:
i. Alice, b. Dec. 23, 1790.
ii. Heber, b. Sept. 2, 1793.
iii. John, b. Nov. 5, 1795.
iv. Thomas I., Jr., b. June, 1800; d. Nov. 27, 1800.
V. Prudence, b. 1801 ; d. March 16, 1808.
vi. Margaret, b. 1802; d. Nov. 3, 1838.
vii. Lyman Sewell, b. July 12, 1806.
PAGE.
Joshua and Marjorie Page were early residents of the town. At the time
of the first census in 1790, his family consisted of himself and wife, three
boys and four girls. They must have left town soon after as there are
scarcely no town or cemetery records of them to be found. Their
children, as per record of births, are as follows :
i. Sandarous, b. Sept. 15, 1775.
ii. Phebe, b. May 8, 1777; d. young.
iii. Samuel Kennedy, b. April 22, 1779; d. young.
iv. Phebe, 2d, twin, b. Feb. 8, 1781.
v. Samuel K., 2d, twin, b. Feb. 8, 1781.
vi. Betsey, b. Feb. 4, 1783.
vii. Sally, b. April 17, 1785; m. Jan. 2, 1810, Asa Coburn.
viii. Joshua, b. Feb. 9, 1787.
ix. Billy, b. March 2, 1789.
X. Polly, b. April 10, 1793.
». Mercy, b. March 4, 1795.
PAGET.
John Low Paget, the son of John P. and Agnes (Low) Paget, was b. in Scot-
land July, 1821. He learned the stone-cutters' trade in Glasgow, and
came from Strathaven to America, in 1841. Soon after arriving he
engaged in the construction of the Sullivan Railroad, which passes
280 HISTORY OF CORNISH.
through a section of Cornish. Soon after its completion, he settled as
a farmer in town, on the Nathaniel Huggins farm, where he spent the
rest of his life. He m. Jan. 1, 1850, Josephine Mercy Root of Cor-
nish, only dau. of Phinehas and Elsie Kenyon Root, b. April 16, 1813,
and d. March 28, 1904, aged 90 years, 11 months, 12 days. He d. Aug.
31, 1878. Children, all b. in town:
i. Alice Josephine, b. Oct. 30, 1850; d. Aug. 24, 1863.
ii. John Elwood, b. June 28, 1852; d. Aug. 19, 1863.
iii. William Deming, b. July 10, 1854. Remains on the homestead.
Unm. in 1909.
iv. Eliza Agnes, b. Nov. 6, 1855. Living with her brother; unm. 1909.
PAINE.
Capt. Samuel Paine was the son of Noah and Mehitable (Stone) Paine of
Woodstock, Conn. He was b. May 11, 1744. Came to town soon after
its settlement; m. Sept. 6, 1773, Lucy Hall, dau. of Rev. David Hall,
b. in Sutton, Mass., March 19, 1749, and d. Dec. 2, 1817.
"Life makes the soul dependent on the dust.
Death gives her wings to mount above the spheres."
(Inscription on her tombstone.)
He d. Dec. 13, 1834. They were both buried in Cornish. Children,
all said to have been b. in CornLsh:
i. Lucy, b. April 4, 1776.
2. ii. Samuel, Jr., b. Feb. 21, 1778.
iii. Prescott, b. Feb. 21, 1780; d. March 27, 1818.
iv. Joseph, b. July 16, 1784.
V. Elizabeth, b. June 5, 1786; d. Aug. 5, 1856.
vi. John Bulkley, b. Aug., 1788. Was drowned in the Connecticut
river June 3, 1801. (See Casualties.)
vii. Thomas S., b. Sept. 4, 1790; d. Feb. 11, 1791.
2. SAMUEL2 Paine (Samueh) h. Feb. 21, 1778; m. in 1803, Pamelia Chase,,
dau. of Gen. Jonathan and Sarah (Hall) Chase, his cousin, b. Nov. 8,
1780; d. June 14, 1855. Children (suppo.sed), b. in Cornish:
i. Emily S., b. Feb. 22, 1805; d. Oct. 5, 1826.
ii. Albert B., b. Sept. 18, 1807; m. May 19, 1831, Maria L. H. Paine,
b. Sept. 6, 1807; d. Nov. 16, 1853. Five children. He again m.
July 10, 1856, Mrs. Abigail Dodge,
iii. Horace H., b. June 14, 1810; m. Jan. 17, 1833, Laura Cummings.
Three children,
iv. Samuel Chase, 1st., b. 1812, and d. the same year,
v. Laura P., b. July 18, 1814; m. May 17, 1841, Andrew J. Murray.
Two children,
vi. Samuel Chase, 2d, b. March 1, 1S17; m. Dec. 8, 1842, Betsey
liurnham. Three children.
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vii. Charles S., b. Nov. 30, 1819; m. first, Nov. 5, 1850, Eliza Lincoln
who d. Feb. 5, 1854. She had one child: Willie L.; m. second,
March 20, 1855, Abigail Fulsom. Two children,
viii. George S., b. Feb. 15, 1822; m. June 28, 1849, Emily I. Smith.
One child: Arthur, b. June, 1854.
ix. Francis B., b. July 17, 1824; m. May 30, 1850, Mary C. Smith.
Two children.
(It is not known that the Paine families have any descendants in
town at this date, 1904.)
PALMER.
Rev. Charles Myron Palmer, son of Asa and Pamelia (Rugg) Palmer,
was b. Jan. 16, 1837, in Orford. Grad. Kimball Union Academy, class 1858;
Dartmouth College, class 1862; Andover Theological Institute, class 1867.
Was ord. at Harrisville, Dec. 8, 1868. Was pastor of the Cong. Church in
Cornish, 1871-73, Meriden, 1873-81, also over churches in Saratoga, Cal.,
Westminster, Mass., Sharon, Vt., and Stoddard, where he d. Sept. 4, 1899.
For many years he was president of the Alumni Association of Kimball Union
Academy. He m. Aug. 26, 1868, Marion Woods Powers of Cornish, dau. of
Obed and Cynthia (Comings) Powers, b. Dec. 3, 1838, a graduate from and
teacher in Kimball Union Academy, 1863-64. No children.
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PARDY.
John Pardy, b. Dec. 7, 1828, in Plattsburg, N. Y.; m. June 8, 1850, Phebe
Havens, b. Aug. 20, 1832. They had a family of eleven children, all
b. in Plattsburg. Of this number, four rem. to, and become res. of
Cornish and vicinity. In order of their birth, these are:
2. 1. Constant, b. May 5, 1851.
3. iv. Francis, b. March 10, 1855.
v. Thankful, b. Sept. 27, 1856; m. Feb. 6, 1882, Frank A. Fifield of
Cornish. One child: Ernest Leon. (See Fifield.)
viii. Mary Elizabeth, b. April 28, 1862; m. , John B. Moore of
Plainfield. One child: Bessie, b. ; m. Merrihew.
2. Constant^ Pardy {John^) son of John and Phebe (Havens) Pardy, was
b. in Plattsburg, N. Y., May 5, 1851 ; m. Feb. 11, 1873, Elva A. Hubbard,
dau. of Moses and Thankful (Havens) Hubbard, b. May 17, 1857.
They came to Cornish in , bringing several children with them.
Children, all b. in Platt-sburg:
4. i. Fred C, b. Dec. 11, 1873.
ii. Elmer W., b. Sept. 8, 1875; m. Sept. 7, 1904.
iii. Grace B., b. March 29, 1880. Fitted for trained nurse. She m.
Sept. 7, 1904, Harry B. Harris of Windsor, Vt.
iv. Allie a., b. Oct. 30, 1882.
v. Ethel H., b. Aug. 27, 1885; m. Oct. 24, 1906.
vi. Gilbert H., b. July 29, 1896.
282 HISTORY OF CORNISH.
3. Francis^ Pardy (Johm) brother of Constant, was b. in Plattsburg, N. Y.,
March 10, 1855; m. Dec. 25, 1880, Nelhe Emery, dau. of Peter and Eliza
(Cross) Emery, b. March 25, 1857. Children:
i. LiLLiE C, b. May 23, 1881, in Lebanon. She d. June 17, 1900.
ii. Ida F., twin, b. May 12, 1883, in Plainfield; m. April, 1907.
iii. Ina a., twin, b. May 12, 1883; m. Sept. 18, 1907.
iv. William H., b. July 7, 1886, in Plainfield; m. Dec. 23, 1906, Grace
May Newton of Cornish, b. April 10, 1879. Children: 1. New-
ton Francis, b. Sept. 17, 1907. 2. Raymond W., b. May 8. 1909.
V. Florence M., b. Feb., 1888, in Plainfield; d. March, 1888.
vi. Blanche A., b. April 3, 1890, in Cornish.
vii. Florence M., 2d, b. Oct., 1891, in Cornish.
viii. Leonard H., b. Sept. 14, 1895, in Cornish.
ix. Ralph E., b. March 3, 1901, in Cornish.
X. Cora E., b. June 28, 1904, in Cornish.
4. Fred C' Pardy (Constant^, John^) was b. Dec. 11, 1873, in Plattsburg.
Came with his father to N. H. ; m. Nov. 29, 1899, Ethel A. Buckman,
dau. of Rollin R. and Lillie (Chase) Buckman. Settled in town upon
the Plaistridge farm. Active and successful. A member of school
board three years. One child (1908), Earl F., b. Aug. 18, 1900.
PARKER.
John B. Parker was b. in 1819. Came to Cornish about 1844 (?) where
he lived several years. Had a fine musical talent and spent much of
his time teaching both vocal and instrumental music. He m. first, in
1846, Marcia Ann Johnson of Cornish, dau. of Samuel and Ruhama
(Luey) Johnson, b. in 1825, and d. July 16, 1848; m. second, June 27,
1849, Ellen E. Johnson, a sister of his former wife, b. in 1832, and d.
March 24, 1878, in Washington, D. C. Both of these wives were buried
in Windsor, Vt. In • ■, he left town and soon after went to Wash-
ington, D. C, where he was in the employ of the government nearly
thirty years in the Treasury Dept., Bureau of Statistics and Naviga-
tion. While living here, he m. third, , Lizzie Wilson of Washington.
He d. in Washington April 12, 1891. Children, one by each wife:
i. EvERARD L., b. , in Cornish, lives in Brattleboro, Vt., in the
employ of the celebrated Estey Organ Co.
ii. Marcia Ida H., b. , in Cornish; d. March 27, 1874.
iii. Newell N., b. , res. in Washington.
PEASLEE.
Louis C. Peaslee was b. in Springfield Sopf,. 30, 1856. He was son of
Daniel H. and Emily A. (Churchill) Peaslee. About the time he became of
age he came to Cornish as a laborer; m. June 11, 1887, Minnie M. Truell of
Cornish, dau. of George A. and Marion A. (Mitchell) Truell, b. Nov. 10, 1864.
One child: Marion T., b. March 1, 1895.
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PENNIMAN.
Amos Penniman came from Windsor, Vt., to Cornish about the year 1845.
He was son of Nathaniel and Sarah (Hutchinson) Penniman, b. Feb. 2,
1800. He m. Polly Mace, dau. of Tristam and Betsey (Kittridge)
Mace, b. Oct. 9, 1800; d. Feb. 7, 1860. He d. in Cornish June 28, 1856.
Children :
i. Hannah, b. Nov. 26, 1824, in Hartland, Vt.; m. April 10, 1851,
Edmund H. Cobb, then of Cornish. Nine children. (See
Cobb.) Res. in East Plainfield.
ii. George Amos, b. July 13, 1826, in Hartland, Vt.; m. , Rhoda
Chase. No children. He d. Sept. 20, 1859, in Lowell, Mass.,
by falhng upon a circular saw when in action,
iii. Alfred, twin, b. April 30, 1830; m. , Priscilla Drinkwater. No
children. He d. Jan. 2, 1863.
2. iv. Albert, twin, b. April 30, 1830, in Hartland, Vt.
V. Robert, b. June 17, 1836, in Windsor, Vt.; m. Nov., 1862, Mrs.
Rhoda (Chase) Penniman, the wid. of his brother George. Res.,
North Chelmsford, Mass. One child, George.
2. Albert^ Penniman (vlmosO b. April 30, 1830, in Hartland, Vt.; m. Aug.
26, 1857, Sarah A. Fifield, b. Feb. 26, 1828. She was dau. of John and
Sarah (Carr) Fifield of Thornton. Mr. Penniman is a farmer, having
owned and improved several farms in Cornish, and finally settled on the
David Richardson farm where he d. Feb. 22, 1909. Mrs. Penniman d.
July 2, 1908. Children, b. in Cornish:
3. i. Arthur, b. Oct. 3, 1862.
4. ii. Norman C, b. June 19, 1865.
3. Arthur' Penniman {Albert^ Aynos^) b. Oct. 3, 1862; m. Oct. 20, 1883,
Adaline G. Whittaker of Cornish, dau. of Jonathan C. and Luthera
(Hanks) Whittaker, b. Dec. 9, 1865. Lived a few years in Weathers-
field, Vt., and then rem. with his family to Cal. Children:
i. Elsie, b. April 5, 1885.
ii. Mary, b. Dec. 25, 1886.
4. Norman C' Penniman (Alberf^, Amos^) h. June 19, 1865; m. April 25,
1894, Flora Belle Penniman of Plainfield, dau. of Thomas and Mary
(Smith) Penniman, b. July 5, 1872. Res. on his father's homestead.
Farmer and teamster. Serving third year as selectman (1911). Chil-
dren, b. in Cornish:
i. Ruth Helena, b. Aug. 28, 1897.
ii. Harold Smith, b. Feb. 21, 1902.
PIERCE.
Dr. Aabon Pierce was b. in Barnard, Vt., Nov. 23, 1787; m. Dec. 28, 1819,
Sarah Hough, dau. of Thomas and Sarah (Kimball) Hough of Lebanon,
284 HISTORY OF CORNISH.
b. March 21, 1797, and d. at Barton, Vt., Oct. 3, 1842. (She was a half
sister of Lucy Hough, wife of Joshua Barnard Wellman of Cornish.
Hough's first wife was a Kimball, his second wife, a Hyde.) After the
death of Mrs. Pierce, the doctor m. second, July 9, 1844, Mary Billings
of Lebanon, b. Feb. 8, 1799, and d. at Barton, Vt., Feb. 13, 1879.
About the time of his first m. in 1819, he and his wife came to Cor-
nish and settled on the Flat, where he practised medicine for ten years,
or till 1829. Was a successful and beloved physician. He lived in the
house afterwards owned and occupied by Dr. John S. Blanchard, who,
when Dr. Pierce left, immediately succeeded him in his home and in his
profession. After leaving Cornish, Dr. Pierce first settled in Weathers-
field, later in Irasburg and finally in Barton, Vt., where he d. June 1,
1860. By his first wife, Sarah Hough, he had at least the following
children. If there were others, their record has not been found:
i. Sarah Ann, b. Nov. 8, 1820; d. July 10, 1822.
ii. Sarah Ann, 2d, b. May 6, 1822.
Joseph Warren Pierce was b. in Winchester Aug. 17, 1837, the son of Dr.
Hosea and Verlina (Putnam) Pierce of Winchester. The father was a
relative of Gen. Joseph Warren and the mother of Gen. Israel Putnam,
both of Revolutionary fame. The father d. in Cornish March 24,
1893, aged 91 years, 10 months, 27 days. He attended military school
at Philadelphia and served in the War of the Rebellion. Was 2d Lieut.,
Co. K, 45th Regt. U. S. Inf. Was in the battles of Deep Bottom,
Fort Harrison, Spring Hill, Second Fair Oaks, Surrender of Petersburg,
Berksville Junction, Appomattox and others. Was mustered out in
Brownsville, Tex. Came to Claremont where he engaged in trade
from 1866 to 1880. Then came to Cornish and settled on the John
Vinton, or Lamberton, farm as a farmer. He m. Sept. 17, 1864, Mary
Emeline Fairbanks, dau. of Zenas and Relief (Platts) Fairbanks, b. July
17, 1839. One child: Verlina Relief, b. Oct. 27, 1872; m. Oct. 14, 1896,
Clyde A. Rawson of Cornish. Two children in 1904. (See Rawson.)
JosiAH and Jemima Pierce lived in town a few years and had the following
children b. in town. No further record than this can be given:
i. Judith Rosetta, b. July 11, 1815.
ii. Elizabeth Fowler, b. Feb. 1, 1817.
iii. Harriet Jemima, b. Jan. 30, 1819.
PIKE.
1. Ebenezer Pike, born in Newbury, Mass., date unknown, came to Cor-
nish in early manhood, the first of the name in town. Devoted him-
self to farming and carrying on a mill on "Blow-mc-down" brook.
Lived a while in Hartland, Vt.; m. first, Sept., 1801, Mary Salome
Marcy of Hartland; m. seciond, Mrs. Lucinda Waters. First wife d.
July 22, 1809. Second wife d. March 23, 1840. Later in life he rem. to
Northumberland, where ho d., date unknown. Children, by first wife:
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2. i. Ebenezer, Jr., b. 1789, in Cornish.
ii. Lucy M., b. ; m. Jan. 3, 1825, John Cole of Morristown, Vt.
One son, Jason Cole,
iii. Chester, b. ; never m.; rem. to Northumberland, and d. there,
aged 26.
iv. Pliny, b. Jan. — , 1793. Never m. He lost an arm at a regi-
mental muster, and had a leg broken by a runaway horse.
Always res. in town; worked on a farm what he could, and d.
Dec. 26, 1872, aged 79. Children by second wife:
V. Salome, b. ; m. a Mr. Lovell.
vi. Mary, b. Oct. 23, 1812; m. Nov. 17, 1841, Ezekiel O. Jenney of
Plainfield, Had five children. (See Jenney.) She d. Feb. 24,
1895, aged 82.
2. EBENEZER2 Pike (Ebenezer^) b. in Cornish in 1789; m. first, Feb. 14, 1827,
Sarah Chase Bryant of Cornish, dau. of Sylvanus and Judith (Chase)
Bryant, b. Dec. 20, 1798; d. March 5, 1831; m. second, April 16, 1835,
Mary Hyde, of Chelsea, Vt., dau. of Elihu and Mary (Hatch) Hyde,
b. Jan. 2, 1811; d. Oct. 15, 1892, aged 81. He was Largely engaged in
stock growing and raising of thoroughbred horses for the Boston mar-
ket. Was of shrewd business capacity, which early manifested itself,
as also through his life, and laid the foundation of his success. Not
ambitious for political honors, he did not meddle in public affairs, his
large business being sufficient to absorb all his time. He d. in Cornish
Nov. 21, 1861. Children by first wife:
3. i. Chester, b. July 30, 1829.
4. ii. John B., b. Feb. 10, 1831.
Children by second wife:
iii. Sarah C, b. Dec. 14, 1836; d. May 31, 1884; unm.
5. iv. Elihu Hyde, b. July 2, 1838.
3. Chester^ Pike {Ebenezer--^) b. July 30, 1829, in Cornish. Received his
education from the cornmon schools and Kimball Union Academy.
He became an agriculturist and a dealer in horses. Was possessed of
fine business talents. Courteous and affable and honorable in his
dealings. He managed successfully, some of the best landed property
in town, on the Connecticut river. His interest in his native town was
strong, and he brought to bear the same sagacity and tact in its affairs
that he used in his own affairs. As a result, his fellow townsmen repeat-
edly bestowed upon him almost every office of trust and responsibility
within their power. He was selectman several years; county commis-
sioner 1859-62. Representative to the state legislature 1862-63
and also 1887-88, during which time he was chairman of the com-
mittee on railroads and banks. In 1883-84 he was a member of the
N. H. senate and in 1885-86 was president of the senate. As a presid-
ing officer, he had few equals. In 1863 he was appointed provost
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marshal of this mihtary district with headquarters at West Lebanon.
Served acceptably until the close of the war, In 1866, he received the
nomination for councillor of his district, but declined to accept. Sub-
sequently was appointed collector of Internal Revenue, which office he
held until the districts were consolidated. Was a director in the Clare-
mont National Bank twenty-five years, and a member and officer in
four agricultural societies. He m. Dec. 16, 1862, Amanda F. Fay,
dau. of Levi C. and Susan (Stone) Fay, a lineal descendant of Roger
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Sherman,'b. May 6, 1833, in Reading, Vt. She d. March 5, 1904. He
d. Nov. 29, 1897. Children, all b. in Cornish:
i. Julia A., b. April 8, 1864; d. July 10, 1864. The slab marking her
little mound bears this touching in.scrip., "Father in Heaven,
keep our darling. "
ii. and iii. Were infants, that d. young.
iv. Chester Fay, b. May 11, 1869; m. Sept. 18, 1899, Ada Bell Cran-
dall of Claremont. He is a "starter" at many horse trots in
New England.
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4. John B.' Pike {Ebenezer^}) b. Feb. 10, 1831, in Cornish. He received
his education in the common schools, at Kimball Union Academy and at
Norwich University, Vt. Went west and engaged in civil engineering
and afterwards kept hotel in Cincinnati, Ohio, and in Chelsea, Vt.
Was appointed deputy provost marshal in 1863. After the war closed,
he was mail route agent between St. Albans, Vt., and Boston, for some
time. He then went into the insurance businesss which he has since
followed. Res., Lebanon. He m. Dec. 29, 1858, Louise Parker of Plain-
field. Have two children, sons. Both of them engaged in the rubber
business in Boston. Mrs. Pike d. in May, 1895. He m. second, Oct.
15, 1896, Mary A. Emerson of Lebanon, dau. of Albro V. and Josephine
B. Emerson. Mr. Pike d. in Lebanon Sept. 8, 1909.
5. Elihu Hyde3 Pike (Ebenezer^-'^) was b. July 2, 1838. Was educated in
the schools of Cornish and at Kimball Union Academy; m. in 1858,
Elizabeth Dyer, dau. of Bradbury and Calista Dyer of Plainfield. Was
Supt. of the schools of Cornish, in 1862. While giving promise of future
usefulness, his life terminated with consumption, March 12, 1864.
Children :
i. Mary Calista, b. May 25, 1862; d. June 19, 1863.
ii. An infant dau. name and date of birth and death not known.
PLAISTRIDGE.
Caleb Plaistridge, whose father, Isaac Plaistridge, came to Conn, from
Eng., wasb. Feb. 19, 1751, in Conn, (town not known); was left an orphan
at the age of four, and was brought up by a wid. of that town. At
the age of twenty-one, in 1773, he came to Cornish, and bought a lot
of fifty acres, where during the summer, he made a small clearing and
built a log house. He then returned to Conn, and m. , Hannah
Manning. In the following spring he and his wife returned to their
new home in the wilderness. He served in the War of the Revolution.
Was in Col. Jonathan Chase's Regt. in the fall of 1777, that marched
from Cornish to Saratoga, N. Y. Hannah Manning d. June 8, 1806.
He m. second, July 9, 1807, Susannah Luey of Cornish, dau. of Samuel
Luey. She was b. May 1, 1780, and d. March 30, 1867. Mr. P. was
a man of strict integrity, honorable in all his dealings, a prudent econo-
mist, jealously guarding against want and waste, ever living within his
means, as illustrated by the following: It is said that at butchering time
he cut his meat into 365 pieces, that on each day of the year they would
not fail to have their "meat in due season." The records of the chil-
dren by the first wife are somewhat deficient and uncertain. It is said,
she had eight sons and four daus., all b. in Cornish. Not obtaining
all the dates of birth, the order is uncertain. Mr. Plaistridge d. July
2, 1838. Children:
i. Asa, b. , m. . Settled in Vt.
ii. Susannah, b. July 17, 1779. Res. in Cornish; d. unm.
288 HISTORY OF CORNISH.
iii. John, b. June 16, 1780; m. first, Mary Blodgett, who d. in 1817.
By her he had eight children; m. second, in 1818, Martha Robin-
son, b. May 30, 1790, and d. June, 1876. By her he had
twelve children. Res. in Waterbury, Vt., and later in North-
field, Vt., where he d. Dec. 16, 1850.
iv. Selinda, b. . Never m.
V. Charles, b. . Res. and practiced medicine in Canaan.
vi. Amasa, b. . Settled in Coventry, Vt.; m. Dec. 30, 1831, Phebe
Huggins of Cornish, dau. of Nathaniel and Phebe (Ayers)
Huggins, b. Aug. 18, 1795; d. April 10, 1869.
vii. Dr. Caleb, b. 1788 (?); m. , Teruah Ticknor, of Plainfield.
Nine children, three boys and six girls. One of the daus. m.
a Mr. Currier of Canaan and is the mother of Hon. F. D. Cur-
rier of Canaan, now (1910) a member of Congress from N. H.
Dr. Plaistridge settled in E. Lebanon, where he practiced medi-
cine 55 years and d. there in 1869, aged 81. "He was a man of
strong and striking personality."
viii. Miriam, b. Nov. 15, 1792; m. May 10, 1815, Jason Cole of Plainfield.
He was drowned in the Conn, river at Plainfield, when his first
born son was five days old, who took his father's name. He,
with his mother, res. in Peacham, Vt., and later in Danville,
Vt., where she d. Feb. 29, 1888, aged 95.
ix. Hannah, b. ; m. , a Mr. Paine. One dau.. Lizzie.
X. Salmon, b. .
xi. A son, name unknown.
xii. Byron, b. ; m. , a lady of Orford, where they res. when he d.
Children by Susannah Luey :
xiii. Joseph, b. Jan. 7, 1809; m. March 10, 1818, Harriet A. Winchester,
b. in Ashburnham, Mass. Res. in Cornish on the old home-
stead, until , when they rem. to Walpole, where he d. May,
1886. She d. . They had no children.
xiv. Sophia, b. Sept. 8, 1813; m. Nov. 7, 1833, Gilbert HilHard of Cor-
nish. Seven children, all b. in Cornish. (See Hilliard.) She
d. in Northfield, Mass., Jan. 29, 1878.
XV. Nancy, b. March 31, 1818; m. Aug. 13, 1838, William H. Stone of
Cornish. Settled in Danville, Vt., where he d. Dec. 1, 1891,
She was b. April 9, 1814, and d. Aug. 3, 1878.
2. xvi. Benjamin Franklin, b. Dec. 13, 1821.
2. Benjamin Franklin^ Plaistridge {Calebs) b. Dec. 13, 1821 ; m. Feb. 1,
1854, Eliza A. Woodbridge, of No. New Castle, Me., dau. of Henry
and Eliza Woodbridge, b. April 21, 1823. In Dec, 1868, they left
Cornish and located in Reading, Mass. Remained there until 1873,
when they rem. to Northfield, Mas.s., where he d. Nov. 14, 1873. She
d. Aug. 4, 1888. Three children, all b. in Cornish :
i. Fred Caleb, b. Nov. 15, 1854; m. July 4, 1876, Ellen S. Deluy
of Gill, Mass. Had five children. Res. in Winchester, where
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he is engaged as a house builder and carpenter and a dealer in
building material.
ii. Cora May, b. Feb. 19, 1857; m. Nov. 21, 1876, Chas. L. Banks,
of Northfield, Mass. Had four children. Res. (1900) in North-
field, Mass.
iii. Frank H., b. July 23, 1858; m. Aug. 22, 1900, Ida M. Harkness of
Hay woods, Cal. Res. in Los Angeles, Cal.
POOLE.
William C. Poole was b. in West Newton, Mass., Nov. 8, 1795. He was son
of Rufus and Mary (Fanning) Poole; m. March 10, 1826, Olivia Hug-
gins of Cornish, dau. of John and Sarah (Richardson) Huggins, b. May
22, 1803; d. Nov. 8, 1891. They res. several years in Barton, Vt.,
and came to Cornish to live about 1846. He was a farmer and settled
on the Newport road near the top of Croydon mountain. He d. June
17, 1874. Children, all b. in Barton, Vt.:
i. Olivia A., b. April 20, 1827; m. , Charles Edwin Leslie of Cor-
nish, a tailor. They lived in Lowell, Mass., Concord and Cal.
She d. Jan., 1891. They had two children: 1. Horace, b. Dec.
16, 1847. 2. Gorilla C, b. Jan. 1, 1852.
ii. Francena H., b. Feb. 8, 1834; d. in 1838.
iii. Eri H., twin, b. March 13, 1836.
iv. Thirza H., twin, b. March 13, 1836; d. March 27, 1836.
V. Mercy Ann, b. July 23, 1839. A teacher, also a prominent worker
m the W. C. T. U.; m. Charles Ball of Claremont. No children.
He d. . She d. Dec. 27, 1907, at her home in Fairhope, Ala.
vi. William Wesley, b. March 26, 1842; m. June 9, 1888, Mary E. L.
Andrews of Claremont, a teacher, dau. of Samuel H. and Mary
N. (McQuesten) Andrews, b. July 26, 1851. No children. He
d. Nov. 16, 1891. Mter his death his wid. m. Dec. 30, 1899,
Henry Lyman Fletcher of Cornish.
"Dearest loved one, we have laid thee.
In the peaceful grave's embrace.
But thy memory will be cherished.
Till we see thy heavenly face."
(Inscription on his tombstone.)
Caleb H. Poole came to Cornish just prior to 1880. He m. soon afterwards
Mrs. Sarah E. (Smith) Hilliard, wid. of David H. Hilliard. He was a black-
smith and lived a short time working at his trade, at the Flat. He d. June
3, 1888, aged 68. His wife d. April 17, 1908.
POWERS.
The Powers that have lived in Cornish all came from Croydon. They were
all possessed of a strong individuality that has contributed much to all the vital
interests of the town. A natural inclination to high social rank and desire
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for education, coupled with energy, has made and still makes their lives a
success.
Obed Powers, b. in Croydon April 20, 1788, was the son of Col. Samuel and
Chloe (Cooper) Powers, who were the parents of twelve children. He
came to Cornish in 1810, when twenty-two years of age. He was an
active thriving farmer and, in addition, was extensively engaged at times
as a stone mason. He m. Feb. 10, 1814, Cynthia Comings of Cornish,
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Obed Powers.
Cynthia Comings Powers.
dau. of Leonard and Nelly (Winch) Comings, b. in Cornish March 18,
1795. In 1864 they celebrated their golden wedding. He d. Aug. 20,
1874, aged 86. She d. Sept. 6, 1884. They had five children, all ed-
ucated at Kimball Union Academy and who became successful teachers:
Samuel Leonard, b. May 13, 1815. Teacher and farmer. He m.
Nov. 26, 1843, Mrs. Justina L. Walker of Lowell, Mass.; b. ,
1813; d. Dec. 19, 1893. He d. Feb. 8, 1865.
Petty Farris, b. June 26, 1817. Taught school nineteen years.
She m. Sept. 26, 1852, Zera Peck Smith, a farmer of Cornish.
She d. Nov. 8, 1854. An infant dau. d. the same day.
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iii. Lucy Charlotte, b. Feb. 10, 1820; m. first, Sept. 28, 1841, Henry
Hall Chase, b. May 10, 1809, and d. May 13, 1852. Had one
son, Robert Henry Chase, b. Dec. 11, 1842. This son enhsted
in the 5th Regt. N. H. Vols, (from Claremont), was Lieut, of
Co. G, and d. in the service at Ream's Station, Aug. 25, 1864.
She m. second, Jan. 1, 1858, Jotham G. AUds of Claremont, who
d. Feb. 26, 1866. By him she had one son: Jotham Powers
Allds, b. Feb. 1, 1863, who res. in Norwich, N. Y., an attorney
of ability and rank, and a member of the state assembly for
several years.
iv. SuLA, b. Oct. 5, 1826; m. first, Zerah P. Smith, the wid. of her de-
ceased sister. He d. Oct. 14, 1856, without issue. She m.
second, Feb. 4, 1858, Dudley Tappan Chase, a lawyer, then of
Windsor, Vt., but afterwards lived in Claremont. One child:
Lucy Adalaide. (See Chase.) He d. Dec. 31, 1898. She d.
April 3, 1905.
V. Makion Woods, b. Dec. 3, 1838; grad. Kimball Union Academy,
class 1859. An assistant teacher there in 1863-64. Taught in
New Hampton in 1865 and at Sidney, Ohio, in 1865-67. Of
excellent literary taste, she has won considerable reputation as
a writer, especially of poetry. She m. Aug. 26, 1868, Rev.
Charles M. Palmer, and became his faithful aid during several
pastorates. They had no children. Since his death, Sept. 4,
1899, she has lived in Claremont.
Larnard Powers, a brother of Obed, b. in Croydon April 20, 1808. He m.
April 7, 1836, Ruby Metcalf Barton, dau. of John Barton of Croydon.
She was b. Dec. 9, 1807. Mr. and Mrs. Powers came to Cornish in
1838 and settled on the Eben Comings place, where they spent the re-
mainder of their lives. A very thrifty and successful farmer. His
dairy business was extensive and it is estimated that Mrs. Powers made
on this farm 75,000 pounds of highest grade butter. Like the family of
his brother Obed, they took a deep interest in educational matters and
were extremely painstaking in the education of their children. He was
a gentleman of the old school, genial, generous, courteous and highly
respected. He d. Sept. 14, 1894. She d. Oct. 29, 1900. (See photos
next page.) Children:
i. Caroline Matilda, b. in Croydon Nov. 14, 1837. Educated at
Kimball Union Academy. Graduated, class 1859. A success-
ful teacher; m. Oct. 5, 1864, Horace Barnard Wellman, b. Cor-
nish Nov. 14, 1838. One child: Ada Powers, b. Cornish Oct.
5, 1867; who grad. Kimball Union Academy, class 1887; m.
Oct. 30, 1895, Nelson H. Morgan of Springfield.
ii. Erastus Barton was b. in Cornish Jan. 31, 1840. After attending
the district schools of the town, he entered Kimball Union Acad-
emy where he graduated in 1860; Dartmouth College in 1865,
and Harvard Law School in 1867; was admitted to the bar Jan.
27, 1867; spent several years, in the aggregate, teaching while
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pursuing his studies. He then entered upon the practice of
law in Boston, where he is enjoying the reputation of being one
of the best legal counsellors in his profession in the city. He
res. in Maiden, Mass. He m. Jan. 19, 1871, Emma F. Besse
of Wareham, Mass. They have one dau., Ruby Barton, b.
Nov. 15, 1872, who m. Jan. 4, 1893, Clarence W. Clark of Mai-
den, Mass.
Orlando Powers.
iii. Alice Victoria, b. in Cornish, Jan. 18, 1846. She graduated Kim-
ball Union Academy. Res., Me., 1867. A teacher in N. H.
and Me.; m. May 29, 1872, Nathaniel Randall. Has one dau.,
Edith Victoria, b. Jan. 12, 1876, who is a graduate of Me. State
Normal School.
iv. Samuel Leland, b. in Cornish, Oct. 26, 1848. (See sketch.)
Orlando Powers, a son of Capt. Peter and Lois Sawyer (Cooper) Powers
of Croydon, was b. in Croydon, May 5, 1810. He was cousin of the foregoing
294 HISTORY OF CORNISH.
four. Educated mainly in the district schools of Croydon. Entered the store
of Hiram Smart as clerk at eighteen, where he remained until he rem. to
Cornish, in April, 1832. Here he was engaged for a time as clerk in the store
of Henry Breck, but afterwards in trade by himself for many years. He m.
1837, Cynthia L. Smart, dau. of Joseph and Polly (Sanborn) Smart of Croy-
don, b. Nov. 2, 1810, in Unity, They had no children. He held a variety of
offices. Was town clerk seven years; rep. in 1844; county treas. in 1849 and
1850; postmaster at Cornish Flat for many years. Was administrator of
numerous estates. He was social and gentlemanly, possessed of a ready busi-
ness talent and active temperament. He largely devoted his means and ener-
gies to the Union cause during the Rebellion and was a warm friend of the
soldiers. He d. Feb. 10, 1886. Cynthia, his wid., d. March 12, 1894. (See
photo on page 293.)
PUTNAM.
JoHNi Putnam, with several of his family, came from Buckinghampshire,
Eng., in 1634, and settled in Salem, Mass. He had a son Thomas*
who m. Prudence Holyoke, and had three sons and five daus. One of
these sons, Edward', m. June 14, 1681, Mary Hale and had seven
children. Isaacs a son of Edward, was b. March 14, 1698, and settled
in Sutton, Mass., in 1722, and had nine children. Their ninth child
was Danieb Putnam {Isaacs Edward^, Thomas^, John^) who was b.
March 28, 1739, in Sutton, Mass. He m. there in 1761, Anna Chase,
dau. of Judge Samuel Chase, then of Sutton. Possessed of an adven-
turous spirit, he, for a time, left his family and came to Cornish and spent
the winter of 1764-65 in "Mast Camp" with a Mr. Dyke, and perhaps
others who were engaged in cutting timber for the King's navy. During
the following summer he was joined by his family and others from Sut-
ton, when the settlement of the town began. (See Settlement.) His
wife was b. in 1749 and d. in Cornish Oct. 28, 1820. He was a soldier
of the Revolution and participated in several of its important events.
A part of the time he served as blacksmith in the army of Gen. Wash-
ington. It is said that he had the distinguished honor of cutting
the handcuffs from the wrists of Maj. Andr6 as he was about to be
executed. After the war was over he returned to Cornish and became
one of the leading men in the affairs of the town. He d. in Cornish
May 12, 1809, aged 70.
Of the children of Daniel and Anna (Chase) Putnam, the first two
were b. in Sutton, Mass., the rest in Cornish:
i. Elizabeth, b. July 15, 1762; m. Feb. 9, 1779, Daniel Haskell. Two
children. (See Haskell.)
ii. Anna, b. Nov. 8, 1764; m. March 7, 1793, John Morse (second wife),
and by him had three children. (See Morse.) She d. in Cor-
nish, March 4, 1852.
iii. Daniel Chase, b. May 12, 1766; was drowned in the Connecticut
river in 1773. (See Casualties.)
2. iv. Samuel, b. Feb. 28, 1768.
Judge John L. Putnam.
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295
V.
VI.
Vll.
Mary, b. March 30, 1769; m. July 6, 1787, Solomon Wellman of
Cornish. Two children. (See Wellman.) She d. Aug. 5,
1848.
Isaac, b. July 13, 1770; m. March 26, 1793, Polly Chamberlain.
They had a dau., Anna, a student of Kimball Union Academy
1824-26, who became a prominent teacher in the south and
d. while teaching in Louisiana in 1859.
Sally, b. March 30, 1772; m. Jan. 1, 1793, Antipas Marble. Six
children. (See Marble.) She d. March 30, 1826.
I. Samuels Putnam {Daniel^, Isaac, Edward', Thomas^, John'-) was b. Feb.
28, 1768, in Cornish; m. , Lois Lyscom, dau. of John Lyscom of
Brookfield, Mass. She was b. in 1766, and d. in Cornish, Aug. 25,
1855, aged 89. Mr. Putnam d. Nov. 19, 1843. Children, all b. in
Cornish :
3. i. John Lyscom, b. March 16, 1792.
ii. Sarah Maria, b. Jan. 12, 1803. She never m. She d. Sept. 10,
1882.
iii. Ann Elizabeth, b. March 29, 1808. She never m. She d. Feb.
26, 1847.
Residence of Judge J. L. Putnam.
John Lyscom? Putnam (Samueh, Danieb, Isaacs, Edward', Thomas'-,
John^) was b. March 16, 1792; m. May 20, 1834, Adeline M. Sumner,
of Claremont, dau. of John and Hannah (Fitch) Sumner, b. March 6,
1811, and d. Feb. 14, 1893. For many years Mr. Putnam was an asso-
ciate judge on the Sullivan Co. bench. Was a man of sound judgment
and stern integrity. The full record of his public services has not
been obtained. He d. April 15, 1875. Children, all b. in Cornish:
296 HISTORY OF CORNISH.
4. i. Samuel, b. April 17, 1835.
ii. Haldimand Sumner, b. Oct. 6, 1836. Was a graduate of West
Point in June, 1857. Engaged in the Civil War. Was Col. of
the Seventh Regt., N. H. Vols., and was acting Brig. Gen. in
that fearful action, the storming of Ft. Wagner, S. C, July
18, 1863, when he was instantly killed. His short but brilliant
career has merited much honor. (See Cornish in the Civil
War.) He never m.
iii. Isabella Lyscom, b. Aug. 29, 1838; m. Feb. 8, 1866, Daniel H. Davis,
of Windsor, Vt. She d. July 27, 1875.
iv. Lucy Ann, b. March 12, 1848.
4. Samuels Putnam {John Lj, Samueh, Danieh, Isaacs, Edward', Thomas'-,
Johm) was b. April 17, 1835; m. Dec. 17, 1867, Antoinette Longcoy, of
Ohio, dau. of David and Abby (Woodard) Longcoy, b. Dec. 3, 1842,
and d. June 27, 1910. Mr. Putnam was an engineer several years on the
railroads in Ohio. Returning about 1871, to the Putnam homestead
and to the care of his aged parents, he spent the rest of his hfe
there as a successful farmer. He d. April 20, 1909. Children, all b.
in Cornish, except the first:
i. Haldimand Sumner, b. Oct. 10, 1870, in Kent, Ohio,
ii. Abby Woodard, b. Jan. 1, 1881.
iii. Nettie Longcoy, b. Dec. 1, 1885.
iv. John David, b. Nov. 2, 1887.
QUIMBY.
1. Wilbur B. Quimby was b. in Unity, April 25, 1834. He was the son
of Benjamin and Persis (Gee) Quimby; m. Aug. 3, 1856, Lucinda M.
Marshall, dau. of John and Maria (Abbott) Marshall, b. June 4, 1839.
After trying their fortune in Wisconsin, they returned to his native
town where they spent several years. In 1881, they came to Cornish
and settled on the Joshua Wyman farm, one and one-fourth miles
south of the Flat. Mr. Quimby d. June 8, 1908. Children, all b.
before coming to town:
2. i. Fred M., b. Nov. 17, 1858.
3. ii. Elwin W., twin, b. Aug. 6, 1863.
4. iii. Erwin W., twin, b. Aug. 6, 1863.
5. iv. Ernest P., b. Aug. 7, 1868.
2. Fred M.2 Quimby {Wilbur Ba) h. Nov. 17, 1858, in Weyauwega, Wis.
He m. Jan. 19, 1881, Clara E. Williams, of Barnstead, dau. of Charles
H. and Laura A. (Moore) Williams, b. Jan. 19, 1862. He and liis
brothers all came to town when their father came. He is a farmer and
teamster. Res.. (1905) in Claremont. Children:
HALDIMAND SUMNER PUTNAM
Captain Topographical Engineers.
Colonel Tth New Hampshire Regiment of
Volunteers.
Acting Brigadier General, commanding the
2d Brigade in the assault on Fort Wagner
in Charleston harbor, July 18, 1863.
Fell on the parapet while holding it for
reinforcements.
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i. Bessie Josephine, b. May 25, 1887, in Unity.
ii. Gertrude May, b. July 21, 1891, in Charlestown.
3. Elwin W.2 Quimby (Wilbur B.^) b. Aug. 6, 1863, in Unity; m. Dec,
14, 1892, Mattie E. Westgate, of Cornish, only dau. of William
E. and Charlotte (Bryant) Westgate, b. March 8, 1869. Chil-
dren, b. in town:
i. Bertha, b. March 23, 1893; d. April 13, 1893.
ii, Arthur Westgate, b. May 2, 1898.
4. Erwin W.2 Quimby {Wilbur Ba) h. Aug. 6, 1863, in Unity; m. June 16,
1896, Grace B. Kimball of Cornish, dau. of John E. and Ella A. (Hoyt)
Kimball, b. March 4, 1876. When tliree years of age she was adopted
into the family of Rev. James T. Jackson, then serving as pastor of
the Congregational Church in Cornish. Mr. Quimby is a farmer and
served as selectman 1904-09 and was chosen representative 1908-09.
Children, all b. in town:
Howard E., b. Jan. 31, 1899.
i. Hoyt M., b. Dec. 2, 1900.
ii. Daniel I., b. July 23, 1905.
5. Ernest P. 2 Quimby {Wilbur Bj) was b. in Charlestown, Aug. 7, 1868;
m. June 16, 1896, Annie E. Harrington of Cornish, dau. of Levi W. and
Hattie (Ayers) Harrington, b. Jan. 8, 1872, and d. May 15, 1901;
m. second, Dec. 27, 1905, Cora M. Spaulding, dau. of Amos and Marion
(Rowell) Spaulding, b. July 5, 1876. Children by first wife, all b. in
town:
i. Vera Hattie, b. May 3, 1897; d. May 29, 1897.
ii. Myron Ernest, b. April 19, 1901.
RAWSON.
The Rawsons originally came from the Co. of Dorset, Eng. Edward
Rawson came to New England in 1636, was a man of prominence, holding
several offices in the Colony, and was its secretary from May, 1650,
to May, 1686, and so received the title of "Secretary Rawson." He was
the ancestor of all of the name in Cornish and vicinity.
1. William^ Rawson {Thomas^, William'-^, Edward^) came to Croydon
with his wife and four children in 1788, and settled on the mountain
near the Cornish line. This part of Croydon was set oflf to Cornish
in 1809. Their children were all b. in Mondon, Mass. Their names
were: 1. Thomas. 2. William. 3. Sally. 4. Molly.
2. Thomas" Rawson {William^, Thomas^, William'-'^, Edward^) was b.
about 1768. He m. (Pub. July 26, 1796) Polly (or Mary) Smith of
298 HISTORY OF CORNISH.
Washington, b. in 1772. They spent their later years near the Flat
where they were both buried. He d. Dec. 10, 1847, aged 79. She
d. Feb. 13, 1849, aged 77. Their children were:
i. Rachel, b. ; m. — — , Joseph Newton. He d. in Northfield,
Vt. She d. .
3. ii. William, b. March 15, 1800.
iii. Enos, b. ; m. Elvira Clark(?), adopted dau. of William Whit-
tlesy. Had five children. A portion of his early life was
spent at sea. After living a few years in town he and his
family rem. west to Kalo, Webster Co., Iowa, where they
both d.
iv. Orrin, b. ; m. , Mariah Mellen of Boston. Had four
children, two sons and two daughters. Lived in Cambridge,
Mass., where they both d.
V. LtJRANA, b. ; never m.; d. — — in Brookline, Mass.
vi. Esther, b. — ■ — ; m. , John Dustin of Brookline, Mass., where
they both d. No children.
3. William^ Rawson {Thomas,^ William^, Thomas*, William^-'', Edward^)
was b. March 15, 1800; m. — — , Amanda Lamberton of Windsor, Vt.,
b. in 1804 and d. April 24, 1882, aged 78. He d. March 23, 1867,
aged 67. He was a stone mason and lived in several places in town.
Children :
i. Mary Jane, b. Sept. 14, 1829; m. Sept. 14, 1848, Levi H. Sanderson,
then of Springfield, Vt., but afterwards of Cornish and later
of Plainfield. Seven children. (See Sanderson.) She d.
May 14, 1899.
ii. Catharine, b. March 11, 1831; d. April 15, 1833.
4. iii. Enos Richmond, b. Nov. 8, 1833.
iv. Henry Newton, b. Jan. 17, 1837; m. May 17, 1871, Alfreda E.
Bement of Brattleboro, Vt., where he d. Aug. 25, 1899. One
child: Louise E., b. March 11, 1872. He was a machinist.
v. Laura Ann, b. Jan. 18, 1841; m. Dec. 30, 1868, Sidney C. Thomp-
son of Holliston, Mass. One child: Lloyd O., b. April 15, 1870.
A physician in Greenwich, Conn.
vi. Alvah S., b. Jan. 23, 1845. Enhsted in the Civil War in 1861, in
the 6th Regt., N. H. Vols.; was killed at Petersburg, Va.,
July 3, 1864, while looking over a breastwork, a bullet entering
at eye. (See Military RoUs.)
vii. Harvey, b. Oct. 10, 1847; unm.; res. at the Flat.
4. Enos Richmond s Rawson (William-', Thomas'^, William^, Thomas*,
William,^-'- Edward^) was b. Nov. 8, 1833. He was a carpenter and
builder; m. first, Jan. 16, 1861, Maria Fairbanks of Springfield, Vt.,
b. Dec. 19, 1832. She d. Oct. 18, 1863, soon after the birth of her
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first child. He m. second, April 23, 1865, Cordelia Ladd of Springfield,
Vt., where they lived a few yeans and then came to Cornish Flat, where
after a few years he d. July 17, 1890. His wid. afterwards (Dec. 12,
1893) m. Charles T. Huggins of Cornish. Children:
i. By first wife and d. young.
By second wife:
ii. Carrie Olie, b. Dec. 17, 1866; d. July 22, 1874.
iii. Eva Ladd, b. April 29, 1869; m. Aug. 28, 1893, Rubert Royce, a
physician. They five in Brooklyn, N. Y. One child.
iv. Clyde Alvah, b. July 13, 1870; m. Oct. 14, 1896, Verlina R. Pierce
of Cornish, dau. of Joseph Warren and Emeline (Fairbanks)
Pierce, b. Oct. 27, 1872. Two children: 1. Richmond Warren,
b. Oct. 1, 1897. 2. Rubert Clyde, b. May 12, 1900.
V. Lottie Viola, b. Oct. 26, 1874; d. May 25, 1881.
vi. Lula May, b. Aug. 19, 1877; d. May 23, 1881.
RAYMOND.
Hiram Phinehas Raymond, son of Stephen and Emily (Gibson) Raymond
of Woodstock, Vt., was b. April 17, 1823. He m. Sept. 15, 1857, Mary
E. Farwell, who was b. Feb. 15, 1829. They came to Cornish in 1861
and settled on the farm recently owned and occupied by Justus 0.
Cole, it being the 7th lot in the 6th range, first owned by Thomas
Johnson. They had no children. He was a deacon of the Baptist
Church on the Flat several years. His wife d. Nov. 18, 1890. He d.
May 1, 1906.
David Henry Raymond, a half brother of Hiram P., born Dec. 30, 1840,
came to town about 1873 and m. Emily Jane Sisson, dau. of John F.
and Emily (Smith) Sisson. After her death, Feb. 21, 1874, he left town.
RAYNSFORD.
Joseph Raynsford, .son of David and Maria (Fitch) Raynsford, was b.
July 28, 1822, in New London, Oneida Co., N. Y. He had a brother,
Joel Fitch Raynsford, who settled in Meriden in the fall of 1854, dying
there . He also had a sister, Maria L., who m. July 6, 1848, Capt.
Seth Cole. (See Cole.) She d. in Cornish April 14, 1885. Mr.
Raynsford spent about fifty years boating as captain on the inland
lakes, rivers and canals of New York and Pennsylvania and elsewhere.
Came to Cornish to five in Nov., 1884, and settled on the McCarty
farm, so called, where he d. June 7, 1900. He had m. April 1, 1857,
Abbie Bailey Smith of Brownsville, Jefferson Co., N. Y. Children,
both b. in New London, N. Y.:
i. Fitch, b. Dec. 25, 1857; m. April 29, 1886, in New York City,
Georgianna Morgan. No children. He followed the same
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avocation as his father till he came to Cornish in 1898, to live
with and care for his parents,
ii. Jennie M., b. Feb. 22, 1863; m. Jan. 21, 1897, in Cornish, Dea.
Charles N. Freeman of Claremont.
READ.
Samuel Read b. about 1720; m. Mary Andrews. They moved with their
family from Preston, Conn., arriving in Cornish May 2, 1783. They
settled on the farm now occupied by Lincoln Chapman. The house
now standing on the place was built by Mr. Read in 1791. She d.
May 3, 1790. He d. April 4, 1805. Full record of their children has
not been obtained, but they had a son: David^ Read (Saynueb) who
m. first, , Hannah Kenney; m. second, , Hannah Jirauld, a
sister of the wife of Dr. Joseph Chapman. The first wife d. May 26,
1797. The second d. in 1858. Children by Hannah Kenney:
i. RuFus, b. — — .
ii. Silas, b. ; m. three times; d. at 98 years.
iii. David.
2. iv. Septimus, b. April 17, 1876.
V. James.
vi. Hannah.
Children by Hannah Jirauld:
vii. Jacob.
viii. Philip.
ix. Hiram.
2. Septimus^ Read (Samueh) h. April 17, 1786; m. Sept. 30, 1810, Betsey
Chapman of Cornish, dau. of Dr. Joseph and Martha (Jirauld) Chapman,
b. June 28, 1791, d. July 21, 1874. He d. Feb. 21, 1872. Children:
i. Joseph Chapman, b. ; d. June 26, 1812. (Ten mos.)
ii. Betsey Fidelia, b. June 11, 1813; m. Nov. 6, 1833, Solomon Stone.
Six children. (See Stone.) She d. Oct. 2, 1898. He d. Jan.
12, 1892.
iii. Albert Kenney, b. Aug., 1815; d. Nov. 15, 1886.
iv. Charlotte, b. Oct. 2, 1818; m. Nov. 14, 1848, Jacob Beal of Plain-
field. Three children. (See Beal.) She d. June 20, 1877.
V. Bela Philander, b. , 1824; d. July 11, 1846.
vi. LuTHERA Amanda, b. June 20, 1830; m. Aug. 30, 1856, Walter
Howard.
READ.
Asahel' Read, was b. Aug. 5, 1794; m. Sarah Bullard, who was b. Nov. 22,
1798, and d. June 17, 1867. He d. June 13, 1845. They lived at the
north part of the town. Their children were:
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2. i. Charles H., b. March 4, 1823.
ii. Mariah, b. Sept. 21, 1824; m. — — , James Jaquith. Three children.
She d. in Lowell, Mass.
3. iii. Harvey S., b. Aug. 19, 1828.
iv. Sarah Emeline, b. in 1831; d. Jan. 18, 1851, in Lowell, Mass.
V. Mary Ann, b. Aug. 5, 1837; d. Aug. 8, 1837.
2. CHARLES2 Read (Asaheh), was b. March 4, 1823; m. , Mary Palmer
of Plainfield, b. March 24, 1824; d. July 5, 1895. He d. May 15, 1898.
Children (seven in number):
i. Norman B., b. , enlisted in Civil War; d. in Battle of Cedar
Creek, Oct. 19, 1862, and was never found.
4. ii. Fred W., b. March 26, 1850.
iii. Sarah E., b. ; d. when young, of scarlet fever.
iv. Charles M., b. in Plainfield, Nov. 27, 1857; m. March, 1885,
Carrie Henshaw. One child: Gladys, b. in Windsor, June
7, 1901.
V. Frank B., b. ; d. when young, of scarlet fever.
vi. George E., b. in Plainfield, July 4, 1858; m. April 8, 1879, Annie
M. Chute. One son: Otis B., b. in Plainfield, June 7, 1884,
who has studied and prepared himself for the gospel ministry,
vii. Nellie A., b. ; d. of scarlet fever at fourteen years of age.
3. Harvey S.^ Read (Asolwb) was b. Aug. 19, 1828; m. Dec. 14, 1852,
Janette Dodge of Plainfield. Children, all b. in Cornish:
i. Marcia, b. ; m. , Adolphus Dana.
ii. Flora E., b. , 1857; d. .single, Dec. 22, 1880.
iii. A daughter, b. Aug. 21, 1863.
iv. Nettie H., b. 1865; d. May 8, 1878. (See Casualties.)
V. Kate D., b. May 8, 1867; d. Sept. 29, 1897.
vi. Hattie S., b. May 8, 1870.
vii. Reuben J. C, b. in 1874; m. Feb. 18, 1901, Annie Rodgers. Two
children.
The census of 1790 gives clue to the following Read families in Cornish,
but the genealogist has been unable to trace them without much research
which he could not bestow:
David Read and wife, five sons and one daughter.
Benj. Read and wife, one son and one daughter.
Elisha Read and wife, two sons and two daughters.
Jonathan Read and wife, one son and three daughters.
4. Fred W.^ Read (Charles% Asaheb) was b. in Plainfield, March 20, 1850;
m. June 7, 1876, Emma E. Hook, dau. of Peter and Lucia Maria (Ken-
drick) Hook, b. Dec. 29, 1852. About 1883 they settled in Cornish
302 HISTORY OF CORNISH.
on the Dr. Joseph Chapman farm near the north line of the town.
Children :
i. Mabel E., b. in Plainfield, June 4, 1881; m. Dec. 27, 1909, Austin
W. Burr of Plainfield.
ii. Forest E., b. in Plainfield, Oct. 4, 1882.
iii. Ernest D., b. in Cornish, June 22, 1884; d. Sept. 17, 1884.
iv. Harlan W., b. in Cornish, June 2, 1888.
V. Lansing A., b. in Cornish, March 19, 1890.
vi. Stanley H., b. in Cornish, May 3, 1891; d. Sept. 16, 1891.
RICE OR ROYCE.
DiMOND Rice was b. in 1767, in — ; m. June 17, 1792, in Claremont,
Lydia Bradley, who was b. in 1774. He d. in Cornish, Jan. 21, 1823.
His wid. m. June 10, 1828, John Lothrop. No issue. She d. in Cornish,
Sept. 14, 1864. Children of Dimond and Lydia Rice; exact order
cannot be given:
i. Betsey, b. March 16, 1793; m. ■, Cyrus Hartshorn.
ii. Bradley, b. ; lived in Manchester.
iii. Sally, b. March 26, 1797; in. March 9, 1817, Thompson Jenny
of Grantham. Eight children. She d. April 30, 1865. (See
Jenny.)
iv. Esther Bunnell, b. Oct. 23, 1798; m. Jesse Ross.
V. Warren, b. ; m. Sept. 6, 1820, Judith Johnson of Cornish,
dau. of John and Hannah (Huggins) Johnson, b. May 19, 1801.
Lived in Northfield, Vt.
vi. WiLLARD, b. .
vii. Lydia, b. ; Never m. Lived in Roj'alton, Vt.
viii. Harriet, b. ; m. Emerson.
ix. Hannah, b. ; m. Smith.
X. William P., b. ; m. Caroline . She lived and d. in
Warren, Vt.
RICH.
1. Benjamin Rich of Claremont, m. Susan Chase of Cornish, dau. of
Peter and Sarah (Cady) Chase, b. Aug. 28, 1781; d. Aug. 8, 1811.
They had four children, two sons and two daughters. The daughters
and one son went to St. Lawrence Co., N. Y., and settled there. The
remaining son,
2. Lyman Rich was b. July 27, 1803, in Claremont. He m. April 16, 1832,
Dorothy Belinda Richardson of Cornish, dau. of Joseph and Polly
(Hilliard) Richardson, b. Oct. 29, 1809, d. Sept. 3, 1874. Mr. Rich
was a farmer and settled on the Thompson farm, east of and overlooking
the Flat. He was a conscientious and consistent member of the Baptist
Church. He d. Nov. 11, 1878. Children, both b. in Cornish:
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3. i. Henry E., b. March 12, 1834.
ii. Susan Amelia, b. Oct. 5, 1837; d. at Meriden, while a student there,
March 17, 1856. She was possessed of a lovely Christian
character.
3. Henry E.» Rich {Lyman"-, Benjamim) was b. March 12, 1834; m. April
14, 1858, Abby Jane Kelley of Cornish, dau. of Amos and Abigail
(Coburn) Kelley, b. Feb. 28, 1834, d. July 17, 1878. He m. second,
Sept. 6, 1882, Mrs. Azeha L. (Fisk) Deane of Claremont. A Httle
later he sold his farm and went to Clyde, Kan., remaining there several
years and then came east and lived in Cornish, then in Newtonville,
Mass., and then in Framingham, Mass., where he d. Aug. 2, 1900.
He was clerk of the Baptist Church in Cornish twenty-seven years
and for many years was one of its deacons. A consistent and worthy
Christian gentleman. His last wife d. Nov. 22, 1906, in Newark, N. J.
Children, all by last wife:
i. Grace C, b. in Cornish, Oct. 15, 1883; m. , Walter H. Bell.
ii. Blanche M., b. in Cornish, Oct. 27, 1884; d. in Kan., Dec. 17, 1884.
iii. Ruth Linda, b. in Clyde, Kan., April 3, 1886, and d. Sept. 10, 1886.
iv. Ellen M., b. in Clj^de, Kan., June 30, 1887.
Albert Rich, a nephew of Benjamin Rich and cousin of Lyman, was b. in
1805; d. Nov. 28, 1884. He m. Ehza Hall of Plainfield, dau. of Peter
and Rachel (Emery) Hall, b. June 2, 1806, d. Feb. 7, 1853. They lived
in Cornish several years and then rem. to Albion, N. Y., where he d.
Children :
i. An infant, b. in town; d. Jan. 5, 1835.
ii. Sarah, b. 1836 (?) and d. unm. in Albion, in 1886.
iii. Henry, b. . Lived in Minnesota. Never m.
iv. Albert, Jr., b. ; m. and settled in Albion, N. Y.
v. Joshua, b. ; m. Halliet Ellis. Was for a time a prosperous
farmer in Albion, but d. before middle life.
RICHARDSON.
"Richard" was a favorite name in Eng., both before and after the Norman
Conquest. Many families of the nobility bore this name. Their posterity
were called the "Sons of Richard. " The transition to Richard's Sons was easy
and a matter of course. Being widely diffused in Europe, the name frequently
appeared among early emigrants to America, and often with no traceable
connection between them.
Three Richardsons, Ezekiel, Thomas and Samuel, descendants of the Danes
came from Kent. Co., Eng., to America in 1630 with "Gov. Winthrop's Com-
pany," landing at Salem, Mass. They at first went to Charlestown, where
they settled for a time and afterward rem. to Woburn, and were three of the
304 HISTORY OF CORNISH.
first members that there constituted a church of seven members on Aug. 14,
1642.
Samuel was the paternal ancestor of most of the Richardsons of Cornish.
His son Stephen^, also had a son, Stephen', who rem. to Billerica, Mass., and
was the parent of Ebenezer^, b. Feb. 1, 1707, and Amos*, b. March 25, 1710.
These two brothers left Billerica and went to Pelham, and spent the rest of
their lives there. There their children were born.
Ebenezer^ Richardson had several children, among them was Jonas' {Ehen-
ezer*, Stephen^-'', Samueh) b. Oct. 21, 1748; m. April 4, 1782, Zilpha Bar-
ker. They came to Cornish (date unknown) and lived several years.
They were two of the nine constituent members of the Baptist Church
at its organization in 1789. After their children were b., it appears
they left town, leaving no posterity behind them so far as known,
neither is it known where they settled. Children, all b. in Cornish:
i. Zebadiah, b. Oct. 6, 1788.
ii. Cynthia, b. Dec. 28, 1790.
iii. Ebenezer, b. April 6, 1793.
iv. Nathan, b. June 22, 1795; d. March 11, 1804.
V. Charlotte, b. Feb. 5, 1798.
vi. Louisa, b. Aug. 1, 1800.
vii. Zilpha, b. June 20, 1802.
viii. Persena, b. April 25, 1804.
Amos< Richardson {Stephen^-^, Samueh), a brother of Ebenezer^, was a very
distinguished physician in Pelham, where he d. June 20, 1766, aged 55.
He had four children: Eri, b. in 1740. Sarah, b. April 13, 1743. Joseph,
b. March 5, 1745, and Isaac, b. in 1752, and d. March 3, 1754. His
third child:
Josephs Richardson (/Itoos^, Stephen^-^-, Samuel'-) h. March 5, 1745; m. May
11, 1767, Miriam Hildreth, b. March 7, 1743, d. Feb. 10, 1831, aged 87.
He d. April 10, 1827, aged 82. They came to Cornish in 1789 with
their children who were all b. in Pelham. Children:
i. Miriam, b. Aug. 24, 1768; m. Sept. 9, 1788, Joshua Wyman, then of
Pelham. Nine children. (See Wyman.) Mr. Wyman d. June
9, 1815, aged 48. She d. Dec. 17, 1848, aged 80. "She was a
good woman, of consistent piety, a beloved mother of a worthy
family, who have all arisen and called her blessed."
2. ii. Joseph, Jr., 1). Jan. 21, 1771.
iii. Sarah, b. March 10, 1773; m. June 23, 1796, Jolin Huggins of Cor-
nish. Nine children. (See Huggins.) Mr. Huggins d. in
1815. She d. July 13, 1852, aged 79.
Her biographer makes the following interesting mention of
her: "She was a woman of strong and amiable character, as
evinced in raising her large family without means, after the death
of her husband, and in the fortitude and Christian resignation
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with which she met the loss of her eyesight for many years.
Her humble cottage was the constant resort of school children,
whom she dearly loved and charmed, with her songs and hymns
from her inexhaustible supply. Her voice had a remarkable
capacity, from the loving notes of the cooing dove to the deep,
resonant bass of a man.
"Her figure, as she sat in her chair, with heavenward face
and sightless orbs, one foot on the pedal of the spinning wheel,
discoiu'sing such music as is heard only in the spheres, would
have entranced the chisel of the old Greek sculptor.
"And such was one of the many grand. New England mothers,
who have silently sought the grave, 'unknown, unhonored and
unsung.'"
3. iv. David, b. Jan. 15, 1776.
V. JosiAH, b. Dec. 12, 1778. Was a Baptist minister, but becoming
insane, he was never ord. He never m.; d. Feb. 28, 1858, in
Concord Asylum, aged 79.
vi. Mercy, b. May 4, 1781; m. June 1, 1829, Aaron Hebard of Lebanon.
No children. She d. Aug. 1, 1854, aged 73.
vii. Rebecca, b. Nov. 25, 1783. Never m.; she d. in Plainfield, about
1865.
4. viii. Amos, b. Nov. 27, 1785.
2. Joseph" Richardson (Joseph^, Amos^ Stephen'-'-, Samueh) b. Jan. 21,
1771; m. first, Polly Hilliard, dau. of Samuel and Phoebe (Yerrington)
Hilliard. She was b. Dec. 10, 1776, and d. May 7, 1822, aged 45; m.
second, Lydia Wilkins, of Claremont, d. Sept. 19, 1852, aged 70. He d.
March 1, 1853, aged 82. Children of Polly, all b. in Cornish:
Eri, b. June 9, 1796.
Joseph, b. May 4, 1798.
Samuel, b. April 12, 1880.
Polly, b. July 8, 1802; d. Aug. 13, 1803.
Maria, b. May 21, 1804; d. Feb. 25, 1830.
Miriam, b. Sept. 1, 1807; m. Frederic Claggett of Newport. (See
Newport History, page 344.) He was high sheriff of Sullivan
Co., five years. She d. Jan. 24, 1884. Three children: 1.
Rufus P., b. June 20, 1830. 2. William, b. Sept., 1836. 3.
Mary J., b. July 10, 1844.
vii. Dorothy Belinda, b. Oct. 29, 1809; m. April 16, 1832, Lyman Rich,
who was b. July 27, 1803, and d. Nov. 11, 1878, aged 75. She d.
Sept. 3, 1874, aged 64. Had two children. (See Rich.)
viii. Mary Hall, b. May 11, 1812; m. first, in 1838, Asa Day. Had one
dau. (Ellen M.) who d. April 28, 1860, aged 21. He d. in 1856,
at Leominster, Mass. She m. second. Dr. Mason Hatch of
Newport, Nov. 12, 1856. (See Newport History, page 411.)
She d. July, 1882, aged 70. Buried at Leominster, Mass.
8. ix. Ariel, b. July 25, 1814.
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X. Joshua Bradley, b. 1815; d. Oct. 7, 1817.
xi. Nancy J., b. Sept. 16, 1818; m. Sept. 16, 1836, John Lane, then of
Claremont. She d. in Lebanon, Jan. 18, 1893, aged 74. Two
children. (See Lane.)
Child by Lydia Wilkins:
xii. Benjamin F., b. Feb. 10, 1825,; d. in Cal., Jul}- 16, 1852, aged
27. He never m.
3. David6 Richardson (Joseph-j, A7nos'>, SlephcH^--, Samueb) was b. Jan. 15,
1776; m. Nov. 25, 1805, Sarah Goodwin Ford, dau. of Capt. Daniel
and Lydia Ford, b. Dec. 17, 1784, in Claremont, and d. in Hanover
Aug. 15, 1867, aged 83. He d. March 20, 1846, aged 70. Children, all
b. in Cornish:
i. Daniel Ford, b. Aug. 16, 1807. His life was devoted chiefly to the
Christian ministry and the cause of education. Was fitted for
college at Kimball Union Academy, class of 1827. Grad. at
Dartmouth College, class of 1831, with the highest honors. He
travelled in nearly every state of the Union, occupied the Chair
of Languages in Wake Forest College, N. C, where he was ord.
as a Baptist minister. Immensely popular in the state as a
public .speaker. Refusing the presidency of the college, he re-
turned to N. H. and devoted himself to the ministry. Was
pastor of churches in Cavendish, Vt., Mason and East Hanover
beside supplying churches in Plainfield, Meriden, Cornish, etc.
Was a member of the Congressional Convention in 1850 and rep-
resented the town of Hanover in the legislature in 1850-51.
His name at one time was prominent on the list of candidates
for governor of N. H. and President Pierce tendered him any gift
within his power, all of which he modestly declined. Was a
great reader and student of letters, and became proficient in a
dozen or more languages, but he had no "itching palm" Yor
public office, but devoted himself to the more quiet profession
of his choice. Superadded to these, he was postmaster at
Hanover, Treas. and director of the bank, justice of peace,
Supt. of schools, etc., for many years. For the last fifteen
years, he suffered with paralysis until his death, Feb. 7, 1882.
Agreeable to his request, his remains were buried at Cornish
Flat, by the side of his parents. He never m.
ii. Stillman, b. June 7, 1809. Educated at New Hampton Theological
Seminary for the Baptist ministry. Was bapt. by Elder A.
Kendrick, at ten years of age, in comjiany with his brother
Daniel, two years older, and sister, Elmina, two years younger
than himself. He d. before entering the ministry, July 22, 1843,
unm.
iii. Mercy Elmina, b. Aug. 17, 1811. She was educated at New
Hampton. She was noted for her uiLselfish disposition, love
of literature and remarkable memory. She d. April 27, 1839.
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iv. Horace, b. Dec. 2, 1814, and d. in Oakland, Cal., March 15, 1876.
A Baptist minister, zealous and greatly beloved. Prepared for
college at New Hampton. Grad. at Dartmouth College, class
1841, and at Newton Theological Seminary. Pastor of a church
in Keene, where he was ord. May 7, 1845, also at West Acton,
Mass., and East Oakland, Cal. Opened the first public school
in San Jose. Devoted the last part of his life to Bible mission
work, preaching in public and by firesides, and distributing tons
of Bibles and Testaments. He m. first, Sarah H. Rand; m.
second, Sarah Haines. Had several children.
V. Stephen, b. Dec. 18, 1816; d. Aug. 18, 1818.
vi. Martha Rhoda, b. Sept. 8, 1818. Was educated at New Hampton
Seminary. Spent some years teaching in North Carolina. She
manifested a great love for literature, was of beautiful spirit,
and unselfish in all her life work. She m. March 4, 1846, Rev.
Jonathan S. Herrick, by whom she had four children: 1. Maria
Elmina, b. Dec. 19, 1846; d. April 3, 1908, unm. 2. James
Day, b. June 4, 1848. 3. Martha Jane, b. Feb. 18, 1850. 4.
Daniel F. R., b. Jan. 10, 1852. Mrs. Herrick d. during her
husband's pastorate in Rumney, March 17, 1852, aged 34.
vii. David Sidney, b. Sept. 1, 1821. (See sketch.)
viii. Sarah Jane, b. Feb. 23, 1824. Eyes and health were ruined by
vaccination when ten years old. She never m. but d. Jan. 12,
1894, aged 70.
4. Amos6 Richardson (Joseph^, Amos'^, Stephen^--, Samueh) b. Nov. 27, 1785;
m. Feb. 24, 1814, Sophia Comings, dau. of Samuel and Sarah (Butter-
field) Comings, b. April 10, 1789, and d. Sept. 5, 1853, aged 64. ■ He
was a prominent citizen of the town, serving it in various offices; also
represented it in the state legislature of 1847. A member and deacon
of the Baptist Church. A successful farmer and continued on the
paternal homestead till his death, Sept. 14, 1853, aged 67. Children,
all b. in Cornish:
i. Sarah, b. Aug. 17, 1815. As a very successful teacher, she spent
many years in this avocation in the south, prior to her m. to
Rev. Jonathan S. Herrick, April 20, 1853. Then she became at
once, teacher and mother to the four children of her husband, by
his first wife, Martha Rhoda (Richardson) Herrick. She has
wrought well. Mr. Herrick d. in Troy Dec. 3, 1895. She is
living in 1910. (See photo on page 308.)
9. 11. Amos, b. Nov. 27, 1817.
iii. Sophia Louisa, b. March 31, 1820. She spent her life chiefly in
educational work. She d. April 13, 1882, aged 62. Unm.
iv. William Taylor, b. Nov. 16, 1822, and d. in the army about 1864.
V. Charlotte, b. April 5, 1825; m. Dec. 20, 1847, Caleb H. Blood.
She d. in Florida, Oct. 21, 1852, aged 27. She left one son,
Daniel Richardson Blood. Mr. Blood d. July 16, 1896.
308 HISTORY OF CORNISH.
vi. Cordelia I., b. Jan. 2, 1828; m. Dec. 25, 1868, Rev. David Hawley.
She d. March 24, 1878, aged 50.
vii. Samuel Comings, b. May 13, 1830. Student and teacher. He d.
in Cal., where he went to regain his health, Oct. 9, 1859, aged 29.
viii. Geo. Washington, b. Jan. 25, 1834, and d. Feb. 12, 1871, aged 37.
Mrs. Sarah Richardson Herrick, at 84.
(See sketch, page 307.),
Erp Richardson (Joseph ^-^, Amos", Stephen'-^, Samueb) h. June 9, 1796;
in. Feb. 22, 1821, Abigail Chandler Bragg, dau. of Nicholas, Jr., and
Abigail (Chandler) Bragg. She waw b. July 13, 1792, and d. Sept. 20,
1878, aged 84. He was a farmer and mechanic. Lived a while in
Morristown, Vt., and Cornish. His last years were spent in Charles-
town, whore he d. June 19, 1869, aged 70. Children:
i. Ceorgk Buadlky, b. Dec. 22, 182L "Railroaded" in Mass. till
IS.Ti, when he went west in the same business, then engaged
in land speculation, manufacturing and trade. Operated in
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St. Louis, Mo., and Memphis, Tenn., until he acquired a hand-
some competence. Then settled in Sangamon Co., 111., where
he spent the remainder of his years dying Feb. 12, 1895, in
Riverton, 111. Late in life, on Nov. 29, 1894, he m. Marion
B. McNeely, who survives him.
ii. Caroline, b. April 13, 1824, and d. Jan. 1, 1895, aged 70, unm.
iii. Emeline, b. April 22, 1827; m. Jan. 10, 1849, Lucien Lane, res.
in Charlestown. He d. Feb. 3, 1892. Three children.
iv. Elizabeth A., b. Oct. 26, 1831; m. Jan. 4, 1853, Chas. Gay of
Charlestown, who was b. Sept. 7, 1828. He was selectman for
eight 3'ears and represented the town in legislature in 1866-67.
also filled other offices of honor and trust. He d. July 24, 1892.
Three children. She is living in 1910.
V. Helen M., b. Nov. 20, 1834; m. Dec. 19, 1860, Jacob Augustus
Kendall of Leominster, Mass. Mr. Kendall d. Nov. 13, 1886.
A dau., Caroline M., m. in Claremont, May 28, 1907, Earl M.
Putnam of Conn.
6. Joseph' Richardson {Joseph-^ Amos', Stephen'-^, Samuel^) h. May 4,
1798; m. Nov. 29, 1820, Sylvia Day, dau. of Rufus and Betty (Com-
ings) Day, b. in Cornish, July 15, 1799, and d. Feb. 1, 1882, aged 82.
He was a farmer, also a brick mason. A zealous and consistent mem-
ber of the Baptist Church, of which he was deacon for many years.
He d. Aug. 10, 1871, aged 73. Children:
i. Salome, b. Sept. 10, 1821; m. May 4, 1845, Amos Richardson of
Cornish. She d. in Florida, May 17, 1850, aged 28. Left
two sons. (See Amos' Richardson.)
10. ii. Asa W., b. July 21, 1823.
iii. Eliza M., b. May 23, 1825; m. Oct. 20, 1850, Sylvester M. Bugbee,
who was b. Oct. 24, 1824, and d. Jan. 29, 1897, aged 72. She
d. Oct. 18, 1896. They left two sons. (See Bugbee.)
iv. Hiram Day, b. March 14, 1827; m. Nov. 4, 1849, Mary A. Scripture.
She was b. Nov. 20, 1825. Leaving Cornish when of age, he
went to Mason, where he lived many years. Was honored
by his townsmen, serving as selectman and representing the
town in legislature, etc. He was a tailor by trade. Of him it
has often been said, "He was an honest man." He afterwards
lived in Waltham, Mass., where he d. Jan. 27, 1897. Had
seven cliildren, three sons and four daus.
11. V. Joseph Orlando, b. Dec. 16, 1833.
vi. LucRETiA B., b. Nov. 30, 1839; m. May 7, 1861, Chas. B. Comings,
son of Benjamin and Rebecca (Westgate) Comings. Two
children. (See Comings.) Lived in Cornish and Lebanon.
She d. in Lebanon, Nov. 24, 1895.
7. Samuel' Richareson {Joseph-^, Amosi, Stephen^-'', Samueb) b. April 12,
1800; m. first, Sophia W. Bond. Had two children, who d. young.
She d. May 12, 1837, aged 24. He m. second, Mary A. Wright, b.
310 HISTORY OF CORNISH.
March 5, 1817. They lived in Claremont chiefly. He d. April, 1883,
aged 83. Children, all by last wife:
i. Samuel, b. Dec. 14, 1841. Insurance agent in Claremont.
ii. Mary, Sophia, b. Sept. 10, 1843; d. Aug. 4, 1849.
iii. Charles A., b. Nov. 2, 1847; d. Aug. 22, 1849.
iv. Sarah Maria, b. July 15, 18.50; m. Dec. 24, 1877, Samuel Ruggles
of Windsor, Vt.
8. Ariel? Richardson (Joseph-^, Amos\ Slephen^-'^, Saniueh) h. July 25,
1814; m. first, Dec. 29, 1841, Mary E. Armstrong, b. Nov. 1, 1808; d.
Aug. 17, 1886; m. second, Nov. 14, 1888, Ehza Swan. She was b.
Sept. 10, 1838. Rem. with family to Michigan, Nov. 5, 1855, where
they resided in Carson City. He was a "carpenter and house builder."
Date of his death not known. Children by Mary, all b. in Cornish:
i. Albert A., b. Dec. 10, 1842; m. Dec. 18, 1864, Jane M. Dawks.
Two children. Enlisted, Nov. 9, 1861, in Berdans S. S. 1st
Regt. Discharged Oct. 27, 1862.
ii. Anna R., b. April 28, 1846; m. March 5, 1871, James F. Fillmore.
iii. Ella C, b. May 24, 1848; m. Oct. 8, 1865, J. M. Patrick.
iv. Victoria M., b. Sept. 5, 1851; m. March 29, 1874, Isaac M. Patter-
son; d. Oct. 20, 1883, aged 23.
9. Amos' Richardson (Amos^, Joseph, Amos*, Stephen*-^ SamueU) h. Nov.
27, 1817; m. first, May 4, 1845, Salome Richardson, dau. of Joseph? and
Sylvia (Day) Richardson, b. Sept. 10, 1821, d. May 17, 1850; m. second,
April 20, 1857, Sarah Jane HiUiard, dau. of Joseph and Roxana (Day)
Hilliard. Educated at Kimball Union Academy and New Hampton
and Norwich, Vt., attended medical lectures at Dartmouth Medical Col-
lege but never practiced. Spent some time teacliing in New England
and in the South, and later in mercantile business in Jacksonville, Flor-
ida. In 1853, he returned to the old homestead, after which his life
was devoted chiefly to agricultural pursuits. He d. Sept. 19, 1901,
aged nearly 84. Children by Salome:
12. i. Sidney K., b. June 29, 1846.
ii. Frank, b. Dec. 14, 1848. A successful farmer. Spent some time
in Cal. Returned to the charge of the homestead, where he
now resides. (1902.) Children by Sarah Jane:
iii. Fred H., b. Oct. 1, 1859; m. Dec. 25, 1895, Gertrude A. Haven.
Officer in Vermont State Prison at Windsor. (1902.) Children:
1. Flora E., b. May 3, 1900. 2. Margaret H., b. March 15,
1903.
iv. Flora Ella, b. Jan. 2, 1861; d. Aug. 15, 1886, aged 25.
V. Nellie Salome, b. May 26, 1867; m. Feb. 24, 1892, Elmer York.
(See York.)
10. Asa W.» Richardson {Joseph^-'-\ Amos*, Stephen^-, SamueU) b. July 21,
1823; m. Sept. 1, 1846, Pluma C. Armstrong, b. Feb. 22, 1828, in New
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York. Wheelwright and general mechanic as well as farmer. Respond-
ing to his country's call, he enlisted in 1862, serving until 1865, first as
Orderly Sergt. then as 2d Lieut, in the 14th Regt. N. H. Vols. After
the war he lived in Lebanon, where he d. May 3, 1874. Children:
i. Marcus F., b. Aug. 16, 1848; m. March 20, 1869, Flora E. House
of Lebanon. Printer; res. in Manchester,
ii. Emma S., b. Oct. 14, 1854; d. June 8, 1859.
iii. Abbie M., b. April 23, 1861; m. Dec. 20, 1882, John A. Woods
of Francestown.
iv. Charles H., b. June 8, 1867; d. Nov. 1, 1867.
11. Joseph Orlando' Richardson {Joseplv-''-^, Amos^, Stephen^-'', SamueU) h.
Dec. 16, 1833; m. first, Nov. 29, 18.55, Helen M. Comings, 2d dau. ot
Alvin and Alvira (Williams) Comings, b. Feb. 10, 1835, d. Oct. 3, 1868,
aged 33; m. second, Dec. 2, 1869, Mary Malincy Burr, only dau. of Brad-
ley and Hannah (Read) Burr, b. July 4, 1837. Mr. Richardson was a
wheelwright by trade, also a house carpenter and res. in Lebanon,
where he d. Sept. 8, 1900. "He was one of the very best of men, his
standard in everything was ever a high one and he walked in the path
where duty and conscience guided him, trusting implicitly his God."
Children by Helen:
i. Clayton Joseph, b. July 4, 1862, in trade in Lebanon; of the pros-
perous firm of Richardson & Emerson.
ii. Errain Alvin, b. April 27, 1864; d. Jan. 20, 1867.
Child by Mary M.:
iii. Leon Burr, b. April 14, 1878. Graduate Dartmouth College,
class of 1900.
12. Sidney Kirk' Richardson (Amos'-^, Joseph, Amos*, Stephen'--, Samueh)
b. June 29, 1846; m. April 6, 1869, Ella Idalene Sturtevant, dau. of Na-
hum C. and Martha Jane (Thomas) Sturtevant, b. Feb. 3, 1849. Mr.
Richardson was educated in the schools of Cornish and Kimball Union
Academy. Enlisted at eighteen, Aug. 31, 1864, in 1st Regt. H. Art.,
which performed much arduous service in and about Washington, D. C.
Was discharged Sept. 11, 1865. On returning home from the army,
he found his health insufficient for the labors of the field, owing to
malarial disease contracted in the service, so he devoted some years
to the machinist's trade, and in manufacturing business in Lebanon,
Windsor, Brandon, Vt., etc. Was collector of bridge tolls for seven
years at Windsor, then returned to Cornish where he has since resided,
upon the Dr. Boardman place, .so called. For ten years was collector
of the taxes of the town. Children:
i. Martha Salome, b. June 24, 1870; d. June 28, 1870.
ii, Henry Sturtevant, b. Sept. 19, 1873. Graduate Kimball Union
Academy, class of 1896. Prin. of high school at Walpole two
312 HISTORY OF CORNISH.
years, from 1898 to 1902. Prin. of academy at Wells River, Vt.
After thi.s he was admitted to the bar, and estabhshod himself
in the successful practice of kivv in Claremont.
Henry S. Richardson.
iii. Charles Sidney, b. May 9, 1886; Grad. Kimball Union Academy,
class of 1905.
William Richardson, the first of the name in town, was a soldier of the
Revolution. His name appears several times durinji; the war in different
military bodies and on different occasions and was always accredited to Cor-
nish. He came home unharmed. His relationship to those of the same name
coming to the town later cannot be determined. He m. , Tabitha
and they had a dau. Lucy, b. in town May 2, ITTG; d. Oct. 17, 1777. There
is no known record of his leaving town, or of his death. Probably d. early as
his wid. Tabitha m. Jan. 27, 1780, Robert Nichols, and d. in town, Sept. 3, 1783.
Joseph Richardson (pedigree and birth unknown) ni. Nov., 1831, Mrs. Anna
Maria (Marble) Piatt of Cornish, and by licr had two children. He d.
Oct. 27, 1839, and was buried in Cornish. 11ie children were:
i. Hannah Chase, b. in 1834; ni. Harford B. Kirk and d. childless,
Jan. 12, 1870, buried in Trinity clnuch-yard.
"All thats beautiful in woman.
All we in her nature love,
All the good in all the human,
Passed from this clay to Cod above."
(Inscription on her tombstone.)
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ii, George Wentworth, b. in 1838. He was twice m. and d. at Mount
Vernon, N. Y., in 1881 leaving two children by his first wife.
RICKARD.
Lemuel Rickard, with Ehzabeth his wife, were the first of the name in town.
They had seven children, and then the mother d. Mr. R. m. again,
Abigail , and had five more children. The family lived in the
northeast part of the town and were living in town in 1790. The cen-
sus of that time says his family consisted of himself, two boys and one
girl and the mother. There is no known record of the death of Eliza-
beth, but Abigail, the second wife, d. April 12, 1854. Mr. R. d. Dec.
18, 1855, aged 75. Children by Elizabeth:
i. Sarah, b. June 15, 1785.
ii. Benjamin, b. Sept. 10, 1787.
iii. Jared, b. Feb. 19, 1790.
iv. Theophilus, b. May 26, 1792.
V. Tirzah, b. July 6, 1795.
vi. Elizabeth, b. July 20, 1798.
vii. Lemuel, Jr., b. Nov. 6, 1801.
Children by Abigail:
viii. Alvin, b. Nov. 4, 1804; d. Aug. 25, 1806.
ix. Louisa, b. March 8, 1807.
X. Reuel, b. Aug. 3, 1809; d. May 15, 1831.
xi. Abigail, b. Nov. 17, 1812; d. March 6, 1813.
xii. Truman, b. Feb. 12, 1814. Grad. Kimball Union Academy, 1838;
Dartmouth College 1842; Med. Dept., 1847. Physician at
Woburn, Mass., till he d. Aug. 8, 1861. He taught schooL sev-
eral terms.
Elijah Rickard, a brother of Lemuel (?) with Betsey, his wife, had five children.
She d. — ■ — . He m. second, Tenty , and by her had six children.
She d. Jan. 8, 1827, aged 46. There is no known record of his death.
Children, by Betsey:
i. Jonathan, b. March 13, 1787.
ii. Deborah, b. July 10, 1788.
iii. Eleazer, b. Feb. 25, 1790.
iv. Hannah, b. March 25, 1795.
V. Ira, b. Oct. 17, 1797.
Children by Tenty:
vi. Charity, b. 1807; d. March 23, 1830.
vii. Mary, b. Jan. 19, 1808.
viii. Miranda, b. Sept. 8, 1809; d. June 22, 1836.
ix. Ransom, b. Nov. 3, 1811; d. Dec. 13, 1839.
X. Watson Freeman, b. April 11, 1814.
xi. Warren, b. Feb. 25, 1818.
xii. WiNSLOw, b. March 8, 1820.
314 HISTORY OF CORNISH.
In the cemetery at the Flat are tablets inscribed to Abner Rickard who d.
July 2, 1827, aged 84, and to his wife, Susanna, who d. Jan. 1, 1833, aged 81.
These may have been the parents of Lemuel and Elijah, who late in life came
to res. with their children.
Also, Levi Rickard, d. March 16, 1865. His wife d. May 9, 1846.
RIPLEY.
William Ripley of the fifth generation from William Ripley who settled in
Hingham, Mass., in 1635, was b. at Windham, Conn., Feb. 12, 1734.
He was the great-grandson of Hannah Bradford who was the granddau.
of Gov. Bradford of the Plymouth Colony. He rem. from Windham
with his family June 5, 1775, and arrived at Cornish, June 14, 1775,
where he lived until his death, Feb. 17, 1818. He m. Jan. 11, 1757,
Lydia Brewster, dau. of Capt. James and Faith (Ripley) Brewster, b.
at Windham, Conn., March 18, 1740, and d. in CornLsh Nov. 2, 1829.
She was a descendant of the sixth generation from Elder Brewster of
the Plymouth Colony. Children, all b. in Windham, Conn.:
i. Faith, b. Oct. 13, 1757; m. Jan. 14, 1779, Jabez (or Jabish) Spicer
of Cornish. Nine children. (See Spicer.) They lived in
Cornish till 1810, and then rem. to Richmond, Vt., where they
both d. He d. Jan. 6, 1823. She d. May 31, 1824.
ii. Alethea, b. Aug. 23, 1759; d. Sept. 5, 1759.
iii. Alethea, 2d, b. Jan. 11, 1761; m. March 30, 1788, James Wellman
of Cornish. Four children. (See Wellman.) She d. Oct. 15.
1841.
iv. James, b. April 4, 1763; m. first, March 7, 1792, Lucy Eaton of Hart-
ford, Vt., who was b. in Woodstock, Conn., Oct. 15, 1765, and
d. in Cornish, Dec. 23, 1807; m. second, in Torringford, Conn.,
Sept. 2, 1810, Florilla Mills, b. July 5, 1779, and d. in Cornish,
Sept. 21, 1858. She was a sister of Samuel J. Mills, famous
for the part he took in the organization of the American Board
of Foreign Missions. Like her brother, she had a loving zeal
for the same cause, and in her quiet way, did much to awaken
a similar spirit in her church in Cornish. She was a woman of
sweet and gentle spirit and of sincere piety. She was cousin
to the two sisters, Maria S. and Abbic Moore Mills, who m. the
two Whittlesey brothers of Cornish.
James Ripley, like his father, was a powerful man physically
and mentally and active in upholding all good things. No
children by either wife. He became famous as a military man
and attained the rank of Col. He d. Aug. 9, 1842, in Cornish.
V. Selinda, b. April 4, 1773; m. April 4, 1790, Eliphalet Kimball of
Cornish. Seven children. (See Kimball.) She d. June 4, 1854.
David Kimball Ripley, fourth child of David and Hannah (Cuffs) Ripley,
was b. April 30, 1812, in Plymouth, Mass. Spent most of his youth in
Morri-stown, Vt. He m. Nov. 21, 1841, Rosilla B. Clark of Plainfield,
GENEALOGIES, 315
dau. of Samuel and Bathsheba (Porter) Clark, b. Dec. 31, 1820, and
d. Jan. 8, 1892. They came to Cornish in the fifties and settled on
the farm recently owned and occupied by George A. Truell. He was a
member of the Baptist Church and an exemplary citizen. He enlisted
in the 7th Regt., N. H. Vols., and d. in the service, in the General
Hospital at Hilton Head, S. C, Sept. 9, 1862. (See Military.) Chil-
dren, all b. in Cornish:
i. Minnie Velona, b. Aug. 29, 1843; m. first, Oct. 18, 1861, John
Vinton of Cornish. He enlisted and d. in the service June 16,
1863. Had one son, John M. Vinton, b. July 15, 1863, and d.
April 9, 1871; m. second, Oct. 16, 1866, B. Eh Davis of Plain-
field, and by him had three children. She d. Aug. 8, 1892.
ii. Ellen M., b. July 25, 1847; m. first, Nov. 15, 1866, Charles Torrey
Hardy of Cornish. He d. May 12, 1885; m. second, April 13,
1886, C. Clarence Mason, then of Cornish. They soon rem.
to Franklin, Mass., where he d. March 6, 1893. No children
by either m.
iii. Jennie A., b. Aug. 20, 1859; m. Nov. 28, 1877, Luman Mitchell of
Cornish. One child. (See Mitchell.)
ROBERTS.
Daniel and Asenath Roberts had the following children b. in Cornish,
In 1790, the family consisted of one man, two boys and four females.
He served in the Revolutionary War. No record of their descendants
other than this. Children:
i. Erastus, b, Feb. 11, 1783,
ii. Asenath, b. April 29, 1788.
iii. Daniel, b. Aug. 20, 1790.
iv. Lois, b. April 9, 1792.
V. John, b. May 1, 1794.
ROBINSON.
Georgei Robinson came from Scotland about 1680 and settled in Attleboro,
Mass. He had a son, Nathaniel^, who m. Zilpha Daggert about 1720.
They had nine children. Their third son, George', who m. Abigail
Everett, had a son Davids b. March 16, 1761, in Attleboro, Mass., who
became a res. of Cornish in 1783, in which year he m. Annie Whittaker,
b. Nov. 26, 1759, and d. May 2, 1842, aged 82. He entered the Conti-
nental Army at nineteen years of age, and served thirteen months.
After he was seventy-one, he received a pension. He d. in Cornish,
Oct. 10, 1851, aged 90. Children, all b. in Cornish:
2. i. Everett, b. Feb. 22, 1783.
ii. Larnard, b. April 8, 1785; m. Mary Delano; d. Sept. 24, 1848, aged
61.
iii. George, b. Sept. 4, 1786; m. Nov. 11, 1811, Permittee Cutler; four
children.
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iv. .Cynthia, b. Dec. 22, 1788; m. Marcli 10, 1822, Oliver Jackson of
Cornish. Three children. (See Jackson.)
V. Hannah, b. April 4, 1791; m. Dec. 21, 1820, Orcemiis Blodgett.
vi. Sarah, b. Feb. 28, 1793; m. Feb. 28, 1814, Uriel Comings of Cornish.
Eight children. (See Comings.) She d. March 17, 1876.
vii. David, b. March 4, 1795.
viii. Lucy, b. Jan. 18, 1797; m. , John Fellows of Cornish (second
wife). She d. childless, Dec. 21, 1891.
ix. Olu-er, b. April 2, 1799; m. March 6, 1823, Mary Winch, who d.
in 1845. He d. Dec. 28, 1873.
2. EvERETTs Robinson {David*, George^, Nathaniel, George^) b. Feb. 22,
1784; m. April 17, 1805, Julia Williams, dau. of William and Susanna
(Pond) WiUiams, b. April 20, 1786; d. June 13, 1826. He d. March
2, 1863, aged 79. He alwaj's res. in Cornish and was in the War of
1812-14 and went with the N. H. Troops to the defense of Buffalo, N. Y.
Children, all b. in Cornish:
3. i. Williams Dean, b. March 24, 1807.
ii. Orin, b. May 7, 1809; d. May 10, 1809.
iii. Horace Everett, b. April 13, 1811; d. of yellow fever in China, in
1855. Was a gunner in the U. S. Navy. Never m.
iv. Jesse Leonard, b. June 16, 1813; m. May 2, 1857, Clementine Pease
of Qucchee, Vt. Nine children. He d. June 28, 1893, in Low-
ell, Mass. He served in the Civil War under Gen. B. F. Butler.
He lost a child in town, Sept. 28, 1846.
V. Julia Ann, b. Oct. 31, 1815. Never m.; d. in Concord, Aug. 25, 1852.
vi. Emeline Metcalf, b. Sept. 3, 1817; m. , Rev. Mr. Kimball.
She d. Jan. 9, 1838.
vii. Leonard, b July. 24, 1820; m. Sept. 2, 1846, Sophia Pease of Que-
chdC, Vt. A sister of the wife of his brother Jesse. Shed. Jan.
5, 1901. He d. at Tampa, Fla., of yellow fever, Nov. 3, 1887.
They had five children.
4. viii. Samuel Stillman, b. Jan. 25, 1824.
3. Williams Dean^ Robinson {EvcreW', David', George^, Nalhaniel"-, George^)
b. March 24, 1807; m. Dec. 15, 1830, Mary Zilpha Clement, of Plain-
field. She d. — , in Boston, 1901. He d. Dec, 1854, in Lowell,
Mass. Children:
Mary Zilpha, b. in Plainfield, Sept. 23, 1831; m. Nov. 22, 1865,
Alexander C. Studley. Res. in Boston. No children.
i. George Clement, b. Sept. 15, 1832, in Plainfield; m. Aug. 2, 1862,
Kate B. Hazeltine. Res., Haverhill, Mass.
ii. Orin Williams, b. in Claremont, Aug. 12, 1834; m. Aug. 20, 1865,
Cornelia Lombard. Four children. \\'ent at first to Lake
Superior region and finally settled in Chassell, Mich., and has
served his adopted state two terms as lieutenant-governor. Has
a son, a grad. of Harvard College, a lawyer in New York City.
(See photo on page 317.)
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317
iv. Julia Thankful, b. Nov. 17, 1836, in Claremont; m. June 19,
1866, Rev. Fayette Hurd. Two children.
V. Oscar David, b. Aug. 19, 1838, in Cornish. He grad. from Kimball
Union Academy in 1861. Immediately enhsting he served to
the close of the Civil War. Was in many battles and won the
rank of Capt. After the war he entered Dartmouth College,
graduating from it in 1869, and immediately after he became
Hon. O. W. Robinson.
(See sketch, page 316.)
the principal of the Albany (N. Y.) High School, which
position he held twenty-five years or till his death. He also
travelled extensively both in this country and Europe, and was
very active in the work of the Y. M. C. A. He d. July 11, 1911.
The mayor of the city, upon learning of his death, announced
the fact with profound sorrow and ordered that the flags on all
the municipal buildings be lowered at half-mast until after his
funeral. He also said, in part, "that he was a model citizen,—
318 HISTORY OF CORNISH.
active in whatever related to the interests of the city. Was
respected, admired and beloved by the thousands of students
who passed under his fostering care. His memory will be held
dear by hundreds of graduates who felt and acknowledged his
benign influence on their characters and careers."
Prof. C. W. Cole, superintendent of the Albany School System,
also said of him "that he was a fine class teacher. That the
work of the Latin and Greek department in the High School
under his tutelage for sixteen years, had a bigger reputation
among the colleges than that of any other school of its char-
acter."
He m. in Madison, Wis., Aug. 4, 1870, Jennie M. Rowell,
formerly of Plainfield. She was dau. of Samuel and Mary
(Moore) Rowell, b. July 28, .1840. No children.
vi. Frances Aurelia, b. March 28, 1840, in Cornish; m. Aug. 3, 1875,
Rev. Israel Ainsworth. She d. Nov. 1, 1S7G.
vii. Orcemus Blodgett, b. in Cornish, Dec. 11, 1841; m. June 27, 1867,
Harriet A. Harris. Five children. Res. in Mich. Grad. at
Kimball Union Academy; served in the Civil War, became Lieut.
viii. Rosabella Emeline, b. in Cornish, July 12, 1844; d. Aug. 26, 1850.
ix. Horace Edward, b. in Cornish, April 3, 1846; d. Aug. 24, 1850.
4. Samuel Stillman^ Robinson {Everett^, David^, George^, Nathanieb,
George^) b. in Cornish, Jan. 25, 1824; m. Feb. 27, 1850, Ehza, dau. of
Franklin and Dolly (Richards) Norton of Weathersfield, Vt., b. May
4, 1826, in Weathersfield and d. at Detroit, Mich., Feb. 10, 1889. Mr.
Robinson left N. E. in 1853, for the Lake Superior copper countiy and
spent the greater part of his hfe managing mining properties in
various parts of the West. (See photo on page 319.)
He was a practical geologist and at one time could tell at sight the
rock from any prominent mining camp in this country and in Mexico.
He d. at Pontiac,- Mich., June 10, 1904. His children were:
i. Ida Emeline, b. June 27, 1851, at West Claremont; m. at Detroit,
Mich., Edward Pitkin Bronson, ninth in descent from the emi-
grant John Bronson, of Hartford and Framington, Conn. This
family lived twenty years in St. Louis, Mo., ten in Nashville,
Tenn., two in Chicago and now (1911) have been for six years in
Chester, 111. To this lady we are indebted for many records of
this and the Williams family. Three children:
1. John Stanard Bronson, b. at St. Louis, Sept. 18, 1878; m. at
Seabreeze, Fla., Louise Bianchi, dau. of John Bianchi of New
York. Lives in St. Louis.
2. Ethel Robinson Bronson, b. at St. Louis, Dec. 23, 1880; m.
Sept. 26, , at Chester, 111., Archibald McDougal Patterson
of Savannah, Tenn. They had two children and Mrs. Patter-
son and the little son, Archibald McDougal, Jr., were lost
by the sinking of the steamer Saltillo, at Glen Park, Mo.,
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319
thirty miles below St. Louis, on the night of May 11, 1910.
Mrs. Patterson's body was recovered but not that of the little
son. Mrs. Bronson, her mother, was with her and with the
little dau., Dorothy Robinson Patterson, was saved.
Mildred Merriam Bronson, b. May 31, 1884, at St. Louis;
m. at Chester, 111., Sept. 12, Charles Hillman Corbett of
Nashville, Tenn. Live in St. Louis.
Samuel S. Robinson.
ii. Frank Everett Robinson, b. Oct. 27, 1855, at Port Austin, Mich.;
m. at Detroit, Mich., Mamie Louise Close, dau. of James A.
and Libbie (Foley) Close. He was a journalist of high ability
and only his poor health kept him from making a reputation in
his chosen profession. He d. at Detroit, Mich., Aug. 18, 1904,
leaving six children:
1. Mabel Mimbres, b. at Georgetown, N. M., Dec. 25, 1882.
2. Helen Close, b. Detroit, Mich., Dec. 7, 1884.
320 HISTORY OF CORNISH.
3. Franklin Norton, b. Dec. 19, 1886, at Detroit, Mich.
4. Cedric Bronson, b. July 22, 1888, at Detroit, Mich.
5. Arney Elizabeth, b. Sept. 8, 1890, at Asheville, N. C.
6. Frances Everett, b. Oct. 28, 1902, at Detroit, Mich.
This family live at Asheville, N. C.
iii. Lot, b. Nov. 3, 1858; d. Jan. 11, 1862.
iv. Belle, b. March 17, 1861, at Hancock, Mich.; m. at Detroit, Mich.,
March 18, 1885, Frederick Butler Harper. Three children:
1. Emma Louise, b. Dec. 29, 1885, at Detroit, Mich.
2. Alice Belle, b. March 9, 1892, at Detroit, Mich.
3. Freda Robinson, b. at Pontiac, Mich., June 30, 1906.
V. Jessie, b. March 29, 1866; d. July 21, 1866.
vi. Samuel Stillman, Jr., b. at Claremont, May 17, 1868; m. at Hough-
ton, Mich., Nov. 21, 1895, Emma Slock. Has lived at Lake
Linden, Mich., and now is at St. Croix Falls, Wis. Manager
of Electric Light and Power Plants.
vii. Mary Eliza, b. at St. Joseph, Mo.., Nov. 11, 1871; m. at Pontiac,
Mich., Nov. 11, 1895, James Lovell. Two children: 1. Lucy, b.
July 25, 1900, at Troy, Mich. 2. Donald Stillman, b. Oct. 24,
1902.
ROOT.
Phinehas Root, son of Eliakim and Eunice (Chapman) Root, was b. Aug.,
12, 1775. They settled in Cornish in 1811, on the hill southeast of
Windsor, Vt., still known as "Root's Hill." He m. March 22, 1804,
Elsie Kenyon, dau. of Joseph and Catharine (Enos) Kenyon, who was
b. in Plainfield, Nov. 23, 1784, and d. in Cornish, June 17, 1868. Mr.
Root d. in Cornish, Jan. 14, 1859. Children:
2. i. John Madison, b. in Plainfield, Jan. 26, 1890.
ii. Josephine M., b. April 16, 1813; m. Jan. 1, 1850, John L. Paget,
formerly of Strathaven, Scotland. Four children. (See Paget.)
She d. in Cornish, March 28, 1904.
2. John Madison^ Root (Phinehas^) was b. Jan. 26, 1809. He m. ,
Mrs. Clarissa M. Griswold of Claremont, who was b. in 1831, and d.
Feb. 14, 1877, aged 46. Mr. Root lived in town till near the close of
his life when he went to Grantham and d. there Feb. 2, 1895. Children,
b. in Cornish:
i. Clara Matilda, b. Jan. 24, 1860; m. Thornton; lived and
d. in Grantham,
ii. Louisa Maria, b. May 11, 1861; m. Dec. 25, 1882, Jerome Wilder.
They had no children,
iii. John M., Jr., b. July 6, 1862; m. and lives in Claremont. Has
several children,
iv. Annie Melissa, b. Dec. 8, 1864; d. Oct. 11, 1878.
v. George Edward, b. Jan. 25, 1868, unm. Lives in Windsor, Vt.
GENEALOGIES. 321
ROWELL.
The Rowells were of English descent. Thomasi and his son, Valentine', came
to America in 1638. Valentine's son Thomas^, b. Sept. 7, 1644; m.
Sept. 8, 1670, Sarah Barnes and d. in 1684. He had a son, Valentine*
b. in 1681, who m. in 1704, Hannah Sargent and d. Feb. 1, 1727, leaving
a son Williams, b. Sept. 5, 1705, who m. Jan. 5, 1731, Elizabeth Chellis.
They had a son, Williams b. Feb. 10, 1736, who m. Hannah Morse.
These were the ancestors of Rev. Joseph' Rowell, who was b. in Newton,
May 15, 1767, and came to Cornish near the close of the 18th century
and became the pastor of the Cong. Church. He m. Feb. 15, 1803,
Hannah Chase of Cornish, dau. of Esq. Daniel and Meliitable (Kim-
ball) Chase, b. Jan. 14, 1783, and d. Feb. 26, 1869, in Claremont. Mr.
Rowell was ord. and installed pastor of the Cong. Church in Cornish,
Sept. 24, 1800. On April 1, 1828, after a fruitful pastorate of nearly
twenty-eight years, he was dismissed. It has been said of him by some,
that the town of Cornish owes more to him than to any other man that
ever lived in it, for its religious development, prosperity and good name;
as from his ministry more than forty young people became ministers or
foreign missionaries or the wives of such, 157 souls were converted and
added to the church during his ministry, and the church was rendered
a power for good. He was a faithful pastor and a bold and fearless
preacher. He d. in Claremont Nov. 14, 1842, aged 75. Children, all
b. in Cornish:
i. Eliza, b. Feb. 27, 1804; m. Aug., 1828, Charles Shedd, who was a
teacher for some time in Kimball Union Academy. They rem.
to Minn., where she d. Sept. 20, 1900.
ii. Jonathan Edwards, b. June 3, 1806; m. , Caroline White. A
farmer and lived in Claremont, where he d. Jan. 31, 1854. .
iii. Maria Chase, b. April 3, 1808; m. Aug. 19, 1834, Calvin Tracy.
She was a teacher; d. Aug. 2, 1854.
iv. Daniel Chase, b. Aug. 25, 1810. Grad. at Kimball Union Academy
in the class of 1833, and d. while a student of Amherst Col-
lege, April 7, 1836.
V. Martha Laurens, b. Nov. 9, 1812; m. Sept. 2, 1836, Rev. Edwin
Locke, missionary (A. B. F. M.), Hawaiian Isles, where she d.
Oct. 9, 1842.
vi. George Berkeley, b. Jan. 22, 1815. Grad. Kimball Union Academy,
class 1833; Amherst College, in class of 1837; A. T. S., class of
1841. Ord. Oct. 22, 1841, as missionary of the American Board
to the Sandwich Isles. M. Jan. 22, 1842, Malvina J. Chapin
of Newport, b. April 30, 1816, who graduated at Mt. Hoh^oke
in 1842. They had seven children. He d. June 15, 1884, at
Waimea, Kauai.
vii. Timothy Dwight, b. Dec. 19, 1817; m. Oct. 23, 1845, Muriel W.
Willard. Merchant and farmer. He d. May 3, 1887, in Zim-
brota, Minn.
viii. Joseph, b. April 22, 1820. (See sketch.)
22-u
322 HISTORY OF CORNISH.
ix. Samuel Newell, b. Nov. 21, 1821; grad. Kimball Union Academyin
1845; Yale College, 1849; Medical Dept. in 1852. Became a
physician of note in New Haven and Wallingford, Conn., in
Malta, N. Y., and in Vienna, N. J.; m. first, Aug. 17, 1850,
Eliza A. Benham; m. second, Oct. 6, 1864, T. N. Merriam.
He d. in Brooklyn, N. Y., Nov. 3, 1893.
X. Caroline Elizabeth, b. Nov. 21, 1823; grad. Kimball Union Acad-
emy in 1848; m. Aug. 15, 1849, Dr. Albert G. Skinner. Lived
in Youngstown, N. Y.
xi. Harriet Louisa, b. Jan. 22, 1826; m. Dec. 16, 1850, Augustus C
Stolz. Res. Brooklyn, N. Y.
Hilliard Rowell was b. Nov. 29, 1826, in Weare, a son of Hilliard and Phi-
lena (Kenerson) Rowell; m. Dec. 28, 1852, Charlotte Ann Roberts, dau.
of Thomas and Sopliia (Gould) Roberts, b. June 7, 1825. Mr. Rowell
is a farmer. They came to Cornish to live, from Newport, Dec. 4, 1889.
Cliildren:
i. Ellen Ann, b. Dec. 30, 1853; d. Sept. 22, 1869.
ii. Alice Dora, b. March 16, 1860, in Newport; m. Dec. 23, 1880,
Fred A. TifTt, a machinist. They live in Claremont (1908).
One child: Anna Lorana, b. April 20, 1899.
iii. EsTELLA Maria, b. June 11, 1865, in Newport; m. June 14, 1885,
Clarence Gilman, a scythe maker . One child: Karl Rowell,
b. Oct. 22, 1887. Estella M. d. Feb. 26, 1906.
JosiAH GiLMAN RowELL, the SOU of Levl and Mary (Lear) Rowell was b. in
Newbury, July 5, 1829; m. first, in 1858, Maria B. Wilcox, b. in Lemp-
ster, June, 1837, and d. July 11, 1870. She was dau. of John B. and Bet-
sey Wilcox; m. second, Oct. 12, 1871, Sarah Comings of Cornish, dau.
of William F. and Mercy (Jenne) Comings, b. Oct. 28, 1846. Mr.
Rowell was a tanner in Gilsum, ten years. Soon after this, he came to
Claremont where he first took charge of Charles H. Eastman's tannery
for a few years and afterwards entered into partnership with his brother
Granville in carriage manufacturing in Claremont. He came to Cor-
nish in 1875 and settled as a farmer on the John M. Demingfarminthe
southeast part of the town in the "Hompyard" district. Here he
remained till 1892 when he returned to Claremont, where he lived till
he d. Nov. 12, 1909, aged 80 years, 5 months, 7 days. Children by
first wife:
1. LiLLiE Maria, b. in Lomp.ster, June 7, 1860; m. Nov. 21, 1883,
F. L. Kimball.
By second wife:
ii. Sarah Emma, b. in Claremont, July 6, 1874; m. Oct. 30, 1901, Her-
bert G. Bugbee, formerly of Cornish, but now res. in Clare-
mont.
iii. Effie Almira, b. in Cornish, Oct. 30, 1878.
GENEALOGIES. 323
SAINT-GAUDENS.
Augustus Saint -Gaudens, the celebrated sculptor, was b. March 1, 1848,
in Dublin, Ire. His father was b. in Southern France and his mother in Dub-
lin. They came to Cornish about 1885 and purchased the old brick mansion
long known as "Huggins Folly." This he greatly improved, intending it at
first only as a summer residence. His artistic and cultured taste soon trans-
formed the place into "a thing of beauty. " This, together with his fame as an
artist, attracted many friends of kindred tastes to his home and vicinity, and
in this way it became "the center of the world to him, " so that in 1898 he de-
cided to make it his permanent home. He had, in 1877, m. Augusta F. Homer
of New York. They had but one child: Homer, b. Sept. 28, 1880, who is
giving abundant promise of high rank in the literary world. Augustus Saint-
Gaudens d. Aug. 3, 1907, aged 59 years, 5 months, 2 days, (p^or record of his
life-work, see sketch.)
Louis Saint-Gaudens, a brother of Augustus, was b. in New York Jan. 7,
1854; m. in 1887, Louisa LePierre. She, with her new-born babe, d. the
following year. He m. second, Oct. 7, 1898, Annetta Johnson. Their son
Paul was b. June 18, 1900. In 1901, they came to Cornish to live. (See
sketches of himself and wife.)
SANDERSON.
Levi Harlow Sanderson was b. July 22, 1824, in Springfield, Vt. Came to
Cornish about 1854; m. Sept. 14, 1848, Mary Jane Rawson of Cornish,
dau. of William and Amanda (Lamberton) Rawson, b. Sept. 14, 1829, and
d. May 14, 1899. Mr. Sanderson lived in town many years and later
bought and settled on the David Westgate farm in Plainfield, near the
Cornish line, where he d. Jan. 23, 1902. He was a farmer and stone-
mason. Children:
i. James F., b. Aug. 17, 1849. A stone-mason. Never m.; d. in Me.,
Aug. 19, 1899.
ii. Francis P., b. May 12, 1852; m. Oct. 19, 1875, Kate Sullivan. He
d. Nov. 6, 1888, leaving three children.
iii. Henry L., b. Nov. 13, 1855; m. Aug. 30, 1892, Hattie Burr, then of
Plainfield, dau. of William and Mary (Burr) Burr, b. Oct. 5,
1858. Three children. An officer in Vt. state prison at Wind-
sor.
iv. Lizzie M., b. March 31, 1858; m. Oct. 24, 1878, Newell Edward
Huggins of Cornish. One son, Leon M., b. Dec. 7, 1879.
V. Emma A., b. Jan. 6, 1862. Never m.; d. Feb. 24, 1887.
vi. Fred M., b. May 22, 1865; unm. in 1905. A "guard" in Vermont
state prison several years. Now (1905) a shoe cutter in Bos-
ton.
vii. Alice C, b. Oct. 12, 1871 ; m. Nov. 9, 1892, Herbert G. Dean then of
Cornish, but recently of Charlestown. Five children. (See
Dean.)
324 HISTORY OF CORNISH.
Henry H. Sanderson, son of David and Margaretta (Conant) Sanderson,
was b. in Windsor, Vt., May 17, 1841; m. March 29, 1868, Mrs. Nancy
(Kidder) Benway of Cornish, dau. of James G. and Sarah F. (Burr)
Kidder, b. June 15, 1843, d. March 9, 1906. Children, all b. in
Cornish :
2. i. Fred H., b. June 7, 1868.
ii. Albert W., b. June 18, 1870; m. July 4, 1893, Gertrude L. Town.
Res. Bridgewater, Vt. One child: Gussie M., b. Dec. 5, 1894.
iii. James Eugene, b. June 22, 1872; m. Nov. 8, 1899, Annie M. Parker
of Hartland, Vt.
2. Fred H. Sandersons {Henry Ha) b. June 7, 1868; m. May 1, 1890, Nellie A.
E. Angier of Claremont, dau. of Thaddeus and Ellen (Short) Angler,
b. July 15, 1870. Res. a few years in Cornish, and in 1899 went into
a store in Windsor, Vt. His health failing in 1902, he resorted to a
Southern clime for recove^J^ Since Jan., 1903, in El Paso, Tex.
Children:
i. Jessie M., b. Sept. 21, 1891, in Corni.sh.
ii. Bennie F., b. Jan. 29, 1893, in Cornish.
iii. Leroy J., b. March 25, 1900, in Windsor, Vt.
SARGENT.
Joseph Sargent was b. in 1803. Hem. , Susan Wright. They had no
children. Susan d. June 21, 1884, aged 81. He was a farmer and lived in
the northeast part of the town. Was a very exemplary citizen and an ardent
supporter of the Baptist Church. He d. Oct. 22, 1875, aged 72.
SARTEL.
Josiah Sartel and Sally his wife came to town about the first of the 19th
century. Settled on the river farm now (1908) owned and occupied by
Luther E. Chadbourne. He d. in town Sept., 1843. His wife, b. in
1774 (?), d. in town Nov. 20, 1810. But Uttle is now known of the fam-
ily, aside from the town record which is as follows: Children:
i. JosiAH, Jr., b. May 8, 1796.
ii. Calvin, b. April 1, 1798. He evidently m. and Uved in town, as the
death list records the death of his wife and her child on the same
day— May 15, 1845. He d. Aug. 26, 1866.
iii. Harriet, b. April 27, 1800; m. Oct. 22, 1828, Albert Ellis of Clare-
mont.
iv. Henry, b. Aug. 27, 1803.
v. Sally, b. Nov. 3, 1804; d. Aug. 24, 1S64.
vi. Katharine, b. April 3, 1807.
vii. Mary M., b. April 14, 1809; m. 1843 (?), Silas Spaulding. Two
children. (See Spaulding.)
viii. Nathaniel, b. Oct. 2, 1810.
GENEALOGIES. 325
SHERBURNE.
Samuel Mills Sherburne was b. July 8, 1824, in Conway. He was the son
of Henry and Mehitable S. (Merrill) Sherburne, a direct descendant of
Henry Sherburne who settled in Portsmouth in 1632. After living in
Montpelier and Northfield, Vt., Hanover and Claremont, N. H., he
came to Cornish in 1858. He had m. first, May 1, 1851, Mary A.
Dewey of Northfield, b. in 1840. She d. Nov. 10, 1865. M. second,
June 27, 1868, Jane L. Weld of Cornish, dau. of Willard and Alice
(Luther) Weld, b. May 9, 1831. No children. D. April 11, 1896. He
d. Jan. 19, 1900, in Orange, Mass., aged 73. Cliildren, all by first wife:
i. Frances M., b. Nov. 25, 1852, in Northfield, Vt.; m. Nov. 25, 1900,
Daniel E. Joy, b. in Lubec, Me., son of Daniel and Martha
(Phinney) Joy. Res. in Claremont in 1902.
ii. Ida Gertrude, b. July 4, 1857, in Hanover; d. April 29, 1859.
Hi. Clara Bell, b. Dec. 23, 1858, in Cornish; m. May 1, 1878, Chas.
N. Hilliard, formerly of Cornish, but now (1902) res. in
Ilion, N. Y. Four children. (See HiUiard.)
iv. Inez Mehitable, b. Nov. 5, 1868, in Cornish; m. Nov. 5, 1888,
Arthur H. Haselton of Bellows Falls, Vt. Res. in Orange,
Mass. Two children.
SISSON.
John F. Sisson, son of Job Sisson, was b. in 1813, in Portsmouth, R. I. Was a
carpenter and also a groceryman; m. Sept. 27, 1838, Emily A. Smith
of Fall River, Mass., b. June 25, 1820, and d. July 20, 1907. In the
spring of 1856, he, with his family, came to Cornish from Fall River and
settled as a farmer on the Dea. John Chase farm. He d. the following
winter on Jan. 10, 1857. His wid. remained on the place till her death.
A few years after Mr. Sisson's death, she m. Erastus O. Cole and had
children. (See Cole.) Children by J. F. Sisson, all b. in Fall River,
Mass.:
i. Sally F., b. July 7, 1839; d. July 26, 1839.
2. ii. William Henry, b. July 31, 1840.
3. iii. Charles B., b. Dec. 9, 1843.
iv. John F., Jr., b. Jan. 17, 1846; d. April 25, 1848.
V. Lucy A., b. Sept. 9, 1848; m. Nov. 30, 1865, Russell Tyler of Cor-
nish. One child. (See Tyler.) She d. suddenly in Westfield'
Mass., Nov. 17, 1891.
4. vi. Alfred Smith, b. Feb. 14, 1851.
vii. Emily Jane, b. July 24, 1853; m. in 1873, D. Henry Raymond,
formerly of So. Woodstock, Vt. She d. Feb. 21, 1874, by acci-
dental shooting in So. Woodstock, while sporting with a pistol
in her own hands.
2. William Henrys Sisson (John ¥.■>-, Job^) was b. July 31, 1840; m. June 1,
1862, Louise S. Gates of Holyoke, Mass.; b. May 16, 1843, dau. of John
326 HISTORY OF CORNISH.
and Hannah A. (Bean) Gates. He enlisted and served several years
in the Civil War. (See Military Record.) After the war, he returned to
Holyoke, Mass., and in 1870 came to Cornish where he has since res.
Has been honored by his townsmen in many ways; has been supervisor,
town clerk, 1889-92. Represented the town in the legislature of 1890-
91. Was a delegate to the Constitutional Convention. Was county
treasurer four years, and for several years has been justice of the peace
and notary public and engaged in settling estates, while at the same time
is actively engaged in harness-making and in the sale of stable and
carriage goods. Child:
5. i. George Henry, b. April 6, 1867.
3. Charles B.' Sisson {John Fj, Job^) was b. Dec. 9, 1843. He enlisted in
the Civil War. (See MiUtary.) M. March 21, 1864, Lucy M. Cum-
mings of Newport, dau. of Thomas and Mary (Davis) Cummings,
b. Jan. 31, 1846. They lived chiefly in Keene, and \Mndsor, Vt. He
was express agent in the latter place, where he d. Nov. 10, 1893. Chil-
dren, both b. in Cornish:
i. Elizabeth R., b. Aug. 21, 1866; m. Sept. 22, 1898, Theodore H.
Dinkel. Lived in Tarrytown, N. Y. In 1910 they came to
Cornish to live. Three children: 1. Christina Lucy, b. Nov.
25, 1900. 2. Theodore Hart, b. Aug. 27, 1902. 3. John Sis-
son, b. Feb. 12, 1904.
ii. Cora G., b. June 14, 1868; m. July 6, 1892, Edwin Pease. They
live in Winchester. Four children: 1. Malcom S., b. April 24,
1893. 2. Gladys Lucy, b. April 30, 1895; d. May 2, 1895. 3.
Douglass., b. March 28, 1900. 4. Dorothy, b. March 5, 1907.
4. Alfred Smith' Sisson {John F."-, Job^) was b. Feb. 14, 1851; m. first, in
Dec, 1872, Mary Elizabeth Bryant of Cornish, dau. of George W. and
Lydia (Shaw) Bryant, b. June 23, 1855. They were divorced after a
few years. M. second, Dec. 5, 1894, Velzora E. Cummings of Plain-
field, dau. of Joseph and Luella P. C. (Hebard) Cummings, b. March
28, 1873. Mr. Sisson lived on the homestead, dividing his time between
farming and in the employ of his brother, William H. After the death
of his mother he sold his farm and rem. to the Flat. Cliild by first
wife and b. in Cornish:
i. Kittie May, b. in 1874 (?) ; m. . Two children in 1906.
5. George Henry* Sisson {Wm. H.*, John Fj, Job^) was b. April 6, 1867,
in Holyoke, Mass. Was employed in Windsor, Vt., a few years. M.
June 12, 1889, Minnie A. Ladieu of \\ ind.sor, Vt. Was educated at
Kimball Union Academy and University of 111. Fitted for the ministry
under the auspices of the Methodist Episcopal Church. Has held pas-
torates in So. Londonderry, Ludlow and Watcrbury, Vt., Mimcie, Tnd.,
Uniontown and Rankin, Pa. Was for a while president of the Pitts-
burg Ministerial Association. His health failing by reason of excessive
GENEALOGIES. 327
labors, he retired from active pulpit and pastoral labors in 1909. Im-
proving in health, the following year he was recalled to So. London-
derry, Vt., where he first entered the ministry. Has received the
honorary degrees of Ph. D. and D. D. Children, b. in Windsor,
Vt.:
i. Walter H., b. Oct. 10, 1890. A student in Kimball Union Academy
(1910).
ii. Louise May, b. May 31, 1893.
SMITH.
IcHABOD Branch.
It has been the aim of the genealogist to find if possible a common ancestor
for every family name, so that each member of that family may know
their place in the family tree, and the number of their generation from
a known ancestor. With the name Smith it has been found impossi-
ble to bring them all into such relationship, yet two or three branches
of them can trace to a common ancestor. The monumental record of
Ichabod Smith, Sr., antedates all other Smiths in town by a full gen-
eration. He was b. in 1738 and d. in Cornish Jan. 26, 1814, aged 76.
Esther, liis wife, was b. in 1738 and d. in Cornish, Oct. 23, 1829, aged
91. Their children, so far as ascertained, were:
i. Joseph, b. 1760 (?), d. Nov. 28, 1855, aged 95. Jerusha, his wife,
b. 1748; d. Nov. 18, 1835, aged 87. In 1790 his family consisted
of himself and wife, a son and a daughter.
ii. Benjamin, b. 1764 (?).
2. iii. David, b. 1764 (?).
3. iv. Ichabod, Jr., b. Dec. 9, 1771.
4. V. Gideon, b. Nov. 6, 1773.
vi. Lemuel, b. 1778. No record of m. He d. Jan. 28, 1814, aged 36.
2. David2 Smith (Ichabod'^) was b. about 1764, and d. in Cornish, July 4, 1801,
aged 37. Lucy , his wife, was b. in 1769, and d. June 7, 1850,
aged 81. The date of their m. is unknown. In 1790 his family con-
sisted of five persons, two males and three females. Children, as per
town record:
i, Rebecca, b. Dec. 22, 1789; m. Nov. 12, 1818, Joseph Osgood of
Barre, Vt.
ii. Moody, b. Oct. 27, 1791; m. Feb. 26, 1818, Betty Comings of Cor-
nish, dau. of Col. Benj. and Mary (Cooper) Comings, b. April
3, 1791, and d. Aug. 17, 1869. No children. He d. July 6,
1856.
iii. David, Jr., b. Dec. 22, 1793.
iv. Marshall, b. Oct. 17, 1795; d. Nov. 29, 1811.
V. Brigham, b. Sept. 16, 1797.
vi. Alvah, b. Aug. 8, 1799; d. Dec. 1, 1814.
vii. Lucy, b. May 22, 1801.
328 HISTORY OF CORNISH.
3. IcHABOD2 Smith (Ichabod^) was b. in Fitchburg, Mass., Dec. 9, 1771; m.
first, Nov. 10, 1791, Anna Bruce, b. in Hopkinton, Mass., Dec. 22, 1766,
and d. in Cornish, Nov. 26, 1837. It is not known when they came to
town yet one record says they were m. here. He was a farmer and set-
tled on the farm since owned and occupied by Harrison LesUe. He also
built a sawmill on his farm and operated it a portion of each year. He
m. second, Clara Preston, in 1838, in Windsor, Vt. She was b. in 1792,
and d. Sept. 2, 1853. Children, all by first wife, and b. in Cornish:
5. i. Harvey, b. June 19, 1793.
ii. Anna, b. Feb. 29, 1795; m. Jan. 10, 1820, Samuel Luey. Five chU-
dren. (See Luey.) She d. Jan. 12, 1860, in Concord.
6. iii. IcHABOD, b. May 17, 1797.
iv. Elisha, b. in 1799, and d. in 1803.
V. Esther, b. Dec. 23, 1802. She never m. but lived on the homestead
all her life. She was the genealogist of the family. She d.
Feb. 13, 1865.
vi. Mary, b. Sept. 13, 1805; d. unm., Jan. 18, 1831.
4. GiDEON2 Smith (Ichabocb) was b. Nov. 6, 1773; m. , Lucy who
was b. Sept. 13, 1773, and d. Oct. 16, 1822. He d. July 19, 1834.
Children, as per town records :
i. Aphia, b. Oct. 28, 1792; m. Jesse Carter. No children. She d.
April 11, 1876. Jesse d. March 22, 1875, aged 90.
ii. Susan, b. Aug. 8, 1794; d. March 12, 1811.
iii. Lucy, b. Sept. 8, 1796; d. March 2, 1811.
iv. Gideon, Jr., b. Sept. 15, 1798; d. July 6, 1803.
v. Elizabeth Perkins, 1st, b. Sept. 26, 1800; d. June 26, 1803.
vi. Asenath Potiphera, b. Jan. 1, 1803; d. Jan. 4, 1832.
vii. Gideon White, b. April 21, 1805.
viii. Elizabeth Perkins, 2d, b. July 25, 1808; d. March 1, 1811.
ix. Phebe, b. July 24, 1810; d. April 1, 1811.
X. Paschal, b. Oct. 25, 1812.
5. Harveys Smith (Ichabod^^) was b. June 19, 1793; m. Dec. 30, 1818,
Hannah Johnson of Cornish, dau. of Jesse and Sarah (Harrington)
Johnson, b. in 1798, and d. Oct. 2, 1869. He was a farmer and lived on
the homestead near his father. He d. Nov. 18, 1862. Children, all b.
in Cornish:
i. Mary A. Esther, b. June 26, 1820; m. Dec. 31, 1846, George W.
Craigue. Lived in Concord. She d. March 14, 1908.
ii. Caroline Elizabeth, b. Aug. 29, 1823; m. Feb. 28, 1870, Milton
Ruggles of Windsor, \t. He d. in 1882, since which time she
has lived in Concord.
iii. Hannah Maria, b. Dec. 13, 1826; m. , Sylvester Wood. She d.
in Stoddard, in 1861.
7. iv. Edwin Harvey, b. March 9, 1829.
8. V. Fordyce Harrington, b. June 26, 1832.
GENEALOGIES. 329
vi. Cornelius Worcester, b. Aug. 26, 1835; m. Oct. 10, 1872, Lillian
West. Res. in Agawam, Mass. A carpenter. Two children:
1. Adelia May, b. Oct. 21, 1873; d. Aug. 27, 1896. 2. Walter
B., b. Jan. 24, 1878.
vii. Sarah Whitney, b. July 18, 1838. She d. unm., in Manchester,
Feb. 19, 1865.
6. IcHABODS Smith (Ichabod'-^) was b. May 17, 1797; m. Dec. 25, 1821,
Sabrina Luey of Cornish, dau. of William and Sarah (Williams) Luey,
b. 1795; d. Oct. 3, 1869. He d. Feb. 17, 1864. A farmer. Children:
9. 1. W^iLLiAM Carlos, b. March 8, 1824.
ii. Infant, b. and d. in 1826.
iii. Emeline Janett, b. Dec. 27, 1827; m. March 10, 1859, in Chicopee,
Mass., to Olcott M. Bixby of Piermont. Res. Chicopee, Mass.
iv. Eugenia Clementine, b. Feb. 5, 1830; m. June 13, 1852, Hervey
Alvord of So. Hadley, Mass. He d. , and his wid. res. in
Chicopee, Mass.
V. Infant, b. and d. Feb. 21, 1833.
vi. Infant, b. Sept. 19, 1836; d. Sept. 23, 1836.
vii. Infant, d. Jan., 1839.
7. Edwin Harvey^ Smith {Harvey, Ichabod^^) b. March 9, 1829. Remained
on the old homestead but built a new set of buildings across the brook
from the old ones. A prosperous farmer; m. March 23, 1866, Mrs.
Elmina (Dunham) Bartlett, b. Aug. 31, 1826. Mr. S. d. March 18,
1905. Mrs. S. d. Feb. 15, 1910. One child:
i. Emma Cynthia, b. Feb. 23, 1867.
8. FoRDYCE Harrington* Smith (Harvey, Ichabod"-^) was b. June 26, 1832;
m. May 23, 1858, Ellen S. Hilliard of Cornish, dau. of Gilbert and Sophia
(Plaistridge) Hilliard, b. Dec. 14, 1835. Have lived chiefly in Brattle-
boro, Vt., but recently in Nortlifield Farms, Mass. Children;
i. Mabel Janette, b. April 6, 1858; m. Arthur M. Willis, Feb. 18, 1885.
Two children (1905).
ii. Gilbert Hilliard, b. Oct. 9, 1859; m. July 20, 1880, Josephine A.
Badge. No children.
9. William Carlos* Smith (Ichabod*-^-^) b. March 8, 1824; m. April 15, 1852,
Deborah P. Weld of Cornish, dau. of John and Polly (Hilliard) Weld, b.
Oct. 17, 1824; d. in Canada with her dau. A farmer and res. on the
Rowell farm near the present town house. He d. May 21, 1898. Chil-
dren, all b. in Cornish: ,
i. George C, b. in 1860 (?), m. , a Miss Bagg. They lived
in Holyoke, Mass., where he d. Sept. 5, 1910.
ii. Edson L., b. April 27, 1865; d. May 4, 1892.
iii. Jennie Bell, b. ; m. June 23, 1883, Frank S. Weston.
330 HISTORY OF CORNISH.
Aaron Branch.
Capt. Aaron Smith, b. in 1758, was a Revolutionary soldier. He came from
Woburn, Mass., in 1785, first to Rockingham, Vt., and a little later to
Plainfield, where he remained till 1793, and then rem. to Cornish and
settled on the farm entailed on his descendants. Here he became a pros-
perous farmer. He had m. , Huldah Webb, who was b. in 1767,
and d. in Cornish, Oct. 27, 1842. Capt. Smith d. June 19, 1824. "He
fought six years for American Independence." (Inscription on his
tombstone.) Children, the first four b. as indicated and the rest b. in
Cornish:
i. HuLDAH, b. Aug. 18, 1785, in Rockingham, Vt.; m. Feb. 19, 1809,
Daniel H. Vinton. Nine children. (See Vinton.) She d.
April 30, 1861.
ii. Polly, b. Aug. 23, 1787, in Rockingham, Vt. Never m. Shed. Dec.
9, 1863, aged 76.
2. iii. Aaron, Jr., b. Dec. 22, 1789, in Plainfield.
3. iv. Constant Webb, b, April 22, 1792, in Plainfield.
V. Sarah, b. Dec. 22, 1794. Never m. ; d. March 19, 1861.
vi. Betsey, b. Oct. 26, 1797; m. Jan. 2, 1820, Reuben Dodge then of
Claremont. Lived in Royalton, Vt., where she d. Dec. 23,
1875. Twelve children.
vii. George W., b. July 2, 1800; d. Aug. 14, 1803.
viii. Ann, b. Oct. 11, 1802; m. , Israel Porter. Lived chiefly in Wind-
sor, Vt., where she d. Sept., 1860. Had several children, three
of whom were b. in Cornish.
ix. George Ellsha, b. June 2, 1806; m. , Lydia Ayers of Cornish,
dau. of Thomas and Lydia (Bartlett) Ayers, b. Oct. 16, 1795,
and d. Feb. 15, 1841. They had no children. He went to sea
and d. of ship fever off the coast of Madagascar, date unknown.
2. AARON2 Smith (Aaron^) was b. Dec. 22, 1789; m. first, July 7, 1811, Lucy
French of Cornish, dau. of Ephraim and Comfort (York) French, b.
Nov. 27, 1789, and d. Feb., 1816, at the birth of her twins. M. second,
June 6, 1816, Lydia Mitchell of Claremont, dau. of William and Sophia
(Atherton) Mitchell, b. 1790(?), and d. March 7, 1873, aged 83. He was
a prosperous farmer and ever lived on the homestead of his father.
He d. Aug. 18, 1872. Children by first wife, all b. in Cornish:
i. George H., twin, b. Feb. 5, 1816; never m.; d. Aug. 5, 1882.
ii. Lucy F., twin, b. Feb. 5, 1816; never m. ; d. Jan. 23, 1898.
By second wife :
iii. Hiram, b. June 24, 1820; m. , Melissa Thomas of Claremont,
who d. Nov. 14, 1898. Two children. He was a jeweller and
lived at Cambridgeport, Mass., where he d. Aug. 7, 1898.
iv. An infant, unnamed; b. and d. in 1827.
v. Henry, b. March 7, 1833; m. Aug. 27, 1862, Susan Maria Mace,
dau. of Samuel and Susan (Vinton) Mace, b. Oct. 23, 1835.
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No children. A farmer and lived on the Smith homestead,
where he d. May 16, 1905.
3. Constant Webb^ Smith (Aaron^) was b. April 22, 1792; m. Feb. 16, 1816,
Sarah Hilliard of Cornish, dau. of Amos Avery and Sarah (Huggins)
Hilliard, b. Oct. 9, 1797; d. Dec. 3, 1882. He d. March 18, 1882. Chil-
dren, all b. in town:
i. Harriet L., b. July 21, 1817; m. Nov. 26, 1850, Dr. Robert Atwood
(second wife) of Weathersfiold, Vt. Three children. She d.
Dec. 26, 1900, in Farmingdale, N. Y.
Capt. Constant W. Smith.
ii. Sarah M., b. May 18, 1819; m. Feb. 3, 1848, Levi Bunnell. Two
children. She d. March 4, 1895.
iii. Amos Avery, b. May 20, 1821; m. March 25, 1849, Hannah R. Bun-
nell, who d. July 3, 1897. Has lived chiefly in Claremont. His
last years were spent in Somerville, Mass., where he d. Feb. 1,
1905.
iv. Lina LrciNDA, b. July 26, 1823; m. Sept. 14, 1859, Ira B. Savage.
v. Aaron Leland, b. Dec. 26, 1824; m. Nov. 5, 1859, Josephine Picker-
ing.
vi. Harvey W., b. Oct. 10, 1826; d. young.
4. vii. Philander Webb, b. Dec. 20, 1828.
viii. Susan Maria, b. Nov. 20, 1830; m. Nov. 24, 1853, Stillman R.
Weeden.
ix. Eliza Ann, b. April 4, 1833; m. , Charles L. Stone, a tailor.
332 HISTORY OF CORNISH.
Res. in Concord, where she d. July 19, 1873. Two children,
sons.
X. Alfrkd Muneoe, b. May 27, 1835; m. Oct. 19, 1861, Mary J. Hea-
gan. Res. in Dedham, Mass.
xi. William Henry, b. Dec. 4, 1837; m. first, March 26, 1863, Persia
N. Baldwin. She d. ; m. second, Laura Allen. Res. in
North Carolina,
xii. SuLA A., b. Feb. 27, 1840; m. Jan. 21, 1871, Wilder Brown.
4. Philander Webbs Smith (Aaron^-^) was b. Dec. 20, 1828; m. June 25,
1859, Almira S. Brown, dau. of Sherburn and Susan Brown, b. Dec.
13, 1828. He was a farmer and lived on the homestead farm till after
the death of his parents when he sold out and went to Claremont where
he continues to res. (1910). While he lived in Cornish, he was selectman
several years. Child:
i. Eugene Webb, b. Jan. 1, 1862; m. June 13, 1890 (June 12, 1889,
town record), Sophia D. Guild, dau. of Geo. A. Guild. They
live in Dedham, Mass. One child: Constance, b. Jan. 10, 1892;
d. Feb. 19, 1897.
Benjamin Branch.
1. Benjamin' Smith (/c/iaborfi) was b. about 1764 (?). Hem. , Esther
, who was b. in 1767, and d. May 23, 1837, aged 70. He d. April
11, 1834, in Cornish, aged 70. The records of his family do not appear
on the records of the town. It is not known when he came to town
but his name appears in the census of Cornish, in 1790. At that time
his family consisted of himself and four females, including his wife.
The list of his cliildren cannot be given excepting one son and one dau.,
Lydia, who was b. in 1798, who m Jan. 8, 1823, Clark Kendrick of Cor-
nish, and d. in Cornish, March 16, 1843. She had six children. (See
Kendrick.)
2. Benjamin Smith, Jr., b. m Cornish March 11, 1794; m. June 29, 1813,
Mary Ayers of Cornish, dau. of Thomas and Lydia (Bartlett) Ayers, b.
Jan. 15, 1793, and d. Nov. 15, 1872. He d. May 28, 1873, at the home
of his dau. in Hartland, Vt. Children, all b. in Cornish were:
3. i. Benjamin Sewall, b. July 23, 1815.
ii. Mary Lydia, b. June 25, 1819; m. April 3, 1837, Ithamar Marcy
of Hartland, Vt., who was b. March 5, 1809, and d. Aug. 22,
1887. She had six children and d. in Hartland, July 18, 1902.
Their children were: 1. Fred Ithamar, b. May 13, 1838. 2.
Juliette Josephine, b. April 3, 1840. 3. Mary Adalaide, b. Sept.
9, 1843. 4. Alice Isabel, b. June 9, 1846. 5. Benjamin
Franklin, b. Dec. 13, 1853. 6. Clara Stella, b. Dec. 25, 1855,
who m. Fred J. Hadley.
4. iii. Charles Thomas, b. June 20, 1834.
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3. Benjamin Sewall^ Smith (Banjamin^-^, Ichabod^) was b. July 23, 1815;
m. July 24, 1845, Paulina Hoadley, dau. of Elias and Mehi table
Hoadley, b. AprU 5, 1820, d. April 23, 1910. He d. Sept. 16, 1872.
Children :
5. i. John Sew all, b. April 9, 1849.
ii. Charles Henry, b. Aug. 19, 1852. In trade in Boston.
iii. Emma Paulina, b. May 4, 1856; m. Keyes and lives in
Windsor, Vt. One child.
4. Charles Thomas* Smith {Benjamin^-^-, Ichabod^) was b. June 20, 1834;
m. Feb. 1, 1860, Martha M. Fitch, dau. of Rice Fitch. Mr. Smith d.
March 21, 1871. Children, both b. in Cornish:
i. Harriet Eleanor, b. July 14, 1861 ; m. Dec. 22, 1881, Willis D. Hart
formerly of Cornish, but recently of Haverhill, Mass. One
child: Charles W.
ii. May Lillian, b. May 3, 1863; m. Nov. 24, 1891, Charles Skinner,
formerly of Windsor, Vt. Res. Cameron, W. Va.
5. JoHX Sewalls Smith {Benj. Seivalb, Benjamin^-, Ichabodi) was b. April
9, 1849; m. Nov. 14, 1871, Marion A. Kelley of Cornish, dau. of Amos
and Abigail (Coburn) Kelley, b. Sept. 14, 1846, and d. May 16, 1907.
Their children were:
i. Lyndon S., b. Aug. 8, 1872. A veterinary surgeon and lives in West
Virginia.
ii. Clayton K., b. Aug. 26, 1874. A farmer and lives on the Rev.
Joseph Rowell farm near the present town house. M. June
22, 1907, Bertha M. Kinsman of Cornish, dau. of Darwin B.
and Ada E. (Chase) Kinsman, b. Feb. 1, 1882.
iii. Ivan J., b. Aug. 12, 1880. A motorman on electric cars in Boston.
Nathaniel Branch.
Nathaniel Smith was b. in 1774. Hannah Benton Smith, his wife, was b. in
1775. They came to Cornish from Middletown, Conn., and settled on
the river farm since owned and occupied by William E. Chadbourne.
Here also they kept hotel several years. Records are meager as to
when they come to town, and also of their children. They had seven
of these, but dates of birth, etc., are chiefly wanting. The parents
spent the remainder of their lives in town. He d. Feb. 2, 1845. His
wife d. Jan. 28, 1855. Children:
i. Harriet, b. 1800 (?); m. June 21, 1831, Hiram D. Marble of Cor-
nish. Two children. (See Marble.) She d. July 10, 1886.
ii. Augusta, b. .
iii. George, b. 1804.
iv. Fred, b. ; m. Helen M. Cook.
V. Eliza, b. 1810 (?); m. May 1, 1833, Charles Curtis Cook of Cornish.
She d. Sept. 18, 1883.
2. vi. William B., b. Sept. 11, 1811.
334 HISTORY OF CORNISH.
vii. Zera p., b. 1817; m. first, Ruth Cady of Cornish, dau. of Capt.
Curtis and Sally (Morgan) Cady, b. Aug. 29, 1814, and d. Feb.
18, 1849; m. second, Sept. 26, 1852, Betty Farris Powers of
Cornish, dau. of Obed and Cynthia (Comings) Powers, b. June
26, 1817, and d. with a new born infant dau., Nov. 8, 1854; m.
third, Sula Powers, a sister of his last wife, b. Oct. 5, 1826. NO'
issue. He d. Oct. 14, 1856. His wid. afterwards m. Dudley T.
Chase and d. April 3, 1905.
2. William B.= Smith (Nathanieb) was b. Sept. 11, 1811; m. April 9, 1833,
Nellie Maria Comings of Cornish, dau. of Uriel and Sarah (Robinson)
Comings, b. Oct. 2, 1815, and d. Oct. 29, 1875. He d. March 25, 1880.
Cliildren, all b. in Cornish:
i. Ellen M., b. 1833 (?); d. Dec. 12, 1849, aged 16.
ii. Laura, b. ; m. , Darius Horton of Rojalton, Vt. She d.
in 1905 (?). One son, William, living in Melrose, Mass.
iii. Sarah, b. ; m. , Thomas Strand of Boston. No children.
iv. Hannah B., b. ; m. , Nathan Bowen. One son: Walter E.,
who lives in West Somerville, Mass.
V. Nathaniel, b. April 23, 1843; m. April 23, 1867, Grace E. Harlow
of Cornish, dau. of Leonard and Deborah (Jackson) Harlow,
b. March 17, 1847. Two children: 1. Fred Harlow, b. .
2. Florence Ada, b. . Mr. Smith is a machinist. A sol-
dier in the Civil War. (See Military.)
vi. William H., b. .
vii. David L., b. ; m. , Jennie Powers of Gettysburg, Pa. Two
sons.
viii. Edwin W., b. ; m. , a lady from Canada. Four children.
He d. "several years ago."
ix. Wentworth M., b. ; m. , Susan Foote of New Branford,
Conn. Four children. He d. — — .
X. Murray A., b. Sept. 8, 1854; m. , . Four children.
xi. Zerah, b. Nov. 23, 1858.
This family seemed indifferent respecting furnishing data, hence its great
lack of dates.
Dr. Nathan Branch.
Dr. Nathan Smith was b. in Rehoboth, Mass., Sept. 30, 1762. Came to
Cornish when a young man; m. first, Jan. 16, 1794, Elizabeth Chase of Cornish,
dau. of Gen. Jonathan and Thankful (Sherman) Chase, b. in 1765, and d. April
24, 1793. Left no children.
"Nature brought her forth, perfected her life.
Rendered her amiable to all her conuexious.
Nature has consigned her to the silent grave,
Nature prompts her friends to mourn for her decease."
(In.scription on tombstone.)
He m. second, in 17'.)4, Sarah Hall Chase, a half sister of his first wife. (See
Gen. Chase's record.) H(! was a farmer till 28 years of age. He then studied
GENEALOGIES. 335
medicine and became distinguished as a physician and surgeon. He began
practice in Cornish where he was very successful and popular. After four
years of practice in town he rem. to Hanover. The faculty of Dartmouth Col-
lege about this time were proposing to add a medical and surgical department
to the college proper and Dr. Smith was selected as the one to have charge of
it as professor. This position he held several years beginning in 1798. It is
also recorded of him that he subsequently had the honor of serving Yale Col-
lege and Bowdoin College in the same capacity. He spent many of the last
years of his life in New Haven, Conn., where he d. Jan. 26, 1829. (See Gen.
Cat. Dart. Coll, pp. 87, also sketch in Med. Dept., Vol. 1.)
A Shrewd Doctor.
Here is a good story of Dr. Nathan Smith, who afterwards became the famous
Professor of Surgery at Dartmouth College. His ready facility in turning to
his own advantage what was meant to be a troublesome joke seems to have
been the means of his rapid advancement in his profession :
It was in Cornish, N. H., that Nathan Smith first "hung out his shingle."
While the newly fledged doctor was patiently waiting for business, a company
of young men concluded to have a little fun at his expense. Their plan of
procedure was suggested by the sight of a goose with a broken leg. Taking
the tavern keeper into their confidence, they caught the limping bird, and as
soon as all arrangements were complete, a messenger was despatched in haste
to tell Dr. Smith that a patient who had unfortunately broken his leg desired
his services at the tavern immediately. The doctor was promptly on hand, but
began to suspect a trick as he came in sight of the house. Preceded by "mine
host," and followed by a crowd, all ready to burst with delight at the antici-
pated surprise and chagrin of the doctor, he entered the great hall where, sure
enough, lay the poor goose, extended in all honor upon a bed.
The doctor, without the least hesitation or show of surprise, advanced to the
bed, and having, with scrupulous care, examined the broken limb, prepared
his splints, reduced the fracture, and bound it up in the most scientific manner.
He then, with extreme gravity, directed the tavern keeper to pay strict atten-
tion to the patient, on no account to suffer him to be moved from the bed for
at least a week, but to feed him plentifully with Indian meal and water.
There was not much laughter when the doctor went away, though thus far
all had gone well enough; but the next day the joke really became serious, when
a good round bill for professional services came to the landlord, which he found
himself obliged to pay.
The affair soon got abroad, and the shrewd and level-headed young doctor
suddenly found himself famous. People said, "There's a man who knows how
to take care of himself. " Everybody respected Mm, and the foundation of a
lucrative practice was laid for the young physician.
Children of Dr. Nathan and Sarah Hall (Chase) Smith :
i. David Solon Chase Hall, b. in Cornish, June 27, 1795. (See
sketch.)
2. ii. Nathan Rhino, b. in Cornish, May 21, 1797.
iii. Sarah Melvina, b. Dec. 27, 1799, at Hanover; m. Orville Stone (?).
She d. in 1813.
336 HISTORY OF CORNISH.
iv. Gratia Eliza, b. at Hanover, May 16, 1803; m. Dec. 30, 1822, Dr.
Sumner Lincoln. Four children. One of them was the cele-
brated Dr. Nathan Smith Lincoln of Washington, D. C.
V. Mary Amanda, b. in Cornish, Dec. 30, 1803; m. a Mr. Henderson.
vi. James Mervin, b. Sept. 23, 1805; d. •, was killed at Norwalk
bridge disaster; was a celebrated physician and surgeon.
vii. Catharine Camilla, b. July 2, 1807; d. young.
viii. Laura Matilda, b. Dec. 3, 1809.
ix. John Derby, b. April 9, 1812. Became a Rev. Dr.; was m. three
times, the last time to Mrs. Susan (Anthony) Smith of Provi-
dence, R. I.
X. Sarah Chase, b. July 26, 1819.
2. Nathan Rhino^ Smith (Nathan^) was b. May 21, 1797, in Cornish.
Studied medicine, and like his father, became eminent in his profession.
He m. July 26, 1821, Juliette O. Penniman of Burlington, Vt., dau. of
Jabez and Frances ( — — — ) Penniman, wid. of Gen. Ethan Allen, b.
July 10, 1798, and d. April 12, 1883, in Baltimore, Md. He was at that
time a professor in the Medical College at Burlington, Vt. From there he
went to Philadelphia and was professor of surgery in the University
there. Leaving there he settled in Baltimore, Md., where he ever
after res., except three years spent in lecturing in a Kentucky College
while there was an interregnum in the Baltimore University. He d. in
Baltimore, July 3, 1877. Dr. Smith and wife had the following children:
i. Sarah Frances, b. in Burlington, Vt., May 10, 1822; m. June 7,
1842, Dr. E. W. Theobold, then of Lexington, Ky. Five chil-
dren. She d. Feb. 5, 1872.
ii. Mary Hillhouse, b. in Burlington, March 17, 1824; m. Jan. 8,
1851, Edmund Lanier, a Lieut, in the U. S. Navy and a com-
mander during the Civil War. Four children. She d. Feb., ,
in Baltimore.
iii. Berwick Bruce, b. in Philadelpliia, July 4, 1826; a physician; m.
April 20, 1854, Nannie W. Moale, of Baltimore. He d. March
20, 1860. One dau., Mrs. E. S. Wood, of Portland, Ore.
iv. Adelia Melvina, b. Sept. 17, 1828; m. April 30, 1861, Geo. W. S.
Hall. Two daughters and one son. She d. Dec. 13, 1873.
V. Nathan, b. in Baltimore, March 28, 1831. Studied medicine.
Settled in Baltimore and d. June 19, 1856.
' vi. Emily Genevie, b. in Baltimore, Feb. 5, 1833; d. May 13, 1834.
vii. Ellen McCullough, b. in Baltimore, May 15, 1836; m. Ed. Mont-
gomery. No children.
viii. Alan P., b. in Baltimore, Feb. 3, 1840. A surgeon; m. Oct. 16, 1862,
Emily A. Jones of Baltimore. Seven children — four sons and
three daughters. Two of these sons became physicians and a
dau. m. another one, Dr. A. P. Smith; d. July 18, 1898.
ix. Walter Prescott, b. in Baltimore, April 13, 1842; d. July 10, 1863,
in Danville, Va.
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AsE Kimball Branch.
AsE Kimball Smith, pedigree unknown, lived in town several years. He m.
March 13, 1823, Sophia HiUiard of Cornish, dau. of Amos A. and Sarah
(Huggins) HiUiard, b. March 24, 1801, and d. April 2, 1900. Children:
i. Sarah Rosette, b. Sept. 16, 1824; m. ■, Charles Solger. Two
daughters, both b. in Plymouth, Vt. 1. Hattie S., b. July 4,
1858. 2. Jennie M., b. July 4, 1860. Sarah R. d. Sept. 2,
1890.
ii. Lafayette H., b. March 1, 1826; m. Feb. 5, 1854, Ruth Eveline
Chadbourne of Cornish, dau. of Benjamin and Sarah (Cady)
Chadbourne, b. Sept. 18, 1829, and d. Nov. 8, 1908. Mr. Smith
was an energetic business man, handling the live stock products
of farmers for many years. He also purchased and successfully
operated the general store on the Flat. He d. Dec. 28, 1894.
Children:
1. Wallace Eaton, b. Oct. 6, 1854; m. Fannie J. Clement. They
have two daughters. Mr. S. is in the clothing business in
Brighton, 111.
2. Albert Kimball, b. May 18, 1857. A grad. of Kimball Union
Academy. Studied medicine; m. June 27, , inBellaire,
Ohio, Ella Over. No children. A successful physician in
Springfield, Ohio.
3. Arthur L., b. June 20, 1859; m. Aug. 1, 1881, Lizzie E. Safford
at Greenfield, Mass., where they live. No children. An
> extensive manufacturer of brick.
4. Kate Evelyn, b. Dec. 8, 1856; in. May 1, 1890, Joseph P.
Boyce of Brattleboro, Vt., at Northfield, Mass. Live, in
West Somerville, Mass.
Chase S. Smith was b. in 1827, a son of Joseph and Judith (Savory) Smith.
Spent his life chiefly in the employ of David H. HiUiard as gunsmith. A
skilled workman. Was a brother of Mrs. HiUiard and Mrs. J. L. Lamberton.
He never m.; d. Oct. 7, 1883.
Isaac Smith and Charlotte Morse were m. April 11, 1822. They had one
child: Mary Morse, b. Dec. 2, 1822; d. March 8, 1823.
SPAULDING.
Edwardi Spaulding, the first of the name found in America, came from
Eng. about 1630. Res. in Braintree, Mass. His son, John^, and grand-
son, Johns, were probably b. in Chelmsford, Mass. The latter rem. to
Plainfield, Conn., where his second son, Jonathan*, was b. Aug. 7, 1688.
Jonathan had nine children. Two of his sons, Jesse and Abel, settled
in Plainfield, N. H., among the first, and their descendants there have
been many. Abel^, b. July 10, 1728, was a soldier of the Revolution.
The last years of his life were spent in Cornish, where he d. April 4, 1809,
and his wife, Mary (Anderson), b. May 2, 1730, and d. June 5, 1821.
23-n
338 HISTORY OF CORNISH.
Dyer Spauldings, the youngest brother of Abel and Jesse, b. Nov. 18,
1732, in Plainfield, Conn., was a friend and neighbor of Israel Putnam
in Conn. He served five years in the Indian war as one of the " Putnam
Rangers, " rendering very efficient service. His commission as Capt. in
this war was given him by King George II. Very interesting events in
the life of Col. Spaulding occurred in the summer of 1765 during the
settlement of the town. He had the honor of conveying the first white
woman and her children to Cornish. (See Settlement of Town.) Mr.
Spaulding was m. in Conn., March 11, 1767, to Elizabeth Parkhurst,
dau. of Timothy and Ehzabeth (Cady) Parkhurst, b. July 17, 1734; d.
June 3, 1816, aged 82. Taking his new bride, they came on horseback
to Cornish, where he prepared a home. The bride "almost broke her
neck," she said, "trying to look up to the tops of the noble pine trees."
At the breaking out of the Revolutionary War, Mr. Spaulding again
became a soldier, and received a new commission as Capt. in the Con-
tinental army, and afterwards promoted to major and colonel. Was at
the Battle of Saratoga and at the surrender of Ft. Ticonderoga, and at
Burgoyne's surrender, Oct. 10, 1777. The war being ended, he returned
to his family in Cornish. "Was an excellent farmer; very ingenious;
of a very pleasant disposition and lively and cheerful." He d. April
27, 1814, aged 82. His wid. d. June 3, 1816, aged 82. Children, all b.
in Cornish:
i. Esther, b. March 5, 1769; m. May 4, 1794, Bill Barnes of Clare-
mont; d. April 19, 1863, in Claremont, aged 94. Six children;
2. ii. Silas, b. May 5, 1772.
iii. Lyman, b. June 5, 1775. Grad. at Harvard University, in 1797.
studied medicine; a skillful anatomist; a prominent contributor
to several medical journals. Published several lectures, etc.
He m. Oct. 9, 1802, Elizabeth Cowes, of Portsmouth, where he
res. and where he d. Oct. 30, 1821 . His wife d. June 2, 1838.
They had five children.
2. S1LAS6 Spaulding {Dyer^, Jonathan*, John^^, Edward^) h. May 5, 1772; d.
Sept. 26, 1844. He was a farmer and passed his whole life in the house
in which he was b. in Cornish. It was situated on the river road, two
miles below the bridge which crosses the river at Windsor, Vt. Having,
at one time been annoyed by a weasel that made many visits to his poul-
try yard, he determined to shoot it, if possible. He found the weasel's
home, and not far off lay a gosling and a duck which had just been,
killed. When the weasel put his head out of the hole, Mr. Spaulding
fired; but the nimble creature had eluded th(; shot and ran off unharmed.
Sanford, his oldest son exclaimed, "Father, that is not the way to shoot
a weasel, let me have the gun." So he took it, the animal meantime
having gone home again, and aiming at the hole, he fired. The weasel
was just coming out aiid the shot entered his head, and he was dead in
an instant. "Always fire at the spot a quarter of a second befon^ the
weasel comes to it; that is the way to shoot a weasel, father." He m.
GENEALOGIES. 339
Jan. 27, 1799, Theodosia Holton of Windsor, Vt. She was b. Dec. 20,
1772, and d. in Cornish Feb. 2, 1765, aged 92. Children, all b. in
Cornish :
i. Sanford, b. March 30, 1800; m. Jan. 22, 1832, Bridget Mary Lynch,
dau. of Hugh and Mary Lynch, b. July 2.5, 1810, in Ireland.
Res. in West Claremont where their four children were b. He
d. in Dec, 1859, in Windsor, Vt.
ii. SoPHTA, b. May 21, 1805; m. May 8, 1832, Thomas Gilbert Hayden.
iii. Lyman, b. Jan. 23, 1811; d. April 6, 1821.
iv. Orilla, b. Oct. 27, 1812; m. Dec. 28, 1843, Horace Grant Powers
Cross. She d. June 15, 1845. No issue.
Daniels Spaulding (Amos^-<, Nathanieb, Joseph-, Edward^) b. March, 1765,
in Plainfield, Conn.; d. April 2, 1854, in Cornish; m. Hannah Spaulding,
dau. of James and Hannah (Neff) Spaulding, b. June 4, 1772; d. Jan.
6, 1849. Children, two or three d. young; others:
i. Hannah Carey, b. Sept. 25, 1799; m. first, John P. Carroll; m. sec-
ond, Sept. 22, 1868, Moses Hutchinson, who d. Sept. 11, 1889,
aged 87 years, 4 months, 18 days. She d. Oct. 27, 1889, aged 90
years, 1 month, 4 days.
ii. Daniel, b. Dec. 21, 1801; m. , Philena Spaulding, dau. of Sam-
uel and Philena (Dodge) Spaulding, b. ; d. June 5, 1849.
iii. Amos, b. June 21, 1804; m. Dec. 16, 1827, Annie Packard, res. in
Grantham. Had five children, the younger, a son (Amos, Jr.),
now (1902) res. in Cornish, was postmaster at Cornish post-
■ office, b. Dec. 1, 1844; m. Sept. 15, 1875, Marion S. Rowell, b.
Nov. 3, 1857. They have one child, Cora M., b. July 5, 1876,- in
Croydon, who m. Dec. 27, 1905, Ernest P. Quimby of Cornish.
iv. Mary, b. Jan. 23, 1810; m. , William Merrit, res. in Etna, until
she d.
Andrew Spaulding (Jonathan^, James^, Amos*, Nathanieh, Joseph, Edivard')
h. July 11, 1815. A shoemaker; res. Meriden; m. Feb. 17, 1848, Mary
Whitten Thompson of Cornish, dau. of Samuel H. and Mary
(Wright) Thompson, b. June 24, 1822, and d. May 17, 1898. Children:
i. Martha Ella, b. Nov.l3, 1849; m. March, 1869, Henry Buckman of
Cornish.
ii. Sarah Emma, b. June 30, 1856.
1. Ezra' Spaulding (Abcb, Jonathan^ John.^-^, Edward^) b. Dec. 11, 1751,
in Plainfield, Conn. Rem. to Plainfield with his father and came to
Cornish during its early history (date uncertain). M. Nov. 14, 1772,
Lydia Fitch, dau. of James and Sarah ( ) Fitch. She d. in 1836,
aged about 85. He d. Sept., 1840, in Barnard, Vt. He served in the
Revolutionary War in Col. Jonathan Chase's regiment. Children, most
of them b. in Cornish:
340 HISTORY OF CORNISH.
i. RoswELL, b. at Windsor, Aug. 11, 1774; res. chiefly in Hartland, Vt.,
where he d. in 1848; m. , Susan Patterson. Had four
children.
ii. Jesse, b. .
iii. Sarah, b. Sept. 26, 1778; unm.; d. in 1868, in Westminster, Vt.
iv. Daniel Fitch, b. Oct. 13, 1781; m. , Parthena Gilbert, who d.
Jan. 27, 1862; res. Cornish and Burlington, Vt. Was in the
War of 1812. Seven children.
2. V. Wm. Bela, b. Jan. 16, 1784.
vi. Lemuel, b. Sept. 13, 1785; in. July 26, 1808, Lucy Pierce. Res.
some time at Claremont where he tended the Ferry across the
Connecticut river. He d. at Hartland, Vt., where he had chiefly
resided. They had ten children,
vii. Fanny, b. ; m. Higbee of Claremont. Res., Shipton,
Canada, East. Went to Rockford, 111., in 1835, where she d.
2. Wm. Bela' Spaulding (Ezra'', AbeU, Jonalhaiv, John^-% Edward^) h. Jan.
16, 1784. He was a shoemaker and farmer; m. first, , Atlanty
Diggins, b. in 1797 and d. Aug. 28, 1832; m. second, Oct. 3, 1833, Mary
Young of Cornish, dau. of Thomas and Sarah (Chase) Young; res. in
Claremont and Cornish. He d. in Royalton, Vt. Children by Atlanty
Diggins :
i. Marcia, b. Aug. 17, 1818; m. , Enoch Ellis of Royalton, Vt.
3. ii. William Diggins, b. Sept. 29, 1816.
Child by Mary Young:
iii. Ellen, b. ; m. , Anthony Ray of Royalton, Vt.
3. William D.s Spaulding {Belw, Ezra^, Abeb, Jonathan^ John^-^, Edward^)
h. Sept. 29, 1816, in Claremont; m. finst, March 2, 1843, Laurilla Johnson
of Cornish, dau. of Samuel and Ruhama (Luey) Johnson, b. Oct. 22,
1820, d. Jan. 24, 1871.
"Mother, dear Mother, thou hast gone to thy rest.
The song thou wilt sing is the song of the blest,
Around thy dark grave we will linger awhile.
And hope in yon Heaven to see thy sweet smile. "
(Epitaph on her tombstone.)
He m. second, March 20, 1872, Maria H. Spaulding of Meriden, dau.
of Joshua and Judith (Huggins) Spaulding, b. Jan. 10, 1818, and d.
June 1, 1887, without issue. M. third, Feb. 28, 1888, Mrs. Orilla N.
(Ellis) Langworthy. No childn^n. One child by Laurilla:
i. LuciAN L., b. March 30, 1844; was a soldier of the Civil War; m. Jan.
7, 1873, Julia S. Cole of Cornish, dau. of George and Samantha
(Souther) Cole, b. Nov. 10, 1857. He d. in 1902. Child: Maud
E., b. Feb. 4, 1876.
GENEALOGIES.
341
Rev. Alvah' Spaulding (Abel^, Benj.^, Isaacs, Andrew^-^, Edumrcb) b. in
Townsend, Mass., Sept. 9, 1807, and d. May 11, 1868,in Wea};hersfield,
Vt. He fitted for college in Meriden in class of 1827. Grad. at Am-
herst College in class of 1831, Andovor Theological Seminary in 1834.
After preaching several months in Troy and Chesterfield, he was invited
to preach in Cornish, where after three months' "probation" he was ord.
Oct. 1, 1835. He m. Nov. 13, 1835, Ambra Tower of Fitzwilliam, b.
May 26, 1812. He remained pastor of the Cong. Church in Cornish
Rev. Alvah Spaulding.
nearly thirty years. His duties also included the care and manage-
ment of the parsonage farm. In this he was eminently successful,
for as a tidy and thrifty farmer, he had few equals. Was dismissed
Feb. 7, 1865, to accept a call from the Cong. Church at Weathersfield,
where he was installed June 28, 1865. Was a man of cheerful disposi-
tion, genial manners and possessed a fine mind. Was a kind pastor and
faithful preacher. His theology was thorough and clear, giving promi-
nence to the doctrines of sin and atonement. His body, and also that
342 HISTORY OF CORNISH.
of his wife, rests in the cemeten^ in Cornish, among the people of his
first charge. Children, all b. in Cornish:
i. Lysander Tower, b. Sept. 6, 1836. Fitted for college at Meriden,
in class 1857; at Amherst College, class 1861; Theo. Institute,
1864. Was ord. pastor at West Stafford, Conn., Dec. 28, 1864.
Dismissed from there Aug. 27, 1867, and installed at Esse.x,
Conn., Oct. 2, 1867; at Broad Brook, Conn., 1869 to 1877; then
at Chester, Conn., until he d. July 8, 1878. He m. Dec. 7, 1864,
Elbertine Maria Hawley, of So. Amherst, Mass. One child,
Annie Gertrude, b. Aug. 21, 1868.
ii. Ellen Maria, b. June 25, 1839; m. June 4, 1864, Edwin C. Johnson
of Cornish. Two children. (See Johnson.) She d. Nov. 14,
1897. Mr. Johnson d. April 5, 1891.
iii. Ambra Louisa, b. April 20, 1843; d. Sept. 15, 1847.
iv. Fidelia W., b. Oct. 1, 1846; d. May 21, 1874.
V. Abbie Louisa, b. Nov. 3, 1847; m. June 21, 1870, C. F. Aldrich of
Weathersfield, Vt. She d. Dec. 8, 1901. She had seven chil-
dren: 1. Charles Spaulding, b. April 1, 1871. 2. Willis Wood,
b. Jan. 6, 1873. 3. Mary Fideha, b. Oct. 13, 1874. 4. Jessie
Marion, b. Sept. 22, 1876. 5. Fannie Maria, b. Jan. 10, 1879.
6. James Madison, b. June 13, 1885. 7. Augustus Wheeler, b.
Jan. 14, 1888.
vi. Lucia Francena, b. Aug. 20, 1850. She d. March 13, 1888.
Leonard D.' Spaulding {Jason^, Dexter i, Leonard^, Eleazer^-*, John^^, Edward^)
h. Feb. 25, 1838, in Hartland, \"t.; m. first, Jan. 17, 1860, Mary O.
Hammond, dau. of Phineas and Eliza (Dawley) Hammond. She d.
Oct. 16, 1883; m. second, Ella Royce, dau. of Henry Royce. Res. in
Bridgewater, Vt., until about 1870 and then came to Cornish, where he
d. July 22, 1885. Children:
i. Elbert A., b. April 15, 1863, in Bridgewater, Vt.; d. Feb. 24, 1869.
ii. Leonard L., b. in Cornish, Aug. 17, 1873.
iii. Lewis H., b. in Cornish, Sept. 4, 1884.
The great-grandfather of Leonard D.» Spaulding, {Leonaixb), b. Aug. 8, 1761,
in Plainfield, Conn., came to Cornish in early life; m. March 1, 1787, Sarah
Farkhurst. They had six children, most of them b. in Cornish; the rest in
Hartland, Vt. The two succeeding generations, and their families res. in Vt.
SiLOAM S.« Spaulding iJesse'^-*, Nathanieh, Jo^epfv-, Edward^) was one of nine
children of Jesse and Hannah (Farnum) Spaulding, b. March 9, 1803,
in Plainfield. He m. March 24, 1831, Mahala Silloway, dau. of William
and Abigail (Jenney) Silloway, b. March 15, 1812. Th(\y came to Cor-
nish in April, 1839, and spent the remainder of their lives, living in the
two-story, brick house, south of the Flat, built and formerly occupied by
Dr. Roswell Leavitt. He was a successful farmer, honest, quiet and
unpretending. He d. March 13, 1885. His wife survived him but eight
days, dying March 22, 1885. A singular coincidence of their lives is
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that they were both b. in the same town in March, were m. in March
and both d. in March. Children, all b. in Cornish:
i. L. Addie, b. March 2, 1843; m. Feb. 2, 1886, Edward Orville Day of
Cornish. No children. Res., Cornish,
ii. Darwin J., b. Jan. 14, 1847; m. Dec. 12, 1888, Mrs. Minnie (Chute)
Philips of Plainfield, b. in 1859. Res. on the place where he was
b. Like his father, a very successful farmer. No children,
iii. William Dwight, b. April 14, 1852; m. June 15, 1886, Jennie L.
Jackson, dau. of Chas. Edwin and Judith (Bryant) Jackson, b.
Aug. 19, 1858. Res. in Hartland, Vt., where he is in trade.
Two children b. in Hartland: 1. Christine A., b. Nov. 2, 1887,
2. Alice M., b. Sept. 22, 1889.
Silas Spaulding, son of Alfred and (Ballou) Spaulding, was b. Aug.
20, 1824; m. Nov. 22, 1843, Mary M. Sartell, dau. of Josiah and Sally
Sartell, b. April 14, 1809; d. Aug. 17, 1884. He was rough in manners
and language, yet kindly in nature. He enlisted Sept. 21, 1862, in the
16th Regt. N. H. Vols. (See Military.) He d. Sept. 20, 1863. Chil-
dren, b. in Cornish:
i. Nettie Bethena, b. May 23, 1846; m. Oct. 11, 1873, Edward Free-
man Huggins of Cornish. One child: Lena Furness, b. May 21,
1876, and d. June 29, 1892. Not being congenial, this couple
separated a few years after m. She m. second, Dec. 20, 1905, Dr.
Geo. H. Greely of Franklin Falls.
ii. David Lawrence, b. May 26, 1850. Grad. Kimball Union Academy,
class 1871. Teacher and officer in Reform School in James-
burgh, N. J. Teacher in Holmes Co., Miss.; officer in Reform
School, Manchester; officer in Vt. State Prison several years.
M. Nov. 7, 1878, Juliette M. Spear of Danville, Vt. He d. Dec.
30, 1900.
Andrew Spaulding, a brother (?) of Dyer, and Abigail Martin, his wife,
came from Conn, and lived in town during many of its earliest years.
The census of 1790 says his family at that date consisted of three adult
males and four females. Their children were:
i. Andrew, Jr., b. May 9, 1758.
u. Hannah, b. March 26, 1760.
iii. Benjamin, b. March 24, 1762.
iv. Abel, b. Dec'. 28, 1764.
V. Jonas, b. Oct. 23, 1767.
vi. Abigail, b. May 27, 1770; m. Nov. 15, 1798, Jonathan Huggins, Jr.,
of Cornish. Six children. (See Huggins.) She d. March 9, 1849.
vii. Noah, b. Aug. 27, 1772; d. June 18, 1778.
viii. Nathan, b. June 20, 1774; d. June 28, 1778.
Ariel K.^ Spaulding (Zebina'', Abel'-'', Jonathan^, John>-*, Edward^) was b.
May 17, 1818, in Hartland, Vt.; m. first, Sarah Abbott, who was b.
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in 1818, and d. Feb. 23, 1862, aged 44; m. second, May 13, 1878, Eleanor
Nichols, b. March 21, 1821, and d. Feb. 15, 1899. He d. in Cornish,
Nov. 30, 1890. He was a blacksmith and farmer. Children, all by first
wife : (Order uncertain . )
i. Sydney Clarence, b. . Enlisted in the Civil War. (See Mili-
tary and Soldiers' Monument.)
ii. Ellen M., b. ; m. Nov. 8, Charles F. Kickard.
iii. John L., b. ; d. unm., June 19, 1881, aged 33.
iv. Sarah I., b. in 1862; d. unm., Oct. 9, 1888.
V. Joseph, b. ; m. Jennie M. Porter, of Hartford, Vt., who d. .
They had a son b. in Cornish, March 4, 1894.
vi. Amy, b. April 3, 1859.
vii. Alma, b. .
viii. James E., b. ; m. first, Nov. 24, 1881, Charlotte L. Brewster, b.
in I860, and d. March 22, 1883, aged 23. M. second, April 29,
1890, Mary E. Atherton of Winchester. Rem. from town in
189- to . A son, Clarence H., was b. to them in Cor-
nish, March 14, 1891.
Timothy^ Spaulding {Eleazer^-*, Joha-^, Edward^) was b. in Plainfield, Conn.,
Nov. 14, 1741; m. Dec. 25, 1766, Lucy Skillen. Lived in Cornish on
the farm next north of Col. Dyer Spaulding's farm. An experienced
school teacher. Was a soldier of the Revolution. Children, all b. in
Cornish :
i. Eunice, b. May 30, 1768; m. ■, Mr. Butterfield.
ii. Lois, b. July 17, 1770.
iii. David, twin, b. July 25, 1772. Was twice m. Ten children. Lived
in Waukcgan, 111., where he d. Feb. 9, 1860.
iv. Jonathan, twin, b. July 25, 1772; m. in 1799, Mary Stuntz. Eight
children. Lived in Conneaught, Erie Co., Pa., where he d.
Sept. 26, 1855.
V. Esther, b. Sept. 16, 1774.
vi. Rachel, b. Jan. 9, 1777.
Abel» Spaulding (AbeU, Jonathan*, John^-^, Edioard^) was b. Sept. 30, 1756.
Served in the Revolutionary War in Col. Chase's Regt.; m. Juh^ 6, 1780,
Elizabeth Chase of Cornish, dau. of Samuel and Silence (Stow) Chase,
b. in 1762, and d. May 25, 1801. Their children were:
i. Joshua, b. Oct. 30, 1784; m. Nov. 26, 1807, Judith Hugi^ins of Cor-
nish, dau. of Jonathan and Ruhama (Brown) Huggins, b. June
10, 1783; d. Nov. 12, 1860. Nine children. Lived in Meri-
den; a watch maker, etc.
ii. Lebbeus, b. Dec. 16, 1785; m. Mercy Spaulding, Oct. 20, 1816.
Ten children. Lived in Morristown, Vt.
iii. Samuel, b. ; m. Ruth Spaulding. Five children.
iv. Zebina, b. ; m. , Abigail Spaulding. Nine children. Lived
in Hartland, Vt.
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V. LovELL, b. Feb. 26, 1794; m. Oct. 25, 1821, Laura Clark of Plain-
field. Six children. Lived in Cornish and Plainfield.
vi. Betsey, b. Aug. 28, 1796; m. , Amasa Stowell of Grantham
(since Cornish). Ten children. (See Stowell.) She d. Nov.
7, 1854.
vii. Nancy, b. Aug. 13, 1799; m. Jan. 21, 1823, Solon C. Grannis of
Claremont. Six children, all b. in Claremont. She d. March
14. 1864.
SPICER.
Zephaniah and Sarah Spicer lived in Norwich, Conn. In 1772, in mature
life, they came to Cornish. Their children were all b. in Conn., except
the last two.
2. i. Jabez, b. Sept. 11, 1753.
ii. Anna, b. Dec. 9, 1755.
iii. Peter, b. April 27, 1758.
iv. Huldah, b. May 22, 1760.
V. Experience, b. Sept. 15, 1762.
vi. Sarah, b. May 16, 1765.
vii. Paniel, b. 23, 1767.
viii. Zurvier, b. Feb. 21, 1771, in Windsor, Vt.
ix. Jeremiah, b. Nov. 23, 1773, in Cornish.
2. Jabez2 Spicer {Zephaniah^) was b. Sept. 11, 1753, in Norwich, Conn.
Came to Cornish with his parents in 1772. He m. Jan. 14, 1779, Faith
Ripley of Cornish, dau. of William and Lydia (Brewster) Ripley, b.
Oct. 13, 1757, and d. May 31, 1824. They lived in town till 1810. and
then rem. to Richmond, Vt., where they both d. He d. Jan. 6, 1823.
Children, all b. in Cornish:
i. Erastus, b. Nov. 21, 1779.
ii. Lydia, b. Feb. 19, 1781 ; m. Jan. 5, 1809, Erastus Eaton.
iii. Amy, b. Dec. 11, 1782; d. April 11, 1785.
iv. William Ripley, b. July 19, 1784; m. Betsey Sherman.
V. Peter Bradford, b. June 4, 1786; m. June 18, 1817, Miriam Wyman
of Cornish, dau. of Joshua and Miriam (Richardson) Wyman, b.
Jan. 31, 1794, and d. May 26, 1824, in Richmond, Vt. He d.
March 22, 1855. Two children: Mary and Pameha. The
former, b. July 10, 1819, in Richmond, Vt.; d. ]\Iay 9, 1839.
Pamelia, b. in Richmond, Sept. 3, 1821; m. Stillman T. Fletcher,
and had eight children, and d. in Newport June 1, 1858.
vi. Jabez, b. March 12, 1788; m. Mary Hovey.
vii. Sally, b. March 16, 1790; m. July 5, 1812, Phinehas Kimball of
Cornish. Four children, one at least b. in town: Philander.
After living in town a few years they went to Lagrange, Tex.,
where she d. Aug. 12, 1843.
viii. Polly, b. Aug. 4, 1792; d. June 6, 1813, in Richmond, Va.
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ix. Eliza, b. Jan. 31, 1798; m. Dec. 6, 1816, Dr. Abner Warner who was
b. Nov. 30, 1787, and d. Oct. 3, 1822, in Camillas, N. Y. One
child: Abner Spicer Warner, b. Sept. 7, 1818. After Dr. War-
ner's death, the widow with her son returned to Cornish, where
the son fitted for college at Kimball Union Academy and grad.
from Dart. College in 1842 and from the medical dept. in 1848.
Was principal of New Ipswich Academy two years. Since 1848
a successful practitioner of medicine at Weathersfield, Conn.
He m. first, Nov. 23, 1847, Caroline C. Kimball of Cornish, dau.
of Wm. R. and Eliza (Dorr) Kimball, b. Dec. 6, 1821, and d.
Sept. 12, 1866. He m. second, June 7, 1869, Jane M. Spaulding,
dau. of Dr. James Spaulding of Montpelier, Vt. Had five chil-
dren by first wife, and one by the second. Eliza Warner d.
Oct. 3, 1845, aged 47.
SQUIRES.
Justus Squires was b. in 1770. His record, and that of his family are very
incomplete. He m. first, Oct. 27, 1796, Peggy Mason. She d. in Cor-
nish. They lived a few years in a house on the David Richardson farm,
now owned and occupied by Norman C. Penniman. A record from
Keene history says he m. second, Nov. 27, 1817, Prudence Carpenter
of Troy. No further record is found of him till he became an inmate
of Cornish Almshouse, where he d. May 6, 1842. Children as far as
known, were all by first wife, order of birth uncertain:
i. Justus, Jr., b. . A man of kindly disposition, but had an unfor-
tunate propensity for stealing. He spent a considerable por-
tion of his life in prison where he is said to have d. somewhere
in the fifties. Sometime during his early manhood he m.
Matilda Farrington of Cornish, dau. of Benj. and Theda
(Bartlett) Farrington. No children, so far as known. Further
record of Iiis wife is not known.
2. ii. James W., b. — — .
iii. Eleanor, b. ; m. about 1828, Benj. Quint, Jr., of Orford, Vt.
iv. Alice, b. July 30, 1813; m. Nov. 12, 1833, Levi Chapman of Cornish.
Six children. (See Chapman.) She d. Jan. 1, 1889.
2. James W.^ Squires (Justus^) was b. ; m. in 1832 (?) Phebe
Farrington of Cornish, a sister of the wife of his brother, Justus, Jr., b.
; d. . He d. May 29, 1847. Children, so far as known:
(Order uncertain.)
i. Lucy, b. .
ii. Henry, b. 183.5 (?); m. Dec. 23, 1863, Eveline Kempton and lived
in Croydon, where he d. Dec. 27, 1875. He served in the Civil
War, enlisting Aug. 30, 1862, in the 3d Regt., N. H. Vols. (See
Military.)
iii. A child, name imknown, b. 1841 (?) ; d. Sept. 8, 1846.
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iv. David, b. April 12, 1842. Never m. Enlisted in the Civil War
May 31, 1862, in the 9th Regt., Vt. Vols. (See Military.)
He d. .
STEARNS.
Daniel Stearns, said to be the first of the name in town, was b. in 1756. He
served in the Revolutionary War. Was twice married, yet but little
record of his wives can be found. One of them, probably the last, d.
March 18, 1847, aged 77. He was a farmer, settled and lived in town
nearly thirty years, and finally lived in Newport with his dau. Phebe,
where he d. May 4, 1849, aged 93. Children, most, if not all, b. in
Cornish :
i. Daniel, 1st, b. Aug. 16, 1777; d. in 1794.
ii. Sally, b. Sept. 16, 1778; m. in 1799, Jonathan Brooks; had five children.
iii. John, b. May 29, 1780; m. in 1805, in Claremont, Sarah Campbel',
(another authority says Ellen M. ). Seven children;
the third, Melissa, b. in 1814, m. Abijah Williams, son of
Stephen. John was a drover and lived chiefly in Claremont,
where he d. .
iv. Asa, b. July 8, 1782; m. in 1804, Eunice Brooks. Four children.
He d. in 1822.
2. v. Benjamin, b. Oct. 18, 1783.
vi. Mima, b. March 29, 1785; m. in 1805, Joseph Ayer. Three chil-
dren. She d. June, 1844.
vii. Phebe, 1st, b. Aug. 16, 1786; d. in 1788.
viii. Charles, b. June 4, 1788. Lived in Underhill, Vt.; m. in 1815,
Sarah Thompson: had one son.
ix. Phebe, 2d., b. Sept. 10, 1791; m. first, in 1815, Benj. York of Cor-
nish. Three children. (See York.) He d. Feb. 20, 1825. She
m. second, March 27, 1836, a Buell of Newport. She d. Sept.
17, 1861.
3. X. Reuben, b. June 29, 1795.
4. xi. George Washington, b. May 30, 1798.
5. xii. Daniel, 2d, b. Nov. 3, 1800.
xiii. Lucy, b. May 19, 1802; m. Sept. 14, 1824, George W. Leslie. Six
cliildren and lived in Warner.
2. Benjamin^ Stearns (Daniel^) wasb. Oct. 18, 1783; m. Feb. 8, 1807, Sabra
York of Cornish, dau. of William and Lucy (HiUiard) York, b. -;
d. March 20, 1875. He d. Sept. 13, 1854, aged 70. Children, all b. in
Cornish :
i. William, b. 1808.
ii. Eliza, b. 1810; m. , Burnam Jacobs. Seven children: 1. Mary
or Maria, b. in 1835. 2. Charles, b. in 1837. 3. Luther, b.
in 1839. 4. Margaret, b. in 1841, and also three others, dying
in infancy who were buried in town. Later the family rem. to
Rockford, 111.
348 HISTORY OF CORNISH.
iii. SoPHRONiA, b.
iv. Mary Jane, b. .
V. Belinda, b. July, 1818; m. , Harvey Silsby of Acworth. Lived
in 111.
vi. George, b. in 1820; m. Sept., 1849, Belinda Edminster of Cornish,
dau. of Zebedee and Tirza (York) Edminster (?). They soon
after rem. to and settle i in Rockford, 111.
vii. John B., b. in 1823; m. Sept. 30, 1851, Ellen M. Bryant of Cornish,
dau. of Aaron and Hannah W. (Johnson) Bryant, b. June 10,
1834, and had children. He d. June 11, 1885. Had a
son b. in town March 19, 1863.
viii. Benjamin C, b. in 1825. A soldier in the Civil War. (See Rolls.)
He d. Aug. 13, 1865.
3. Reuben^ Stearns {Daniel^) was b. June 29, 1795; m. Jan. 27, 1820,
Abigail Spaulding, dau. of Amos and Abigail (Herrick) Spaulding, b.
in 1788, and d. May, 1835 (?). He d. in town March 28, 1836. (Sui-
cide.) Children, all b. in town:
i. Charles Spaulding, b. June 16, 1820; m. first, Augusta Gile, April
30, 1849. She was b. Nov. 5, 1825, and d. Jan. 9, 1851; m. sec-
ond, May 18, 1851, Marion Cross of Claremont, b. Feb. 16, 1824.
She had two children: 1. Mary J., b. May 5, 1858; d. Oct. 1,
1894. (Suicide.) 2. Charles O., b. Sept. 9, 1859. Lives
in Claremont; twice m. Mr. S. enlisted in the Civil War, and
d. in service Sept. 17, 1863, in S. C.
ii. Warren, b. . Lived in Boston large part of his life, but d.
in Unity.
iii. Caroline, b. ; m. , a Grant.
iv. Alvira, b. ; m. , a Burnam. Lived and d. in Boston.
V. Horace, b. March 9, 1832; m. , Mary Etta Bartlett, b. Jan.
10, 1836. Six children. Lived chiefly in Meriden. A son,
Frank L., m. Isora E. Cutts, and d. in Meriden, Nov. 30, 1900.
(Suicide. ' In his boyhood Mr. Stearns received a severe kick
from a horse in his face which ever after left him disfigured.
He d. in Unity, Sept. 11, 1895.
vi. Harriet, b. ; m. , Hiram Spaulding; d. , in Vt.
4. George Washington^ Stearns {Daniel^) was b. May 30, 1798. He was
a soldier of tlie War of 1812; m. April 18, 1824, Elizabeth Weed of N. Y.
Lived in Cornish till after his childn>n were b. and then rem. to 111. where
he d. . Children, all b. in Cornish:
i. Horatio Edgar, b. Jan. 26, 1825; m. Nov. 20, 1855, Emily J. Root
(?). Lived in Iowa and Memphis, T(>nn. He d. at Mem-
pliis. No children.
ii. Ira, b. July 10, 1S26; d. , in Iowa. Was accidentally shot, being
taken for a burglar.
6. iii. Eli B., b. Nov. 28, 1827.
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iv. Hambleton Pomroy, b. Oct. 22, 1830; d. Feb. 18, 1831.
V. Mary Cordelia, b. Feb. 2, 1831; m. David Nelson Davis. Res.
in Wilton, Iowa. Two children.
5. Daniels Stearns, Jr. {Danieiy b. Nov. 3, 1800. Always lived in Cornish*
M. ■, Mary M. Williams of Cornish, dau. of Stephen and Betsey
(White) Wmiams, b. May 26, 1805, and d. Jan. 27, 1891, in Fitchbnrg,
Mass. He d. , in town. Children:
i. Stephen Leland, b. Aug. 10, 1825; m. , Esther Cobb. He d.
April 18, 1890, aged 64. A soldier of the Civil War.
ii. Rachel J., b. April 5, 1830; m. July 15, 1851, Horace Kendrick of
Cornish. One son. (See Kendrick.) She d. April 5, 1876.
7. iii. Philander C, b. Sept. 4, 1832.
iv. Alanson, b. in 1833; d. July 23, 1838.
v. Stillman, b. ; unm. Res. in Fitchburg, Mass.
vi. Levi, b. ; d. , in Unity.
vii. An infant, b. ; d. April 12, 1841, eighteen months.
viii. Mary Ann, b. ; m. , Daniel Burpee. Live in West Clare-
mont. No children.
6. Eli B.» Stearns {Geo. Washington"-, Danieh) was b. Nov. 28, 1827. He
was brought up in the family of Samuel Green of this town; m. July 4,
1852, Catharine Elizabeth Lane of Newport, dau. of Jared and Mary
(Stoddard) Lane, b. Feb. 3. 1829. He was a soldier in the Civil War.
(See Military.) Lived chiefly in Plainfield, where he d. Jan. 20, 1907.
Children :
i. Mary Jane, b. June 3, 1853; m. first, July 3, 1872, Henry B. Howe
and by him had two children: 1. Jennie E., b. in 1873. 2.
Henry B., b. in 1875. Mr. Howe d. April 7, 1878. M. second,
Oct. 16, 1881, George W. Doyle, and by him had one child,
George Curtis, b. in 1884. Live in Plainfield.
ii. George E., b. Nov. 28, 1855; m. March 3, 1890, Emma Woodard of
East Plainfield. No children. Live in East Plainfield where
he d. Feb. 18, 1910.
iii. Orren a., b. July 21, 1857. Res. Meriden; m. Aug. 30, 1878, Etta
Robinson,
iv. Edward F., b. Aug. 1, 1859; m. Feb. 5, 1880, Laura Spaulding. He d.
March 2, 1881. Left one child, Edna F.
V. Elmer E., b. Dec. 28, 1861; d. April 22, 1864.
vi. Sarah A., b. Nov. 4, 1863; m. May 6, 1885, Asher G. Cutting of New-
port. No children. Lived in Newijort till April, 1905, when
they came to live with her parents in Plainfield.
7. Philander C.' Stearns {Danieb-^) b. Sept. 4, 1832; m. Oct. 10, 1869,
Laura J. Mace of Cornish, dau. of Samuel and Susan L. (Vinton) Mace,
b. May 20, 1847. A farmer and settled on the Richard Coburn farm
where he d. Dec. 17, 1891. His wid. rem. to Charlestown, where she d.
May 16, 1910. Children:
350 HISTORY OF CORNISH.
i. Daniel P., b. Sept. 21, 1871.
ii. Horace M., b. Oct. 15, 1872.
iii. Olin S., b. Jan. 5, 1874.
iv. VoNNiE M., b. Nov. 25, 1875; m. Oct. 30, 1901, Eben M. Johnson of
Cornish. Three children (1910). (See Johnson.)
V. Clesson L., b. Feb. 9, 1878. A carpenter and builder.
STEVENS.
Job Stevens, a great-grandson of John Stevens, secretary of Charles the First
of England, fled to America and settled in Plainfield, Conn. His grand-
son, John, emigrated from there to Plainfield, N. H., in 1765. He with
others had obtained the grant of the township of Plainfield. He settled
on a large farm on the Connecticut river, midway between Lebanon
and Cornish. He m. , Experience Hoyt. They had eight children,
four sons and four daughters. One of the sons. Job, was b. in Plainfield,
Conn., June 28, 1752, and d. in Plainfield, N. H., March 31, 1812. He
had m. Aug. 24, 1780, EUzabeth Chase of Cornish, dau. of Thomas and
Mary (Hall) Chase, b. Dec. 10, 1760, and d. in Cornish, March 31, 1850.
They had nine children:
i. Anna, b. 1783.
ii. Martha, b. Feb. 22, 1785; m. Peter Chase, Jr., of Cornish Nov. 28,
1810, and d. in Boscawen, Jan. 28, 1850. Five children. (See
Chase.)
iii. Job, b. .
iv. Experience, b. ; m. Dec. 10, 1810, Capt. Josiah Stone of Cor-
nish. Seven children. (See Stone.) She d. Sept. 11, 1867.
v. Elizabeth, b. Sept. 7, 1792; m. March 7, 1814, Joseph Chase of
Cornish. Five cliildren. (See Chase.) She d. March 16, 1884.
vi. Mary Hall, b. ; m. Dec. 7, 1818, Sanford Young of Cornish.
Eight children. (See Young.) She d. Dec. 18, 1866.
vii. William Chase, b. .
viii. Hannah, b. .
ix. Amos, b. .
STONE.
Dea. Josiah Stone was one of the pioneer settlers of Cornish. He was b.
Feb. 17, 1750, in Brookfield, Mass., and came to Cornish about the year
1777. Settled in the north central part of the town, where his sur-
roundings were an almost unbroken wilderness. This he made his per-
manent home the remainder of his life. He m. first, March 6, 1777,
Hannah Weld of Sturbridge, Mass., dau. of Moses and Elizabeth (Hol-
brook) Weld, b. Sept. 25, 1754, and d. in Cornish, Oct. 26, 1794; m.
second, June 3, 1795, Margarett WiUiams, b. in 1753, d. June 20,
1826. He d. May 24, 1833. Had eight children, all by first marriage,
and b. in Cornish.
i. Moses, b. Feb. 2, 1778; d. young.
2. ii. Walter, b. Oct. 5, 1780.
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iii. Sahah a., b. Nov. 21, 1782; m. Dec. 10, 1804, Nathaniel Huggins of
Cornish. Had twelve children. (See Huggins.) She d. July
2, 1850, her husband dying the same day.
iv. Chester, b. Feb. 6, 1785; d. Nov., 1786.
V. Hannah, b. Aug. 5, 1787. Never m.; d. July 6, 1863, in Rochester,
Vt.
vi. JosiAH, b. Dec. 3, 1789.
vii. Almira, b. Sept. 2, 1792; m. Feb. 11, 1817, Thomas Coburn. She d.
Jan. 6, 1869, in Potsdam, N. Y. Four children.
viii. Chester, b. Oct. 16, 1794; m. Feb. 22, 1819, Anna Whittlesey, b. May
28, 1795, in Litchfield, Conn., and d. April 2, 1858, in Franklin.
She was dau. of Newton Whittlesey of Cornish. When but fif-
teen years of age he engaged with a wholesale grocery store in
Boston for about three years, and then returned to Cornish to
the store of Newton Whittlesey, Esq., where he remained as
clerk till 1824. Then he rem. to Weathersfield, Vt., and was in
trade by himself nineteen years, and then rem. to FrankUn,
where he was associated in trade with his son (Edwin C, who
d. in Nov., 1904) till his death Jan. 23, 1872. In religious hfe,
he was firm in the Trinitarian faith and consistent in life. Was
Dea. and Sunday school Supt. a great part of his life. While liv-
ing in Cornish they had a dau. b. to them Oct. 1, 1820, Susan
Whittlesey Stone. They had other children.
Walters Stone (JosiaJn) b. in Cornish Oct. 5, 1780; m. Nov. 16, 1806,
Nancy M. Dexter of Claremont, b. March 9, 1791; d. June 29, 1869.
He d. Aug. 27, 1863, aged 82. Lived many years on Cornish Flat.
Was a harness, trunk and saddle maker. They rem. to Webster, Mass.,
about , where they d. Children:
i. George Dexter, b. April 23, 1808.
ii. Nancy Malinda, b. July 28, 1809; m. Albert Fisher; d. Feb. 11, 1848,
at Claremont.
iii. Walter, Jr., b. Nov. 29, 1810; d. June 28, 1811.
iv. Walter Weld, b. April 10, 1812; d. Aug. 28, 1897, in Beaver Oaks,
Mich., aged 85.
V. W'lLLiAM Harrison, b. April 7, 1814; m. Aug. 13, 1838, Nancy
Plaistridge of Cornish, dau. of Caleb and Susannah (Luey)
Plaistridge, b. March 31, 1818; d. Dec. 1, 1891. He d. Aug.
3, 1878. Res. Danville, Vt.
vi. Stephen Dexter, b. in Cornish, March 12, 1816; m. , Mary B.
Silloway of Plainfield. He res. several years in Cornish, and
then rem. to Meriden, where he spent the rest of his life. He d.
Nov. 16, 1901. His wife d. : Had two children : 1. Mary
Abby, b. Aug. 3, 1841, m. , W. H. Clough and 2. Lizzie S.,
b. July 30, 1847, m. July 3, 1870, J. L. Stickney of Meriden.
At Meriden, Mr. Stone held many town offices: treasurer, col-
lector of taxes, was Dea. of the Baptist Church there many years,
352 HISTORY OF CORNISH.
and it is said that he was not absent from church communion
for over thirty years. In all his relations he was honest, reliable
and social.
vii. Harriet Almira, b. Feb. 4, 1818; m. , Thornton; d.
at Ypsilanti, Mich., Jan. 3, 1897, aged 80.
viii. Mary Ann, b. May 27, 1820; d. July 8, 1840.
ix. Chester Hubbard, b. July 25, 1822. Left Cornish in 1843, for
Weathersfield, Vt., where he m. July 1, 1846, Mary H. Rum-
rill. Settled and spent their lives in Springfield, Vt. His wife
d. Oct. 16, 1904. He d. Sept. 25, 1907. They had seven chil-
dren: 1. Jennie A., b. Sept. 17, 1848. 2. James E., b. Oct.
27, 1850. 3. Charles W., b. July 31, 1853. 4. S. Ellen, b.
June 8, 1855. 5. Mary F., b. Aug. 1, 1857. 6. Emma M., b.
July 27, 1859. 7. George E., b. May 8, 1861. All hving in
1907.
3. Capt. Josiah2 Stone {Dea. Josiah^) h. Dec. 10, 1789. On the day of his
majority (Dec. 10, 1810) he m. Experience Stevens, dau. of Job and
Ehzabeth (Chase) Stevens of Plainfield. (Mr. Stevens' father was
great-grandson of the Secretary of Charles the First, king of England,
and who emigrated to Plainfield, in 1765; who with others had obtained
a charter of the township of Plainfield, and settled on a large farm on
the Connecticut river, midway between Cornish and Lebanon.) Mr.
Stone was a farmer, a man of sterhng integrity and was a Capt. of a
company of the State Militia for several years. He d. March 20, 1865.
His wife d. Sept. 11, 1867. Children, all b. in Cornish:
i. Samuel Willard, b. Oct. 6, 1811. Educated in the district schools
of Cornish and at Kimball Union Academy. Taught school
and engaged in mercantile work in Vt. and N. H. till 1845, when
he went west in the same business. In 1869, he rem. to Topeka,
Kan., where he opened a music store. Was prominent in musi-
cal circles, and author of a number of popular songs, among
them, "Wait for the Wagon." His later years were devoted
to insurance business. His jovial good nature made him many
friends. The parish records of Grace Church, kept by his
hand, witness many years of good service as clerk and vestry-
man. He was twice m. He d. in Topeka, Jan. 31, 1897.
ii. Florilla Eliza, b. Sept. 22, 1813; m. Nov. 22, 1836, Daniel Rix of
Royalton, Vt. Four children. She d. in Utica, N. Y.
iii. Sylvester Stevens, b. Nov. 12, 1815. His chronicler says of him,
"that from early boyhood he seemed to take a special interest
in responding with joyous good nature to tlie wants of liis par-
ents." He m. Oct. 18, 1841, Mary Huggins of Cornish, dau. of
Joseph and Hannah (Bingham) Huggins, b. Jan. 23, 1817; d.
Sept. 10, 1868. After his m. he lived a few years in Cornish,
then a few years in Boston and also in 111. After this he rem.
to Topeka, Kan., and engaged in real estate and insurance busi-
ness until his death, Feb., 1893. No children.
GENEALOGIES.
353
iv. William Alanson, b. Nov. 21, 1S17. Spent his early years in the
loving parental home, where mind sharpened mind and heart
responded to heart in common sympathies, worthy objects and
exalted aims. A near neighbor, Col. James Ripley, having no
children of his own, sought the services of William soon after
he entered his teens, and so he left his own happy home and made
another with Mr. Ripley until nearly twenty years of age, when
William Alanson Stone.
a strong desire for an education seized him. He entered Kim-
ball Union Academy in 1837, graduated in class of 1840;
Dartmouth College in class of 1844. During all the years of
his studies, he taught schools, and after his collegiate course
he became principal of Hill Academy, 1844-45; teacher. Middle-
bury, Ohio, 1845-47. Returning east, he continued his chosen
profession for nearly twenty-five years as principal of academies
and high schools in the towns of Abington, Winchester and
24-n
354 HISTORY OF CORNISH.
Woburn, Mass. In 1872, he gave up teaching and has since
given his time largely to insurance and investments, brokerage,
etc. He m. Sept. 1, 1847, Emily M. Sumner of Middlebury, Ohio.
They have had five children, all b. in Woburn, Mass. "He was-
one of Nature's truest noblemen." He d. Nov. 7, 1910, in
Cliftondale, Mass.
V. JosiAH Franklin, b. Oct. 16, 1822; m. - — — , Malvina Clark. He
d. Feb. 2, 1881. (See sketch.)
vi. Mary Cleora, b. Dec. 23, 1827; m. Jan. 1, 1850, David Sidney
Richardson of Cornish. She d. Jul.y 3, 1904. (See sketch.)
vii. Martha Experience, b. Jan. 21, 1831. Educated at Kimball
Union Academy and also at Royalton Academy where she grad-
uated with the highest honors. She m. , Edward P. Stone
of Montpelier, Vt., the principal of the Academy. In 1856 they
went to North Carolina as teachers in the Franklinton Institute
which was then in charge of Prof, and Mrs. D. S. Richardson.
Soon after a malignant fever fell upon the community and
school, and she became one of the many victims, thus cutting
short a life of great promise. She d. Sept. 2, 1856. Her biogra-
pher says: "A brilliant scholar and the loveliest of women, she
endeared herself to all, displaying those charming qualities
we all love, and those varied abilities we all admire. She died
on one beautiful Sunday morning in the arms of her heart-
broken husband, while with sweet, almost inaudible strain she
was singing —
" ' Day of all the week the best,
Emblem of eternal rest.' "
4. George Dexter^ Stone {Walter'^, Josiah) h. April 23, 1808; m. July 30,
1832, Mary Ann Russell of Danville, Vt., dau. of Jethro and —
Russell, b. July 22, 1812, d. . He d. Oct. 11, 1886, in Unity.
Children :
i. Alvin B., b. March 11, 1833; d. March 12, 1833.
ii. Alvin Benjamin, b. Nov. 28, 1834, in Danville, Vt. Lived several
years in Cornish and then rem. and settled on a farm in Clare-
mont. A stirring, energetic farmer. He m. April 6, 1854,
Miranda Jane Keyes, b. at Conway, June 2, 1837. She d.
May 25, 1883. They had twelve children. He d. Dec. 7, 1905.
iii. Harriet, b. Nov. 15, 1835; d. Dec. 3, 1835.
iv. Harriet L., b. Nov. 27, 1836; d. ("thirty years ago")-
v. Ora Angeline, b. Feb. 3, 1839; m. first, , Baron S. Noyes of
Claremont. One child. Divorced; m. second, ■, Edward
Haines.
vi. Henry A., b. March 7, 1841; d. the same day.
vii. Amanda Almira, b. March 27, 1842; m. , George Pike.
viii. Cornelius Hathaway, b. June 27, 1844; d. 1901. He was a sol-
dier in the Civil War and lost a leg.
GENEALOGIES. 355
ix. Samuel Harvey, b. Dec. 9, 1846.
X. Henry H., b. Dec. 17, 1849.
xi. Charles F., b. Nov. 5, 1851; d. same day.
Hiram Stone, of no known relation to the other famihes, was b. in So. Berwick,
Me., Aug. 19, 1823. Coming to N. H. about 1845, he assisted in build-
ing the railroad, bridge at W. R. Junction and other works on the rail-
road. He was stone mason. He m. Dec, 1848, Lydia J. Butman of
Enfield, dau. of Amos and Mariam (Heath) Butman. Came to Cor-
nish about 1850. Lived some years near Cornish "City," afterwards
near and east of the "Flat." He enlisted Aug. 22, 1862, in Co. I, 14th
Regt., N. H. Vols., and d. in the service Oct. 6, 1864, at Washington,
D. C. His remains were sent to Cornish for burial. Lydia, his wid.,
d. Jan. 27, 1870. Children, all b. in Cornish:
i. Thomas H., b. March 9, 1850; m. Jan. 1, 1881, Julia Ward of E. Leb-
anon where they res.
ii. Charles F., b. Sept. 21, 1851; m. May 31, 1896 (June 2, town
record) L. Carrie Nichols of Lebanon. Res. in Cornish.
ui. Amos B., b. Feb. 21, 1854; m.'Dec. 28, 1898, EUa V. Walker of Croy-
don, dau. of Sylvester G. and Ellen (Winter) Walker. He d.
May 7, 1900.
iv. Nancy J., b. Nov. 6, 1855; m. Jan. 23, 1873, B. F. Fellows of Lebanon,
where they res.
V. Miriam B., b. April 6, 1858; m. March 26, 1883, Clarence C. Moore of
Enfield. Res. E. Lebanon.
vi. Reuben L., b. March 14, 1860; m. Oct. 22, 1882, Josie M. Walker
of Croydon, sister of his brother Amos' wife. She d. Nov. 15^
1895. Res. Croydon. He d. June 11, 1897.
vii. Phebe a., b. June 25, 1862; d. April 1, 1864.
Abel Stone with Lydia Whittaker, his wife, were a Plainfield family. Their
descendants many times became so allied to Cornish families that the
preservation of their full record seems justifiable. He was b. April 20,
1742. Lydia was b. Oct. 13, 1740, and d. April 3, 1812. He d. June 15,
1835. After Lydia's death, he m. second, Patience . Chil-
dren by Lydia:
i. Betsey, b. Dec. 25, 1763; m. , Luke . She d. Jan. 27,
1854.
ii. Abel, Jr., b March 8, 1765; m. , Mercy Kenyon, dau. of Joseph
and Catharine (Enos) Kenyon, b. March 29, 1765, and d. July
15, 1848. He d. Oct. 23, 1848.
iii. Levi, b. Aug. 12, 1766. Had a son Wyman, b. July 7, 1794, who m.
Amy Pierce and d. Aug. 10, 1875. Amy d. April 25, 1881.
Levi d. June 5, 1803.
2. iv. David, b. April 29, 1768.
V. Oliver, b. March 25, 1770; d. April 12, 1813.
vi. Lucy, b. July 4, 1771; d. April 7, 1776.
356 HISTORY OF CORNISH.
vu. Eli, b. Sept. 2, 1774; d. Oct. 29, 1856.
viii. Hannah, b. Sept. 4, 1775; d. Nov. 25, 1845.
ix. Lucy, 2d, b. April 9, 1776; d. Sept. 16, 1812.
X. Enoch, twin, b. Jan. 12, 1779; d. Jan. 10, 1801.
xi. Enos, twin, b. Jan. 12, 1779; d. June 1, 1843. His wife d. Dec. 1,
1855.
xii. John, b. Jan. 22, 1781; d. Nov. 6, 1857.
xiii. Gilbert, b. Aug. 26, 1782; d. April 9, 1785.
Child by last wife :
xiv. Philenda Maria, b. Nov. 15, 1816.
2. David2 Stone (Abeh) h. April 29, 1768; m. , Ruth Kenyon, dau. of
Joseph and Catharine (Enos) Kenyon, b. Sept. 8, 1774; d. March 8, 1859.
He d. Nov. 3, 1861. Children:
i. Polly, b. Jan. 30, 1796; m. ■ , Andrew Fitch of Cornish. Ten
children. (See Fitch.) She d. Jan. 22, 1843.
ii. Clarissa, b. March 5, 1797; m. , Calvin Spaulding. Two chil-
dren: 1. Emeline, b. Feb. 21, 1821; m. • Evans and d. at
St. Albans, Vt., Aug. 20, 1856. 2. Henry C, b. July 10, 1830;
d. March 24, 1861, at Lebanon. Clarissa d. Aug. 13, 1832.
iii. Sophia, b. Aug. 24, 1800; m. , Harry Chapman of Cornish.
Five children. (See Chapman.) She d. June 3, 1887.
iv. Angeline, b. Dec. 9, 1802; m. Aug. 17, 1828, Philo Norris. Two
children. (See Norris.) She d. Sept. 27, 1885.
V. Hiram, b. May 15, 1804; d. Jan. 10, 1892.
vi. AuRiLLA, b. May 24, 1806; m. , Lyman Smith, who d. March
17, 1887. She d. April 28, 1894.
3, vii. Solomon, b. Nov. 6, 1811.
viii. David Henry, b. Aug. 20, 1815; m. first, Augusta Holmes. Two
children. M. second, Julia Holmes and had three children.
M. third, Mrs. Laura (Emmons) Sylvester. He d. April 6,
1899.
3. Solomon Stone, the son of David and Ruth (Kenyon) Stone was b. in
Plainfield, Nov. 6, 1811; m. Nov. 6, 1833, Betsey Fidelia Reed of Cor-
nish, dau. of Septimus and Betsey (Chapman) Reed, b. June 11, 1813,
and d. Oct. 2, 1898. He d. Jan. 12, 1892. Children :
i. Dianthia Jane, b. June 30, 1834; m. first, April 8, 1856, Franklin
5. Bartlett. Two children: 1. Effie J., b. May 18, 1857; m.
Jan. 19, 1881, Charles W. Boyd. 2. Hattie E., b. Aug. 14,
1859; m. Nov. 5, 1878, Lucius W. Small. Mr. Bartlett d. April
6, 1864; m. second, Oct. 7, 1874, Sumner T. Pierce. She d.
Aug. 27, 1893.
ii. Martha Rosella, b. March 24, 1836; m. June 15, 1858, William E.
Chadbourne of Cornish. Six children. (Se(> Chadbourne.)
iii. Lucia S., b. Sept. 21, 1837; d. June 15, 1840.
GENEALOGIES. 357
iv. Lucius Cutler, b. April 30, 1841; m. Feb. 1, 1869, Isabel M. Chap-
man of Cornish, dau. of Levi and Alice (Squires) Chapman, b.
Jan. 27, 1845. No children. He d. March 25, 1895.
V. Luther S., b. June 19, 1844; d. July 7, 1863, in New Orleans. En-
listed in Civil War and d. in the service.
vi. Clara Juliette, b. March 27, 1855; m. June 13, 1878, Daniel C.
Westgate. Two children, daus.: 1. Mary E., b. Nov. 27,
1879; m. Aug. 5, 1903, Harold CheUis of Meriden. 2. Bessie
S., b. Oct. 15, 1883.
Levi Freeman Stone, son of Wyman and Amy (Pierce) Stone was b. Oct. 8,
1830. Came from Meriden to the Flat about 1860. He had m. Aug. 4,
1851, Adalaide Marcia Bishop of Windsor, dau. of Lyman and Margaret
(Conant) Bishop, b. May 1, 1834. He was a painter and paper-hanger.
He d. Nov. 28, 1879. The circumstances connected with his death
have ever been shrouded in mystery, as he was found in a dazed con-
dition, unable to give an intelligent account of himself, with a severe
contusion upon the back of his head and with a broken skull, from the
effects of which he soon d. His wife d. May 31, 1910. Children, all
b. in Cornish except first two:
i. Byron Hubert, b. Dec. 18, 1854, in Rockingham, Vt.; m. Dec. 15,
1881, Clara A. Martin of Springfield, Vt. One child. He d.
Feb. 2, 1884.
ii. Mary Mazella, b. Feb. 4, 1858, in Meriden (?), N. H.; m. April 26,
1878, Marshall M. Howard of Cornish. Five children. (See
Howard.)
iii. William F., b. Oct. 10, 1862; m. Oct. 10, 1883, Carrie M. Litch-
field of Springfield, Vt., where they res. No children,
iv. A daughter, b. Nov. 4, 1863, and d. young, unnamed.
V, Kittie Louise, b. Nov. 14, 1865; unm. in 1904.
vi. Frank Warren, b. March 4, 1867; m. — — -, Julia Merritt. Two
children,
vii. Charles Hardy, b. Oct. 8, 1872; m. July 23, 1894, Ella Knights of
Springfield, Vt. One child: Ruth May^ b. March 14, 1895.
STOWELL.
This family was early implanted in New England, and from that point has
spread through the country, and its representatives are especially numerous
in the northern portion of it. It has had many honorable representatives
who have been conspicuous in public Ufe and have done credit to the name.
Samueli Stowell (or Stoel, as then spelled) was the emigrant ancestor who
came from Norfolk Co., Eng., to Hingham, Mass., in 1647. Two years
afterwards he m. Mary Farrow and they had eleven children.
David2 Stowell, son of Samuel, m. April 7, 1675, Mary Stedman. They had
six children and lived in Cambridge and Newton, Mass.
358 HISTORY OF CORNISH.
David' Stowell, son of David^, m. first, Elizabeth Hammond; second, Pa-
tience Hammond; third, Mary Dilloway, and had several cliildren.
Isaacs Stowell, son of David' and Mary Dilloway, was b. Oct. 6, 1739, in
Pomfret, Conn.; m. first, in Willington, Conn., Feb. 9, 1758, Phebe
Root; m. second, in Rockingham, Vt., Nov. 15, 1783, Sally Emerson.
Ebenezers Stowell, son of Isaac and Phebe (Root) Stowell, was b. Dec. 14,
1758, in Willington, Conn.; m. in Rockingham, Vt., May 31, 1781,
Pamelia Whitney. He served in the Revolutionary War for some time
and then came and settled on the west side of Grantham mountain
which was afterwards annexed to Cornish. He d. April 27, 1837.
Pamelia d. Aug. 4, 1848. Their children were:
i. Ebenezer, Jr., b. .
ii. Ezra, b. ; m. , Clarissa , who d. Jan. 26, 1822, aged 28.
iii. Israel, b. .
iv. Elias, b. .
V. Ira, b. ; m. Oct. 4, 1814, Eunice Coburn of Cornish, dau. of
Merrill and Abigail Coburn, b. April 23, 1790.
2. vi. Calvin, b. .
3. vii. Amasa, b. , 1795.
viii. Selinda, b. ; m. , Oliver Burr of Grantham (now Cornish)
She had twelve children. (See Burr.) She d. .
2. Calvin^ Stowell (Ebenezer^, Cornelius*, Samueb, Dnvirb, Samueh) was b.
; d. Sept. 25, 1847. He m. , Pamelia Bickford of Hopkinton,
b. , d. Feb. 6, 1855, aged 53. Children, all supposed to have been
born in Grantham (now Cornish) :
i. Albert, b. Jan. 6, 1820; m. Dec. 19, 1849, Louisa W. Pillsbury. Two
children. A farmer and lived in E. Unity. He d. Nov. 29, 1892.
ii. Harriet, b. Nov. 27, 1822; m. June 17, 1846, John Gove of Plain-
field. Two daus. She d. .
iii. Maria, twin with the last; m. Francis Newton, then of Cornish.
children. She was instantly killed by being thrown
from a carriage.
iv. Alfred, b. Sept. 18, 1826; m. first, Carohne Dutton of W. Enfield.
She d. March 23, 1860; m. second, June 20, 1861, Janette Frances
Eastman of Lebanon, b. Oct. 25, 1829. No children by either
wife. Mr. Stowell was a teamster and tin j^eddler. He d.
AprU 4, 1892.
V. Ambrose, b. Oct. 14, 1828; m. ■, Julia Ann Flanders of Warner.
Three children, one at least b. in town in July, 1859 (a son).
They separated. He went west and m. again.
vi. Edwin, b. June 10, 1834; m. first, — — -, Naomi Moody of Andover.
After her death in , m. second, , Anna Price of Boston.
Lived in Unity. He was postmaster there several years. Had
one dau. He d. June 28, 1904.
GENEALOGIES. 359
vii. Sylvanus B., b. June 20, 1837. He was a soldier serving in the Civil
War; m. first, Oct. 4, 1864, Hannah M. Stowell. Two sons.
She d. Aug. 8, 1873; m. second, March 29, 1874, Nettie A.
Boynton. Two children also by this m. A farmer; res. Unity.
Living in 1906.
3. Amasas Stowell {Ebenezer'', Cornelius^, Samuel^, David-, Samuel^) was b,
in 1795 in Cornish (then Grantham). He m. in 1817, Betsey Spaulding,
dau. of Abel and EUzabeth (Chase) Spaulding, b. in Cornish Aug. 28,
1796, and d. Nov. 7, 1854. He d. . Children, all b. in Cornish
(then Grantham):
i. Sylvester F., b. Feb. 24, 1819; ni. first, Silvia Thrasher, dau. of
John and Betsey (Walker) Thrasher, b. Nov. 2, 1811, and d.
in Sept., 1851, leaving one child, Elizabeth; m. second, Dorothy
M. Thrasher, sister of his former wife, b. Dec. 12, 1827. He d.
May 28, 1905, in Unity,
ii. Whitney S., b. Sept. 2, 1820; m. first, Hannah McCoy; m. sec-
ond, Lucinda Bagg; m. third, Harriet Brown; m. fourth,
Mary E. Flint. Had a dau. by each of first two wives, two
children by third wife and two by last wife. He d. Jan. 9, 1893.
iii. Lucinda N., b. April 29, 1822; m. June 12, 1842, Albert G. Harlow
of Springfield, Vt. She d. .
iv. Joseph, b. April 10, 1824; m. first, Oct. 15, 1849, Jane Nesmith who
d. June 26, 1852, aged 29. They lost one child, dying in infancy.
M. second, March 16, 1854, Marion Dickey, who d. Dec. 22,
1892. Lived in Lawrence, Mass., was in the livery and carriage
business. He d. Feb. 8, 1900. Children: 1. Frank E., b. Sept.
4, 1857. 2. Hattie E., b. Jan. 3, 1860. 3. Orville L. F., b.
Feb. 20, 1863.
V. Martha C, b. Jan. 8, 1826; m. • Goodwin. One son, Henry,
b. Dec. 14, 1847. She d. April 25, 1851, aged 25.
vi. EvALiNE L., b. Sept. 16, 1827; m. Jan. 3, 1856, George W. Hewey of
Springfield, Vt. Three children.
vii. DeWitt Clinton, b. Oct. 8, 1830. He m. ; d. May 2, 1866.
Had two daus.: 1. Ida, b. Feb. 17, 1869; d. April 17, 1888. 2.
Elva S. D., b. March 27, 1859.
viii. Caroline M., b. Oct. 14, 1832; m. first, Albert G. Harlow, the wid.
of her deceased sister. He was killed by accidental shooting.
One son, Frank S., b. Feb. 18, 1857. She m. second, Calvin
Adams of Springfield, Vt. She d. in 1895.
Lx. George Henry, b. Oct. 28, 1835. (See sketch.)
X. Austin S., b. in Sept., 1838; m. , and had one son, Fred. Mr.
Stowell was in business with liis brother Joseph.
STUART.
Wentworth Stuart, son of Wentworth Stuart, was b. Jan. 19, 1820, in
Raymond, Me. He finally became a res. of Windsor, Vt., where he was a
360 HISTORY OF CORNISH.
successful tailor. He was twice m. His last wife whom he m. April 4, 1877,
was Mrs. Esther B. (Prescott) Downer. They came to Cornish to live in the
spring of 1886, settling as a farmer on the place formerly owned and occupied
by Dr. Samuel Hardy, where he d. Aug. 9, 1900. His wid. d. May 22, 1904.
They had one child:
1. Wentworth, Jr., b. , in Windsor, Vt. He m. Dec. 13, 1900, Sadie
E. Chase of Cornish, dau. of Joseph S. and Hattie (York) Chase, b. Jan.
23, 1884. Soon after the death of the father, the Hardy farm was sold
and the family purchased the Rich farm and occupied it a few years.
Here the mother d. when the young man with his family rem. to Windsor,
Vt., where he entered the employ of Kennedy, as gardener.
They had several children:
i. Wentworth, Jr., b. March 28, 1902. d. .
ii. Edmund T., b. July 19, 1903.
iii. Wentworth, 2d, b. Sept. 15, 1904.
STURTEVANT.
1. Job Sturtevant came from to Cornish about 1782. He m. Lucy
, b. in 1766, in . They settled on a farm in the southwestern
part of the town near Claremont line but lived some in other places.
Children :
i. Abel, b. Oct. 5, 1783, in Cornish. Went to Claremont.
ii. Molly, b. Dec. 15, 1785, in Claremont.
iii. Micah B., b. Sept. 23, 1788, in Claremont; d. Nov. 23, 1789.
2. iv. Nahum, b. Feb. 7, 1791.
V. Zadock, b. Feb. 2, 1794, in Hartland, Vt.; m. , Mary .
A dau. of theirs, Lucy M., d. July 31, 1827, aged 3 years, 12
days,
vi. Charles, b. June 26, 1796.
3. vii. Job, b. Dec. 15, 1798.
viu. Matilda, b. Sept. 23, 1803; d. Dec. 19, 1804.
2. Nahum2 Sturtevant (Job') was b. Feb. 7, 1791, in Hartland, Vt.; m.
first, Oct. 6, 1812, Sarah Chase of Cornish, dau. of Peter and Sarah
(Cady) Chase, b. March 2, 1783, and d. March 16, 1836; m. second,
Dec. 4, 1836, Mrs. Lucinda (Leet) Thomas, dau. of Benjamin Leet of
Claremont, b. ; d. ; he d. Sept. 22, 1845. Child by Sarah
Chase:
4. i. Nahum Chase, b. Aug. 30, 1816.
Child by Lucinda Thomas:
ii. Sarah C, b. Aug. 17, 1837, in Cornish; m. , Elbridge H. Smith.
She d. Dec. 29, 1862.
3. Jobs Sturtevant {Job') was b. Dec. 15, 1798, in Cornish. He m. Aug.
1, 1822, Lydia S. Smith. He was a farmer and continued on the home
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of his father where he d. Oct. 8, 1881. His wife d. July 16, 1880, aged
84. Children, b. in Cornish:
i. George Frederick, b. Jan. 17, 1823; m. March 11, 1846, Elizabeth
Shally.
ii. Hiram Smith, b. Sept. 24, 1824. He d. Nov. 4, 1904.
iii. Lucia Rosina, b. Dec. 15, 1828; m. -, d. in 1905.
iv. LuTHERA Eliza, b. Dec. 31, 1830.
V. Hannah Elizabeth, b. July 23, 1833.
vi. Abigail Lewis, b. Jan. 3, 1839.
vii. Mary Potter, b. May 21, 1842; m. , Ozro Waterman. She
d. Dec. 26, 1877.
4. Nahum Chase? Sturtevant {Nahum^, Joh) was b. in Cornish Aug. 30,
1816; m. Dec. 3, 1845, Martha Jane Thomas, dau. of John and Lucinda
(Leet) Thomas, b. Sept. 1, 1827, and d. Feb. 11, 1854, in town. He was
a wheelwright and general mechanic. He d. in Cornish Feb. 12, 1888.
Children, all b. in town:
i. Charles Thomas, b. Oct. 6, 1846; m. Oct. 26, 1869, Josephine L.
Bailey of Cornish, dau. of Andrew and Hannah (Lewis) Bailey,
b. Nov. 24, 1842, d. Nov. 22, 1898. No children. A black-
smith and res. at the Flat (1905).
ii. Ella Idaline, b. Feb. 3, 1849; m. April 6, 1869, Sidney K. Richard-
son of Cornish. Three children. (See Richardson.) Has been
a successful teacher both before and since marriage, also a member
of school board several years in Cornish.
iii. Henry Willis, b. Aug. 30, 1851. Killed on the Boston & Maine
R. R., where he was employed, Aug. 31, 1872. (See Casualties.)
iv. Benjamin Thomas, b. Jan. 22, 1854. His mother dying soon after
his birth, he was brought up by Mr. and Mrs. Leonard Harlow,
then living in Cornish, and received the name Harlow. (See
Harlow.) M. Nov. 19, 1879, Angle E. Weld, dau. of Henry A.
and Eliza A. (Norris) Weld of Cornish, b. Feb. 8, 1857. He is a
general mechanic and machinist. Was selectman in Cornish in
1880-81-82. Rem. to Claremcnt in 1883, where he has since
res. One child: Ruth Weld Harlow, b. July 13, 1886; m. June
23, 1909, George W. Cowles of Claremont.
SWINNERTON.
Benjamin and Elizabeth (Hall) Swinnerton came from Croydon and hved in
town a few years. He served in the War of the Revolution. He lost
his life about 1785, by drowning in the Connecticut river, which he was
attempting to swim. (See Fatalities.) His wid. m. April 20, 1788,
Loring Thompson of Cornish (his second wife) and by him had three
children. (See Thompson.) Children of Ben j. Swinnerton, b. in Cornish:
i. Asa, b. Dec. 20, 1776.
ii. Betsey, b. Nov. 16, 1785.
362 HISTORY OF CORNISH.
TABOR.
Phillip Tabor was b. in 1760. According to Croydon records he first m.
Lydia C. Allen of Croydon, who was b. in 1754, but no further record of her is
known. He m. second, Huldah Hall of Cornish, dau. of Thomas and Huldah
(Park) Hall, b. July 26, 1761, and d. Jan. 22, 1842. According to the Hall
genealogy they had at least one child. The records of his family are quite
deficient. The census of 1790 shows that his family at that time consisted of
two males and two females, probably his wife and a daughter, and a grown up
son besides himself. The cemeteries of the town record but two of the name,
that of himself and wife. He came early to town. He was a carpenter and
builder and a generally useful man. It is said that he erected several of the
important buildings in this and in adjoining towns. The records say that
he submitted a drafted plan of Trinity Church in 1801 which was accepted and
he built the church, completing it in 1808. He d. Jvily 20, 1851, aged 91.
TANDY.
WiLLLwi Tandy was b. Oct. 3, 1826. Came from Goshen to Cornish about
1876 (?). He had charge of the grist-miUing business at the "Comings Mills"
during the rest of his life. He had m. , Sarah Whittaker, but they had
no children, except an adopted dau., Sadie, who m. , a Putney, and a son,
Frank. Mr. Tandy was a very exemplary citizen, a deacon of the Baptist
Church in Windsor, Vt. He represented the town in the legislature of 1884-
85. Not being very robust, the labors of the mill seemed to be too much for
him and he d. March 5, 1891. His wid. d. in Newport (?) about 1907.
TASKER.
The Taskers were of Enghsh descent. William' Tasker, the emigrant ances-
tor, was b. in Eng., about 1655. Settled in Madbury, then a part of Dover; m.
— — , Mary Adams. They had a son, John^ Tasker, b. about 1680, who m.
April 3, 1718, Judith Davis. They had eight children. A dau., Rebecca, b.
in 1729, m. Jan. 1, 1804, Samuel Huggins of Cornish. They d. and are both
buried in town. Williams Tasker, son of John^, was b. May 28, 1721; m. in
1744, Elizabeth , b. April 19, 1728. They had thirteen children. He d.
in 1814.
James* Tasker, their fifth child was b. Feb. 6, 1757. Came and settled in
Cornish (after 1790). He d. in town Feb. 2, 1837. The record of his
wife is wanting, but she is said to have lived over a hundred years, and
d. in Cornish about 1854. An incomplete list of their children is as
follows :
2. i. James, Jr., b. Oct. 9, 1785.
ii. Hannah, b. ; m. , Henry Chesley of Northwood. She
was drowned in Cold River at Walpole, March 4, 1837. She
left five children,
iii. Rebecca M., b. 1803; never m. She was drowned with her sister
Hannah March 4, 1837. These two sisters were in a stage coach
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coming from Northwood to Cornish when they were carried
away by high floods, just as they were crossing Walpole Bridge.
(It is also said there was a Benjmnin and an Ebenezer, also a Hanson Tasker,
all children of James<, but no further record of them can be found.)
2. Jamess Tasker {James*, William^ John", William^) was b. Oct. 9, 1785,
in Strafford; m. first, March 1, 1814, in Cornish, Mary Huggins, dau. of
— , b. in 1792, and d. Dec. 10, 1843, aged 51; m. second, May 23,
1845, Carolme Deming of Cornish, dau. of Alpheus and Hannah (Tay-
lor) Deming, b. March 27, 1807, and d. July 25, 1879. Mr. Tasker d.
May 3, 1876. Children, all b. in town, by first wife:
i. Jonathan E., b. 1815; d. Sept. 10, 1818.
ii. Martha Elvira, b. June 25, 1817; d. March 17, 1818.
iii. Martha Elvira, 2d, b. 1819; m. , William Judd. She d. Jan,
15, 1890. Mr. Judd d. Aug. 21, 1898.
3. iv. Jonathan E., 2d, b. March, 1824.
4. V. JAME.S F., b. Sept. 15, 1826.
vi. Mary Loulsa, b. Oct. 26, 1829; m. April 21, 1851, William Converse,
vii. Hannah Rebecca, b. Aug. 13, 1833; m. June 3, 1858, William Tyler.
Child by second wife:
viii. Harvey D., b. 1847 (?); d. Jan. 23, 1886.
3. Jonathan E.^ Tasker (James=-\ William^, John"-, William^) was b.
in March, 1824; m. in Windsor, Vt., April 21, 1851, Lydia Aim Baker of
. Mr. Tasker was a carpenter and builder. He fell from a roof
near Windsor bridge, fracturing his skull, from the effects of which he
died March 26, 1854. His wid. afterwards m. Elbridge Hubbard of
Chesterfield, and d. there in 1901. Children, b. in Cornish.*
i. Dennis Edward, b. April 18, 1853; m. May 14, 1878, Estelle C,
Perry, who d. Jan. 18, 1908. Three children: 1. John Edward,
b. July 20, 1879. 2. Louis Guy, b. Sept. 5, 1880. 3. Hyland
Dorr, b. June 1, 1889. Res. in Brattleboro, Vt.
ii. John Baker, b. Oct. 14, 1854; m. first, Jan. 9, 1883, Carrie Danforth
Hoyt, who d. Dec. 24, 1892; m. second, Aug. 7, 1895, Nettie C.
Reed. By both wives had four children: 1. Florence Louise,
b. March 13, 1884, m. June 19, 1907, Sherman G. Brown. 2.
Gertrude Hortense, b. Oct. 9, 1885. 3. John Baker, Jr., b.
May 4, 1889. 4. Marie Annette,. b. July 27, 1900.
4. James F.^ Tasker {James^-\ William^ John^, William*) was b. Sept. 15,
1826; m. first, Feb. 18, 1853, Mary Elizabeth Kelley of Cornish, dau. of
Amos and Abigail (Coburn) Kelley, b. Feb. 6, 1830, and d. March 14,
1864; m. second, Dec. 27, 1864, Addie S. Kelley, a sister of his former
wife, b. Jan. 16, 1840. Mr. Tasker was a carpenter and builder, but
*
The fu'St of these sons of Jonathan E. Tasker was b. the year before the
father was killed, and the other the October following his death.
364 HISTORY OF CORNISH.
made a specialty of bridge building. He built Windsor bridge, also one
at White River Junction and several others of note. He d. at Clare-
mont, July 18, 1903. Children, all b. in town, by first wife:
i. Henry H., b. Nov. 12, 1853; m. Jan. 7, 1888, Elizabeth A. Carroll
of Cornish, dau. of John F. and Keziah (Hardy) Carroll, b. Feb.
17, 1843. No children. He was a carpenter and builder. He
d. April 8, 1894.
ii. Arthur K., b. May 21, 1857; m. Dec. 5, 1894, Etta B. HofTman of
Windsor, Vt., dau. of Joseph A. and Azubia (Freto) HofTman,
b. June 7, 1873. No children (1909). Settled and live on the
-^ . Curtis Cook farm in Cornish.
iii. Delia J., b. April 18, 1859; m. April 19, 1885, Robert S. Cogswell,
a shoe manufacturer at Haverhill, Mass. No children.
Children by second wife:
iv. Robert J., b. Jan. 14, 1867; m. Jan. 18, 1891, Rose Bishop of Athol,
Mass. One dau.: Merrial A., b. Oct. 27, 1904.
V. Minnie E., b. Dec. 4, 1869. Unm. in 1909.
Benjamin Franklin Tasker (parentage unknown) was b. in Cornish about
1804 (?) and spent all his hfe in town except a few of his last years wliich
were spent in Croydon where he d. April 14, 1881. He was a general
mechanic. M. first, about 1828, Sarah Farrington of Cornish, dau. of
Benjamin and Theda (Bartlett) Farrington, b. ; d. Aug. 29, 1847;
m. second, in 1862, Mrs. Prudence (Farrington) White, a sister of his
first wife, b. March 16, 1814, and d. April 6, 1881. Children, all by
first wife, and b. in Cornish:
i. Mary, b. June 25, 1829; m. June 28, 1850, Luther Newton, then of
Cornish. One child: Edith, b. Aug. 14, 1860, who was adopted
by Stillman Coburn of Cornish. IMrs. Newton d. at the birth
of this child.
ii. Lucia, b. Dec. 8, 1830; m. , Carlton Pettingill. She d. April
7, 1853.
iii. Edward L., b. June, 1831.
iv. Lydia, b. Jan. 17, 1836; m. Sept. 28, 1851, Abiah Haven, of Croydon.
V. Addison, b. Oct. 14, 1838.
vi. Sylvester, b. Oct. 11, 1840; m. Aug. 30, 1862, Luette Coburn of
Cornish, dau. of Stillman and Martha (Mathews) Coburn, b.
July 28, 1845. He enlisted in the Civil War, and d. in the serv-
ice, Sept. 19, 1864. (See Military, 14th Regt.)
vii. George, b. May 2, 1842.
viii. Charles, b. July 29, 1844.
The family of Jo.seph and Bridget Tasker appears on the records of the town.
Their relationship to others of the name in town is not known. The
children were jirobably t). in town:
i. Thomas Jefferson, b. June 3, 1803.
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ii. Betsey, b. Feb. 23, 1805.
iii. Mary D., b. Aug. 23, 1807.
iv. Joseph Henry, b. Aug., 1808; d. March, 1809.
V. Harriet Belinda, b. June 6, 1811.
vi. George Washington, b. Oct. 12, 1814.
vii. Phebe Louisa, b. Sept. 4, 1816.
viii. Joseph Henry, 2d, b. Aug. 14, 1818.
TAYLOR.
Capt. Joseph Taylor was b. in Dunstable, in 1730. His record is somewhat
pecuHar yet very creditable to himself. He was possessed of a fearless
spirit coupled with a love for adventure that found ample opportunity
for development in the times and circumstances of his life. He was in
the French and Indian Wars, in 1745 and 1755 where he rendered impor-
tant service. While hunting in Maine in 1755, he was captured by the
Indians, marched to Canada and sold for forty dollars to a French gen-
tleman with whom he lived four jears. He then was given his liberty
and he returned to Dunstable. In Feb., 1760, he received a Ueutenant's
commission to serve in the Co. of Capt. Lovel in Col. John Goffe's
Regt. raised for making a conquest of Canada. This Regt. was under
command of Gen. Haveland whose headquarters that spring were at
Crown Point. As soon as Lieut. Taylor was known to Gen. Haveland,
he was detached from his own Regt. and sent forward at the head of
the vanguard to guide them to Montreal. He also aided Rev. Mr. Ripley
to Canada to procure young Indians for the purpose of educating them
at Dartmouth College at Hanover. During the Revolutionary War he
was active on the part of his country. Was often sent into Canada
on secret expeditions. In Jan., 1776, he was appointed Capt. in Col.
Bedel's Regt. with orders to go to Canada and enlist men, which he
did, going to Quebec where he was of great service in uniting the Cana-
dians to his country's cause. In 1779, he aided Gen. Hazen through the
woods to Canada. He understood the French language and had an
excellent memory. He recollected almost every event of the earlier
part of his life, especially when he was in captivity, and the interviews
with his master and other French gentlemen, after the surrender of
Montreal. He always spoke of being kindly treated by both French
and Indians. Capt. Taylor retained his faculties until a few hours
befors his death. He d. in Cornish, March 17, 1813, aged 83 years.
He is buried in Cornish. On his tombstone is written: "This is the
grave of a Hero."
During the year 1767, at a time when not engaged in his country's
service, he came to Claxemont, which place he made his home until about
1779, when he came to Cornish to live and res. on the farm afterwards
owned and occupied by Samuel Ayers. While in Claremont he was
selectman in 1772-73 and 1777. He m. Elizabeth Sumner of Clare-
mont, dau. of Dr. William and Hannah (Hunt) Sumner, b. 1740, d. Aug.
15, 1803, aged 63.
366 HISTORY OF CORNISH.
His cliildren, except the first three, were b. in Cornish on the Samuel
Ayers place. The others were b. in Claremont. Children were:
i. Betsey, b. in Claremont; m. , Ebenezer Rawson. Res. in
Paris, Me. Six children.
ii. Mary, b. in Claremont, Sept. 18, 1767; m. Ma}^ 28, 1789, Warren
Cotnings of Cornish. Ten children. (See Comings.) She d.
Nov. 6, 1849.
iii. Hannah, b. May 11, 1775, in Claremont; m. Feb. 22, 1795, Alpheus
Deming of Cornish. Nine children. (See Deming.) She d.
Feb. 25, 1841.
2. iv. Joseph, Jr., b. — — .
V. Ebenezer, b. ; m. , Ruth Porter. Two cliildren.
vi. Susan, b. in Cornish, 1776 (?); m. Jan. 1, 1804, Walter Jackson of
Cornish. She d. July 11, 1804.
vii. Theresa, b. in Cornish; m. — — -, James White, Seven children.
Res. in Newport.
viii. Margarett, b. in Cornish, June 7, 1782; m. Nov. 15, 1804, Joseph
Carter. Res. in Cornish. Six children. (See Carter.) She
d. April 15, 1855.
ix. Eleanor, b. in Cornish; m. Dec. 5, 1805, Joseph Whitten. Seven
children.
2. Joseph^ Taylor (Joseph) h. ; m. Dec. 25, 1806, Edena (or Expe-
rience) Williams of Cornish, dau. of William and Susanna (Pond) Wil-
liams, b. May 19, 1788, and d. April 24, 1820. Res. . Children:
i. Adaline, b. Oct. 30, 1807; m. a Dickinson and lived in Lebanon.
ii. Caroline, b. Sept. 17, 1809.
iii. Joseph Sumner, b. Nov. 17, 1811.
iv. Cephas, b. ; m. — ■ — — ; grad. medical department, Dartmouth
College, 1842. He d. in 1865. Said to have been a physician in
Hard wick, Vt.
V. Charlotte, b. ; a teacher many years. She m. , John
W. Deming, her cousin, formerly of Cornish. Res. in Paris, Me.
She d. childless, AprH 17, 1894. He d. March 7, 1875.
THOMPSON.
Loring Thompson, b. in Halifax, Mass., and the first of the name in town, was
a descendant of John Thompson, who came to Pl.ymouth, Mass., in
1621. He came to Cornish when eighteen years of age and served in
several campaigns of the Revolutionary War. During the war, about
1779, he m. Polly — , who d. in the autumn of 1787, soon after the
birth of her fourth child. He m. again April 20, 1788, Mrs. Elizabeth
(Hallj Swinnerton, wid. of Benjamin Swinncrton, and dau. of Lieut.
Stephen and Sarah (Taft) Hall, b. Feb. 28, 1750, and d. in Cornish Oct.
21, 1821. The records say that he m. third, Nov. 6, 1823, Rachel
Whitten. They lived east of the Flat on the hill farm afterwards
owned by Lyman Rich. Children by Polly, all b. in Cornish:
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i. Polly, b. June 19, 1780.
ii. Bezor, b. Nov. 2, 1782; m. March 17, 1811, Lydia Haskell. They
lived in Irasburg, Vt.
iii. Lydia, b. Nov. 22, 1785; m. Oct. 12, 1810, John Bingham of Cornish.
One child: Vashti Fideha, b. June 22, 1811. They lived in
Morristown, Vt.
iv. Zadock, b. Sept. 13, 1787.
Children by second wife :
2. V. Samuel Hall, b. Nov. 19, 1789.
vi. Sarah Hall, b. Nov. 26, 1792; m. Jan. 16, 1814, Jesse Tracy of
Plainfield. Five children. (See Tracy.)
3. vii. Stephen Hall, b. Oct. 26, 1795.
2. Samuel Hallz Thompson (Loring^) was b. Nov. 19, 1789; m. July 28, 1816,
Mary Wright of Grantham. They lived in Croydon till soon after 1820,
when they came to Cornish, where they spent the rest of their lives.
The record of their death has not been found. Children:
i. Chloe Hall, b. .
ii. James Riley, b. .
iii. Mary Whitten, b. June 24, 1822; m. Feb. 17, 1848, Andrew Spauld-
ing, a shoemaker. Two children. (See Spaulding.) They
Uved in Meriden. She d. May 17, 1898.
iv. Sarah Weston, b. .
V. Susan Emeline, b. and d. in 1827, aged 5 months,
vi. Caleb Loring, b. April, 1828; d. Feb. 17, 1829.
vii. Martha Elizabeth, b. -.
3. Stephen Hall^ Thompson (Loring^) was b. in Cornish Oct. 26, 1795; m.
first, June 5, 1816, Sarah L. Allen, b. Sept. 1, 1799, dau. of John and
Sarah (Langford) Allen of Cornish. She d. July 16, 1836, at Windsor,
Vt. M. second, July 1, 1838, Betsey Mitchell of Claremont. She d.
Jan. 30, 1842. M. third, Aug. 8, 1843, Hannah C. Orcutt of Acworth.
Lived in Reading and Windsor, Vt., and in Charlestown, where he d.
Aug. 11, 1880. Children, the first five by first wife:
i. Allen Dinsmore, b. Oct. 26, 1817, in Cornish; m. April 10, 1844,
Louise Bancroft. Five children. Lived in Windsor, Vt.
ii. Marshall E., b. in Croydon April 27, 1820; m. Nov. 23, 1854, Kate
J. Bemis. A physician and lived in Lowell, Mass.; was also
inventor and proprietor of several useful medicines, as "Catarrh
Specific," "Himior Bitters," etc.
iii. Eliza J., b. Feb. 22, 1822, in Windsor, Vt.; m. first, Hham Read; m.
second, Daniel Raymond. Lived in Chelmsford, Mass. She d.
Aug. 3, 1878.
iv. Lafayette F., b. May 14, 1824, in Windsor, Vt.; m. in Boston,
Alice Clay. Three children. He d. in the Union Army at
St. Louis, Mo., May 20, 1864.
368 HISTORY OF CORNISH.
V. Louisa P., b. Maj^ 10, 1826, in Windsor, Vt.; d. at Claremont June
27, 1839.
Child by Hannah C. Orcutt :
^± Louisa, 2d, b. Feb. 13, 1846; d. Feb. 12, 1857.
Thomas and Ruhamah Thompson were res. 'of the town during the last fifteen
years of the 18th century and several years also of the 19th. Their
family record in the census of 1790 was two males and five females.
The record of their children, supposedly b. in town, is as follows:
i. Deborah, b. Nov. 9, 1786.
ii. Lois, b. Dec. 13, 1788.
iii. Ruhamah, b. June 3, 1790.
iv. Thomas, Jr., b. Nov. 30, 1791; m. Jan. 29, 181.5, Rebecca C. Ken-
yon.
V. Ruth, b. Dec. 5, 1793; d. Nov., 1796.
vi. Moses, b. Jan. 15, 1798; d. May 6, 1799.
vii. Moses, 2d, b. March 15, 1800.
THRASHER.
The first of the name now known to Cornish descendants was Henry i
Thrasher, b. about 1720, who m. in Hampton Falls Sept. 3, 1747, Mary
Brown, who was b. May 22, 1722. Lived in Hampton Falls nearly thirty
years and then rem. to Raymond. They had seven children.
Jacobs Thrasher, their oldest son, was b. March 1, 1754; m. first, Nov. 5, 1780,
OUve Eastman, dau. of John and Lydia (Brown) Eastman, and settled
first, in Deerfield, where they lived till 1793 (or 94) when they came
to Grantham (now Cornish). Olive, his wife, d. April 26, 1812, aged
51; m. second, Mary , who d. Feb. 4, 1823, aged 70. Jacob d.
Jvme 29, 1827. Children, the first seven b. in Deerfield, the rest in
Grantham:
i. Mary, b. March 20, 1782.
2. ii. John, b. Feb. 5, 1784.
iii. Henry, b. Sept. 26, 1785.
iv. Lydia, b. Feb. 14, 1788; m. Sept. 13, 1809, Spencer Barrows,
v. Jacob, Jr., b. April 24, 1789. Went to Ohio when young and d.
there,
vi. Olive, b. Oct. 6, 1791.
vii. Ephraim, b. April 8, 1793.
viii. Betsey, b. May 9, 1795.
ix. Martha, b. May 12, 1797; m. March 9, 1828, Silas Baclieldcr. Rem.
to Ohio.
X. Benjamin, b. Jan. 27, 1801; m. — •; buried a child in town
in 1826. Went to Oliio, lived and d. there.
xi. Hannah, b. Sept. 11, 1803; m. June 5, 1828, Thomas Johnson.
Went to Ohio.
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369
2. John' Thrasher {Jac.olp, Henrys) was b. in Deerfield Feb. 5, 1784. Was
a surveyor and stone mason. Had he been graced with a Uberal educa-
tion, instead of being merely a pettifogger, he would have taken high
rank among the legal talent of the state. Was possessed of much natural
abUity and good judgm3nt. As a pohtician he was an eloquent advo-
cate of the principles of the Democratic party. He m. Jan. 26, 1806,
Betsey Walker of Croydon, dau. of Moses and Tabitha (Barton) Walker,
John Thrasher.
b. April 20, 1786, and d. Nov. 25, 1843, aged 57. He d. Sept. 15, 1863,
in Cornish. Children, all b. in Cornish:
i. Esther W., b. June 10, 1808; m. , Moses Wright. Lived in
Cornish and Unity. Seven children. She d. in Unity Jan.
5, 1876.
ii. Silvia, b. Nov. 2, 1811; m. , Sylvester Stowell of Cornish, a
machinist. Lived in Newport. One child. She d. Sept. 8,
1852.
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370 HISTORY OF CORNISH.
3. iii. Ithamar, b. Dec. 16, 1813.
4. iv. Samuel Powers, b. Nov. 12, 1815.
V. Martha E., b. March 3, 1818; m. , Joseph Wheeler. Lived
in Newiaort. Children. She d. 1843.
vi. Dorothy M., b. Dec. 12, 1827; m. , Sylvester Stowell (second
wife). children. She d. Oct. 1, 1888, in Unity. Mr.
Stowell d. there May 28, 1905.
8. Ithamar< Thrasher (John^, Jacob'', Henrys) was b. Dec. 16, 1813; m.
April 1, 1838, Mary Ann Cotton, dau. of Ebenezer and Mary (Haw-
kins) Cotton, b. June 1, 1818. He was a farmer, also a hunter and dealt
considerably in furs. Traveled in winter during his last years selling
goods. Lived many years near Cornish Flat and later on a farm at
So. Cornish. He d. in Corinth, Vt., Dec. 18, 1864. Children, all b.
in Cornish except the first:
5. i. Benjamin Franklin, b. Jan. 9, 1839, in Hartland, Vt.
ii. Edwin, twin, b. Sept. 13, 1840; m. Sept. 1, 1858, Lydia Chase, his
cousin. Five children. Lived in Lyme and Claremont.
iii. Ellen, twin, b. Sept. 13, 1840; m. George Chase. She d. Feb. 15, 1861.
iv. Henry Hubbard, b. Jan. 23, 1842; m. June 24, 1863, AUce Wood
of Bennington, Vt. Eight children. Grocery and railroad
business, also general jobber. Lived at North Adams, Mass.
He d. March 9, 1904.
v. Annette Eldora, b. May 3, 1843; m. June 10, 1864, George Straw
of Claremont. No children. She d. Jan. 6, 1884.
vi. Francimore, b. Jan. 25, 1846; d. Aug. 24, 1850.
6. vii. Arthur Perry, b. Jan. 27, 1850.
viii. Carrie May, b. Aug. 19, 1854; m. Dec. 25, 1872, George E. Perry.
One son: B. J. Perry. Res. Springfield, Mass.
4. Samuel Powers* Thrasher {John^, Jacob"-, Henrys) h. Nov. 12, 1815.
A stone mason and extensive building contractor. It is said he con-
structed or remodeled nearly every bridge upon the line of the Central
Vt. R. R. He also erected government and other important buildings.
A Democrat, and frequently nominated for public orticc. Was elected
to the State Senate, and was a member of that body at the time of his
death, wliich occurred in Claremont, April 12, 1871. His home was
upon the old Thrasher homestead in the northeast part of the town,
except the last few years of his life when he sokl out and settled in
Claremont. He m. Feb. 29, 1843, Ann W. Haven of Newport, dau,
of James and Calista (Preto) Haven, b. Oct. 21, 1825; and d. Oct. 31,
1908, in No. Adams, Mass. Thirteen children, all of whom reached
maturity, and b. in Cornish:
i, Laura, b. Sept. 4, 1845; m. March 6, 1869, Henry Seaver of Norwich,
Vt. Four children. She d. May 30, 1895.
ii. Winfield Scott, b. May 5, 1847; m. Nov. 16, 1869, Mary Allen.
He was a prominent lawyer. Has been State Senator of N. Y.
GENEALOGIES. 371
and County Judge of Chattanooga Co., N. Y. He d. Feb. 1,
1911. He Uved in Dayton, N. Y.
iii. Flora A., b. Oct. 3, 1849; m. Dec. 14, 1869, Frank L. Simmonds, a
machinist of Tilton ; four children.
iv. Wallace P., b. May 10, 1850.
V. Charles H., b. Jan. 10, 1852; m. Jan. 15, 1874, Ida Dickinson, by
whom he had seven children. A building contractor. Erected
many buildings in Newton, Mass., and towns adjoining. He d.
in Boston May 3, 1892.
vi. Frank P., b. Sept. 10, 1853. Res. in Meredith. M. first, Dec. 4,
1872, Eva Stevens of Claremont, by whom he had three chil-
dren. M. second, , Imo Lanon of Irasburg, Vt.
vii. Ned, b. Jan. 30, 1855; m. first, Dec. 22, 1877, Emma L. Walker.
Six children. She d. March 27, 1902; m. second, June 26, 1905,
Mrs. Emma Rose Von Kamscke of Barre, Mass. Five chUdren.
A hotel keeper. Res. in Rindge.
viii. James B., b. Sept. 29, 1856. A shoe manufacturer and also traveling
salesman. Res. North Adams, Mass. He m. Jan. 1, 1881,
Ann Almira Glines of Claremont, b. Nov. 16, 1859.
ix. Samuel P., Jr., b. May 9, 1858. When quite young he went to sea,
and after "sowing his wild oats," became an ardent religious
worker and an eloquent advocate of morality and temperance
reform. Is secretary and manager of the Conn. Law and Order
League with res. in New Haven. He m. , Miss Etta Bristol
4 of New Haven. They have six children.
X. Emma E., b. May 16, 1860; unm. A teacher and stenographer in
Hartford, Conn.
xi. Elmer 3., h. Jan. 22, 1862; m. , Esther Her. Three children. A
sign painter.
xii. George B. McClellan, b. Sept. 3, 1863. A machinist and lived in
New Haven, Conn. He d. June, 1891.
xiii. Nettie M., b. Jan. 22, 1865; m. , Edwin Sargent. Three
children. Res., Rindge.
Benjamin Franklin^ Thrasher {Itharnar\ John^, Jacobs, Henrys) was
b. Jan. 9, 1839; m. March 10, 1864, Susan Matilda Deming of Cornish
dau. of Judah Solon and Carohne M. (Jackson) Deming, b. Feb. 11'
1840. Mr. Thrasher was for several years a farmer in town, and also
kept the hotel at Cornish Flat and afterwards went into the meat and
provision business in Claremont where he now lives. Children, all b.
in Cornish:
i. Webster T., twin, b. Oct. 16, 1865; m. Jan. 23, 1893, Mary E.Colby
cf Claremont. No children. Shed. Aug. 9, 1908. He was asso-
ciated with his father in the meat and provision business sev eral
years, afterwards by himself as grain dealer, and afterwards as
traveling salesman. He is a very prominent mason, having held
the highest offices in the Lodge, Chapter and Commandery.
372 HISTORY OF CORNISH.
ii. Mabel, a twin with her brother, b. Oct. 16, 1865; m. Oct. 14, 1891,
Sumner H. Lawrence. Four children. Res. in Concord. He is
traveling salesman,
iii. Lulu Josephine, b. Aug. 28, 1875. Unm.inl904. At that time was
employed in the Custom House in Boston, Mass., in telephone
office.
6. Arthur Perry^ Thrasher {Ithamar*, John^, Jacobs, Henrys) h. Jan. 27,
1850; m. Oct. 29, 1874, Susan A. T. Clement of Moultonborough, b.
April 26, 1850, dau. of David and Caroline (Spaulding) Clement. Res.
So. Cornish. A farmer and dealer in live stock, also agent for sale
of farm machinery, carriages, etc. Children, both b. in Cornish:
i. Katie May, b. Jan. 25, 1876; m. Aug. 17, 1898, George W. Hunt,
Jr. Merchant on Cornish Flat. Three children (1904). (See
Hunt.)
ii. Gratia Clyde, b. Feb. 22, 1885.
7. Wallace P.* Thrasher {Samuel P.\ John"-, Jncoh) b. May 10, 1850; m.
Aug. 21, 1870, Eliza E. Dickinson of Cambridgeport, Mass., dau. of
Aaron and Eliza (Marshall) Dickinson, b. Oct. 21, 1850. Res. just over
the line in Plainfield. He was a casket maker. A Democrat, actively
interested in political and legal affairs. Wrote much for newspapers
and magazines. Served with much ability as selectman, town clerk,
school board, each several years. He d. Jan. 31, 1902. Children:
i. Weston M., b. Jan. 18, 1872; m. July 28, 1897, Cecile E. Felt. Res.
Lewiston, Me. A cabinet maker,
ii. Carlton W., b. Oct. 8, 1873; m. June 22, 1899, Nellie H. McMahon.
Res., Windsor, Vt. A shoe dealer,
iii. Manton J., b. Nov. 11, 1875; m. Oct. 12, 1898, F. Gertrude Seaver.
Res., Windsor, Vt., a druggist.
iv. Annie M., b. June 13, 1878.
V. Nettie E., b. June 4, 1881.
vi. Harry D., b. May 24, 1883.
vii. Morris M., b. June 25, 1885.
viii. Flora H., b. Aug. 23, 1891.
ix. Nina L., b. Feb. 15, 1894.
TRACY.
1. Capt. Andrew Tracy, the first of the name to come to Cornish, was b.
in Li.sbon, Conn., Sept. 17, (1772. > He was a descendant of Lieut.
Thomas Tracy, who emigratedfrdm Eng., in 1636, and whose lineage
is traced back to Egbert, one of the Saxon kings of England. He m.
Anna Bingham, dau. of Lemuel and Hannah (Perkins) Bingham of
Windham, Conn., and a descendant, on h(!r mother's side, from Gov.
Wm. Bradford, who came over in the ManJlower. She was b. Sept. 12,
1750, and d. Sept. 5, 1827. He d. Dec. 26, 1819, aged 70.
GENEALOGIES. 373
Capt. Tracy came to Cornish in the \vinter of 1783-84, bringing his
goods and family on an ox-sled. Lived the remainder of the winter in a
log- house with another family, and until he could build for himself, on
land bought of Daniel Freeman, for which, as the deed says, he paid
"three hundred pounds lawful money." Children, the first five b. in
Conn., the rest in Cornish:
2. i. Lemuel, b. July 29, 1773.
ii. Ruth, b. March 30, 1775; d. unm., Oct. 17, 1856.
iii. Lucy, b. Nov. 4, 1777; d. unm. April 20, 1824.
iv. Elias, b. Jan. 22, 1780; d. unm. June 20, 1850.
3. v. Stephen, b. July 2, 1782.
vi. Anna, b. Dec. 27, 1784; d. unm., March 1, 1830.
4. vii. Andrew, b. Jan. 21, 1789.
5. viii. Jesse, b. March 21, 1792.
8. Lemuels Tracy (Andrew^) was b. July 29, 1773; m. first, Phebe Parker, b.
in 1780, and d. Oct. 31, 1822.
"Sacred be her memory, for she was a mother."
(Inscription on tombstone of Phebe Parker Tracy.)
He m. second, Jan. 15, 1824, Sarah Bryant of Cornish, dau. of Israel
and Meliitable Bryant, b. June 3, 1792, and d. Nov. 18, 1862, aged 68.
They lived in Claremont, where they both d. He d. April 6, 1855, aged
8 1 . Children by Phebe ParkeT :
i. Lemuel, b. Nov. 9, 1800; d. , at Windsor, Vt.
ii. Phebe, b. Nov. 16, 1802; d. Oct. 19, 1843.
iii. Calvin, b. Jan. 2, 1805; grad. Kimball Union Academy 1827; Dart-
mouth College 1832. A life long teacher of mathematics.
Published four arithmetics; m. first, Aug. 19, 1834, Maria C.
Rowell of Cornish, dau. of Rev. Joseph Rowell, b. April 3, 1808,
and d. Aug. 2, 1854; m. second, March 1, 1859, Harriet A,
Sessions.
iv. Le\t Nelson, b. Feb. 16, 1807; d. June 13, 1846. Grad. Kimball
Union Academy 1830; Dartmouth College 1834; teacher. M.
1836, Isabel Nutting.
V. Edwin P., b. Dec. 6, 1809; d. Aug. 17, 1841.
vi. Sylvester Newton, b. July 24, 1812. Kimball Union Academy
1834. A tailor; lived in Johnson, Vt. M. Nov. 9, 1835, Caro-
line A. Green of Cornish, dau. of Samuel Green, b. June 18,
1814, and d. March 6, 1857. Three children.
vii. Harriet N., b. Nov. 23, 1814; d. Nov. 15, 1839.
viii. Julia A., b. June 3, 1819; d. Sept. 13, 1843; was the wife of David
S. Dutton.
Children by Sarah Bryant:
ix. Sarah Maria, b. Nov. 7, 1825; m. Watriss; lived in Clare-
mont. She d. in Claremont March 22, 1903, aged 77 years, 4
months, 15 daj^s.
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X. M.4JIY S., b. 1831; d. Sept. 16, 1851.
xi. Alfred, b. 1832; d. 1895. Res. in Manchester.
3. Stephen: Tracy (Andrew^) was b. July 2, 1782; m. first, Rebecca Tracy,
of Lisbon, Conn., dau. of Ebenezer and Mary (Freeman) Tracy, b. Dec.
19, 1777, d. Feb. 20, 1816; m. second, Betsey Boardman, dau. of Dea.
Jonas and Elizabeth (Jewett) Boardman, b. , d. July 17, 1829; m.
third, Sarah Alden, dau. of Daniel Alden of Lebanon. She was a direct
descendant of John Alden who came over in the Mayflower. She was
b. Nov. 1, 1790, and d. Oct. 14, 1867. Mr. Tracy d. Oct. 23, 1865.
Children by Rebecca Tracy:
i. Vera Ann, b. Nov. 7, 1806; d. Aug. 27, 1807.
ii. Elijah, b. June 10, 1810; d. Oct. 31, 1874; m. , Sarah Lewis of
Townsend, Mass., Nov. 12, 1845. Were both deaf mutes and
educated at the Asylum for such at Hartford, Conn.
iii. Mary Ann Freeman, b. April 7, 1814; d. unm., Sept. 14, 1884.
Children by Betsey Boardman:
iv. Rebecca, b. Aug. 25, 1818; d. Nov. 16, 1893; m. Jan. 1, 1856, Eben-
ezer Cole. Had one son : Stephen Tracy Cole.
V. William Newton, b. May 30, 1820; m. , Harriet T. Kelley of
Lawrence, Mass. They both d. in Sacremento, Cal. He d.
Aug. 12, 1894.
vi. Sabra Shepard, b. May 23, 1822; d. Feb. 6, 1885. She m. Sept.
11, 1855, Rev. James B. Ramsey of Lynchburg, Va. Three
children. The two youngest d. young. The oldest, George
Jenkins Ramsey, is at present (1904) Pres. of the Silliman
Collegiate Institute of Clinton, La.
vii. George Boardman, b. May 15, 1826; m. , Sarah Hebard
of Lebanon. Enhsted in Co. E, 9th Regt., N. H. Vols.; was
wounded by a minnie ball in the ankle at Spottsylvania on
May 12, 1864, early in the morning. Lay where he fell that day
and night till the night of the 13th when he was brought in on
a blanket by his comrades who had obtained permission to go
outside the lines for that purpose. He d. in the hospital at
Washington, D. C, June 6, 1864.
viii. Jonas Boardman, b. March 25, 1828; m. first, , Ruth Maria
Wood of Emerald Grove, Wis. She d. Aug. 29, 1854; m. second,
, Laura A. Stevens. Three children, all by last wife: 1.
Ida May, b. 1857; d. April 22, 1888. 2. Charles A., b. .
3. Willis B., b. 1863; d. Aug. 28, 1865.
Children of Stephen and Sarah Alden Tracy:
ix. Sarah Elizabeth, b. Oct. 10, 1831; d. Oct. 24, 1831.
6. x. Stephen Alden, b. Oct. 31, 1833.
xi. Caroline Sarah, b. Oct. 8, 1835; m. Dec. 11, 1866, Charles S. Cahill
of Lowell, Mass. Three children: 1. Charles Tracy, b. OcL
17, 1867. 2. Annie Alden, b. Dec. 13, 1869. 3. Clarence
Eugene, b. J'eb. 17, 1876.
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4. Andrews Tracy (Andrew^) b. Jan. 21, 1789; m. first, Nov. 9, 1812, Lois
Thompson, b. 1788, and d. March 29, 1821; m. second, Lovina Averill,
b. Dec. 10, 1790. Children by Lois Thompson:
i. Vera Ann, b. Jan. 3, 1815.
ii. SoPHRONiA Smith, b. Sept. 13, 1816; d. .
iii. Charles, b. March 15, 1819; d. March 25, 1821.
iv. Lois Thompson, b. March 19, 1821; d. Oct. 3, 1838.
Children by Lovina Averill:
V. Andrew Averill, b. Aug. 17, 1823.
vi. Lovina Robinson, b. Dec. 14, 1824; d. April 27, 1885.
vii. Fidelia Bingham, b. Oct. 5, 1826; d. May 6, 1862.
viii. Charles Alonzo, b. April 22, 1829; d. July 14, 1896.
ix. Eliza Maria, b. March 14, 1831.
X. Abigail Keziah, b. March 13, 1833.
xi. Caroline Jennette, b. Aug. 7, 1835.
5. Jesse2 Tracy (Andrew^) was b. March 21, 1792; m. Jan. 16, 1814, Sarah
H. Thompson of Cornish, dau. of Loring and Elizabeth (Hall) Thomp-
son, b. Nov. 26, 1792, d. — . Mr. Tracy d. Aug. 30, 1857. Chil-
dren:
i. Thomas Thompson, b. July 22, 1814.
ii. Samuel Morey, b. April 11, 1821; d. Jan. 15, 1875.
iii. Timothy Nutting, b. Oct. 18, 1823; d. 1873.
iv. Elizabeth Quinton, b. May 10, 1825; d. Jan. 21, 1895.
V. Lucy Ann, b. Nov. 28, 1827; d. April 25, 1863.
6. Stephen Alden^ Tracy (Stephen^, Andrew^) was b. Oct. 31, 1833. A
farmer, yet has received many offices and honors from his townsmen.
He m. first. May 26, 1859, Emily Elizabeth Norris of Cornish, dau. of
Philo and Angeline (Stone) Norris, b. March 28, 1835, and d. without
issue June 19, 1862; m. second, Agnes Bailey of Enfield, b. Feb. 25,
1843; d. AprU 27, 1904. Children, all b. in Cornish:
i. Franklin Bliss, b. Oct. 15, 1866. In trade in Windsor, Vt., in the
well-known firm of Stone, Tracy & Co.; m. — — , Ida Stone of
Windsor. Have one son: Gordon Stone, b. April 2, 1895.
ii. Emily Norris, b. Sept. 12, 1868. Grad. Kimball Union Academy,
class 1855. A teacher of experience and success.
iii. Evelyn Agnes, b. Oct. 2, 1870. Educated at Kimball Union and
Colby Academies. Grad. from Bicker's Business College in
Worcester, Mass. Has been employed in the office of Sullivan
Machine Co., Claremont, since 1900 as business clerk.
iv. Charles Alden, b. Nov. 16, 1872; grad. Ivimball Union Academy,
class 1893. Dartmouth College, class . Supt. of schools of
Claremont. M. Jan. 1, 1902, Grace Powell of Hillsborough. One
child: Elizabeth Alden, b. Oct. 28, 1902. Became principal
Kimball Union Academy, 1905, which position he still holds.
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V. Ellen Nancy, b. May 8, 1875. Attended Kimball Union Academy.
Taught school several years. M., and Uves in Charlestown.
vi. William Daily, b. Oct. 24, 1877; m. , Pearl E. Hadley of Plain-
field, dau. of Arthur and Cynthia Hadley. A dau. was b, to
them in Cornish, Feb. 21, 1908, also a son b. July 11, 1909.
vii. Sarah Eliza, b. April 20, 1881. Is a graduate of Windsor (Vt.)
High School and of Swarthmore College, Pa. Has been teaching
since and she is now (1910) principal of the Templeton High
School in Baldwinsville, Mass.
TRUELL.
George Albert Truell, son of Wiseman C. and Syrena (Centre) Truell, was
b. in No. Grantham Jan. 30, 1841. M. Nov. 29, 1863, Marion Alice
Mitchell, dau. of Ebenezer and Mary W. (Allen) Mitchell, b. in Croy-
don July 6, 1844. Came to Cornish in March, 1864. Res. several
years on the Flat, and finally settled on the David K. Ripley farm south
of the Flat. A stone mason. Child:
i. Minnie Mitchell, b. in Cornish, Nov. 16, 1864. She m. June 11,
1887, Lewis C. Peaslee of Cornish. They have one dau. : Marion
Truell, b. March 1, 1895.
TUCKER.
Perley and Rebecca Tucker, lived in town several years but have left no
record except the following list of children, all recorded as b. in Cornish:
i. Abijah, b. Oct. 31, 1793.
ii. Lucy, b. Jan. 4, 1795.
iii. Abegene (?), b. Jan. 16, 1797.
iv. Jonathan, b. Sept. 16, 1798.
V. William, b. Jan. 24, 1800.
vi. Newton, b. Jan. 4, 1802.
vii. Seth Sumner, b. Feb. 22, 1807.
Silas H. Tucker, son of John M. and Betsey N. (Darling) Tucker, was b.
in Huntington, Vt., Dec. 24, 1838. He served in the War of the RebeUion,
enlisting from Vt. After the war he became a Methodist preacher. Served
several churches. M. Dec. 20, 1870, Sarah C. Brown, dau. of Chester and
Calista W. (Shepard) Brown, b. Oct. 13, 1846. No children. He came to
Cornish in 1896 and preached about two years for the Congregational Society
as a supply, till failing health caused him to leave the ministry. He d. Sept.
9, 1900, on the Flat.
TUXBURY.
IsHMAEL TuxBURY was b. March 12, 1782, in Meriden; m. Sept. 6, 1809, Hul-
dah Bemis of Cornish, dau. of Bcnj. B. and Abigail (Hall) Bemis, b. Dec.
24, 1785, and d. in Windsor, Jan. 13, 1870. They lived in Meriden till
about 1830. Kept the hotel and boarding house there. Coming from
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Meriden they lived in Cornish about twenty years on the river road
near Claremont hne. After tliis they hved in a house in Cornish a
mile north of Cornish bridge where he d. June 15, 1867. Both are buried
in Windsor. Children:
i. Albert, b. Aug. 31, 1810; m. first, April 17, 1837, Harriet M. Gallup;
m. second, June 1, 1875, Elizabeth C. Delayfield. He d. Oct.
8, 1882, in Wyoming, Neb.
ii. Almira, b. Sept. 18, 1812; d. Oct. 8, 1812.
iii. Edward, b. May 29, 1814; m. Dec. 23, 1840, Sarah Silsby Thorn-
dike. He d. Oct. 5, 1849.
iv. Abigail, b. May 7, 1816; d. July 2, 1816.
Mr. and Mrs. Ishmael Tuxbury.
V.
VI.
Mary Ann, b. Nov. 22, 1817; m. first, Oct. 15, 1868, Charles Clapp;
m. second, in 1888, Edward Rix. She d. July 27, 1897.
DwiGHT, b. July 21, 1821; m. first, Oct. 18, 1849, Sophia A. Gilkey.
M. second, Oct. 11, 1866, Eusebia Sabine Williams. Mr. Tux-
bury was in trade many years in Windsor, a very popular and
successful merchant. Three children. Two sons succeed their
father in the same business. He d. April 9, 1898.
Abigail, 2d, b. March 19, 1825; d. Aug. 7, 1850.
viii. Sarah Maria, b. June 28, 1829; d. Sept. 1, 1834; was buried in
Cornish. The oldest of these children was buried in Neb. and
all the rest in Windsor, Vt.
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TYLER.
The Tylers came from Conn, to Claremont during the early history of that
town. The generations preceding were: Williami Tyler of New Haven, Conn. ;
John «-» Tyler of Wallingford, Conn.; Benjamin* who came from Farmington,
GENEALOGIES. 379
Conn., to Claremont in 1767. He built the first mill in that town, and was
the ancestor of the family of this name in Claremont. He was b. Feb. 22, 1733;
m. in 1753, Mehitable Andrews, and d. in Claremont March 9, 1814. His
wid. d. there Jan. 17, 1823.
Ephraims, son of Benjamin^, was b. in 1759; and m. Abigail Pardee, in 1781;
and d. in Claremont Dec. 16, 1823. Abigail d. there March 18, 1814.
They had several children.
Ephraims, son of the last, was b. in Claremont Sept. 16, 1783; m. , Sarah
Gookin, b. in 1793, and d. in Claremont Aug. 18, 1820. Ephraim" d.
Dec. 12, 1842. Had several children.
Charles' Tyler, son of last, was b. in Claremont July 4, 1816; m. Sept. 22,
1839, Lucy F. Russell of Weathersfield, Vt.; b. Oct. 24, 1819, and d.
in Cornish March 20, 1901. Mr. Tyler came first to that part of Gran-
tham (now Plainfield) just over the line from Cornish where he lived
several years and then came to Cornish Flat where he spent the rest of
his life. He run the gristmill above the Flat several years, and was also
a carpenter and house-builder. He d. Dec. 31, 1894. Children:
i. George E., b. May 15, 1841, in Grantham. Enlisted in 1861, in the
Second Regt., N. H. Vols., and d. March 4, 1863, in Boston.
(See Military.)
ii. Russell, b. May 29, 1844, in Grantham. Enlisted in 1861 in the
6th Regt., N. H. Vols. Also reenlisted in 1863. (See Military.)
He m. Nov. 30, 1865, Lucy A. Sisson of Cornish, dau. of John
F. and Emily A. (Smith) Sisson, b. Sept. 9, 1848, and d. Nov.
17, 1891, in Westfield. He d. in the same place, Oct. 26,. 1896.
They had one child: Harry Russell Tyler, b. Jan. 12, 1867; m.
in March, 1890, Flora L. Thurston of Springfield, Mass., and
d. in Westfield, Mass., Dec. 4, 1895.
iii. Mary Read, b. June 7, 1852, in Grantham; m. July 21, 1881, Austin
Tyler who was b. in Claremont Jan. 16, 1847. They had two
daughters, both b. in N. Y. City: 1. Mary Lucy, b. Feb. 6,
1883. 2. Sarah Emily, b. Feb. 24, 1885. Mr. Tyler was a —
and res. in N. Y. City where he d. April 21, 1901, aged 53 years,
3 months.
iv. Charles Willis, b. in Cornish, Jan. 8, 1857. Was educated in the
schools of Cornish. In 1875, entered the employ of Webster,
Russell & Co., of Plymouth, as clerk in a general store, serving
five years. In 1880, entered the employ of J. P. Pitman & Co.,
at Laconia. In 1882, entered the employ of Laconia National
Bank as clerk. In 1889 he was elected assistant cashier and
cashier in 1900 wliich position he still holds. Was one of the
incorporators of the Laconia Building and Loan Association in
1888 and has held the office of treasurer since. One of the organ-
izers of the Winnepesaukee Lake Transportation Co., and holds
the position of mamager and treasurer of the same. Has always
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C. W. Tylek.
had the welfare of the city of his adoption at heart. M. in Oct.,
1882, Florence L. Jackman, who d. Oct. 18, 1893. He is a
Republican, a Congregationalist and a Mason of the 32d degree.
VINCENT.
Rev. Samuel L. Vincent, son of I^hmael and Caroline (Green) Vincent, was
b. in Moretown, Vt., March 26, 1851. Grad. Bangor Theological
Sem. in 1878. Served as pastor in Pembroke, Me., Peru, Braintree,
Hartford, liridgewater, Jamaica and Glover, Vt., and came to Cornish
in May, 1904.
He m. first, Nov. 27, 1878, Hannah Jones of Dennisville, Me. She d.
Dec. 26, 1893, leaving six children. M. sec-ond, in Jamaica, Vt., Nov.
20, 1894, Mary Wheeler. Children by last wife:
i. Ethel B., h. April 30, 1899, in Glover, Vt.
ii. Earl A., b. April 7, 1903, in Cilover, Vt.
iii. Archer W., b. July 5, 1905, in Cornish.
GENEALOGIES. 381
VINTON.
The Vintons originally came from France. There is no documentary proof
of it, but traditions both in England and America all point that way.
1. Maj. JoHN-i Vinton {Johiv, Joseph^, John^-^) was b. in Dudley, Mass.,
Feb. 24, 1760; m. Jan., 1784, Susanna Manning of Woodstock, Conn., a
sister of Hannah, wife of Caleb Plaistridge, b. March, 1765. Enlisting
at the age of 16, he served in the War of the Revolution from 1777 to
1780. Settled in Cornish in Jan. or Feb., 1787. Came in winter, him-
self, wife and two children, with all their household goods on a sled
drawn by oxen, and were two weeks on the road. Lived first on the
farm where Mrs. Beal now lives, and about 1795 rem. to the-^arm where
J. W. Pierce lives, and built the brick house there in 1809. Was a black-
smith by occupation, also a prosperous farmer. A man of note in town,
energetic, industrious and intelligent; a Maj. in the militia and seven
years Deputy Sheriff, also a Free Mason, being one of the charter mem-
bers of Hiram Ledge, No. 9, Claremont. A man of uncommon bulk
and porthness, weighing 350 lbs. and some accounts give his actual
weight at one time 456 lbs. He d. in Cornish March 19, 1838. His wife
d. April 10, 1847. Children, all b. in Cornish except the two oldest, who
were b. in Dudley, Mass.
i. Alice, b. June 6, 1784; m. June 3, 1806, Thomas Gustin of Cornish.
She had eleven children. Her youngest dau., Elizabeth D., b.
June 22, 1823; m. April 30, 1846, Henry Breck, Jr. Res. in
Newtonville, Mass., till her death Aug. 26, 1897.
2. ii. Daniel H., b. Oct. 30, 1785.
iii. Dorothy C, b. June 29, 1787. Always lived in Cornish and d.
there, Feb. 1, 1867, unm.
iv. Hannah, b. June 12, 1789; m. 1824, Joseph Lamberton of Claremont
where they lived many years. Afterwards they came to the old
Vinton homestead in Cornish where they spent the rest of their
lives. Four children. (See Lamberton.) She d. July 14,
1876.
V. Betsey, b. Jan. 22, 1791; m. Jan. 15, 1826, Bela W. Jencks of New-
port, where they lived and d. Four children. He d. March
28, 1860. She d. 1880.
vi. Nancy, b. Feb. 29, 1792; m. Sept. 5, 1818, Chester W. Stone of
Sturbridge, Mass. Three children. A farmer and d. May 8,
1849. She d. 1885.
vii. John, b. Dec. 20, 1793; m. , Phebe Wallace, of Pownal, Vt. He
was a blacksmith; and d. Nov., 1829, in Newburgh, Ohio. No
children.
3. viii. Danford, b. Oct. 10, 1795.
ix. James, b. Dec, 1797; d. Dec. 25, 1797.
X. Susan M., b. Jan. 26, 1799; m. April, 1831, Cranston Gates. Rem.
to Wilna, Jefferson Co., N. Y. Seven children.
382 HISTORY OF CORNISH.
xi. Harvey, b. Oct. 4, 1800. Grad. Medical School at Castleton, Vt.
Practiced medicine several j-ears in Mass.; d. in Portsmouth,
Aug. 27, 1849. Never m.
xii. Mary Susan, b. March 23, 1802; m. Oct. 30, 1829, Stephen Newell
of Sturbridge, Mass., where they lived. Six children. She d.
1882 or 83.
xiii. Maria Theresa, b. Jan. 18, 1803; m. Sept. 19, 1831, Capt. Oliver
Mason of Southbridge, Mass., where they res. A farmer. Six
children. D. 1885.
xiv. Henry, b. March, 1806; d. Oct. 31, 1807.
XV. Julia Victoria, b. July 3, 1808; m. 1835, Charles Kimball of Haver-
hill, Mass. Rem. to Jefferson Co., N. Y., where they spent
their lives. Five children, d. May, 1835.
2. Daniel H.e Vinton (John^*, Joseph^, Johiv-^) b. Oct. 30, 1785, in Dudley,
Mass. Came to Cornish with his parents when two years of age. M.
Feb. 19, 1809, Huldah Smith of Cornish, dau. of Aaron and Huldah
(Webb) Smith. A farmer. Always res. in Cornish. He d. Feb. 22,
1831. His wid. afterwards m. Asa Kingsbury of Plainfield. She d.
April 30, 1861. By Mr. Vinton she had nine children:
i. Susanna Louisa, b. Oct. 27, 1808; m. Feb. 26, 1834, Samuel Mace
of Hartland, Vt., afterwards of Cornish. Thirteen children.
(See Mace.) She d. in Cornish April 14, 1893, aged 84.
ii. Huldah Almira, b. Feb. 19, 1810; m. , Benj. J. Burpee. Res.
New London. Two children. She d. 1890.
iii. Sylvia J., b. Sept., 1814; m. , Geo. Whittaker. Res., Franklin
FaUs. Six children. She d. 1892.
iv. Adaline J., b. March 17, 1817; m. Sept., 1849, Charles Nye; res.
Dudley, Mass. One child. She d. Feb. 26, 1885. He d. in
Nov., 1892.
X. Alonzo R., b. July, 1819. Res. Harlan, Iowa; d. May 1, 1880, unm.
vi. Helen V., b. Feb., 1821. M. in 1846, Jaimvs Brown of Wilmot. Res.
in Southbridge, Mass. Three children. She d. May, 1867.
vii. Mary Ann, b. May, 1824. M. about 1847, Joseph Brown (a brother
of James). Res. Wilmot. Three children. She d. 1888.
viii. GusTAVus Adolphus, b. Aug. 27, 1826. A farmer. Res. in Cor-
nish till 1864, and then rem. to Avoca, Iowa. Was Supt. of
schools while in Cornish several years. Living in 1910. Never
m.
ix. Phebe Ann, b. Nov., 1828. Res. Southbridge, Mass. Living in
1908. Never m.
3. Danford6 Vinton (John''-*, Joseph', Johra-^) h. Oct. 10, 1795; m. Jan.
27, 1831, Rebecca liryant of Cornish, dau. of Scars and Martha (Luther)
Bryant, b. Aug. 12, 180S, and d. Oct. 21, 1858. They lived in Gran-
tham many years and some in Cornish. He d. Sept. 22, 1878. Chil-
dren:
GENEALOGIES. 383
i. Henry C, b. Feb., 1832.
ii. Maria R., b. Jan. 2, 1834; m. , Dennis Taylor and lived in
Claremont. Two children. She d. Dec. 2, 1898.
iii. Martha Jane, b. May 27, 1836; m. , Charles H. Parmlee. One
son, Fred M. She d. June 8, 1909. Mr. Parmlee enlisted in the
Civil War. He d. April 2, 1896. They lived in Claremont.
iv. John, b. Feb., 1839; m. Oct. 18, 1861, Minnie Velona Ripley, of
Cornish, dau. of David K. and Rosilla (Clark) Ripley, b. Aug.
29, 1843. They had a son, John M., b. July 15, 1863; d. April
9, 1871. He enlisted in the Civil War, and d. in the service,
June 16, 1863. (See Mihtary.) His wid. afterwards m. (Oct.
16, 1866) Eh B. Davis of Plainfield. She d. Aug. 8, 1892.
V. Susan, b. Jan., 1842; m. , — ■ Goodspeed and live (1909)
in Laconia.
vi. Nancy E., b. Dec, 1843; m. , James Brocklebank. No chil-
dren. She d. Sept. 14, 1901. He d. Sept. 25, 1903.
VINTON (or VINSEN).
There is a gravestone record of a family of this name in Cornish, as fol-
lows:
Richard Vinton, d. April 15, 1794, aged 74.
Rebecca, his first wife, d. Nov. 20, 1774, aged 53.
Abigail, his second wife, d. Sept. 17, 1783, aged 59.
Phebe, dau. of Richard and Rebecca, d. March 23, 1798, aged 43.
Moses, son of Richard and Rebecca, d. June 21, 1789, aged 34.
Aaron, son of Richard and Rebecca, d. Nov. 30, 1775.
The further record of this family is unknown.
WAKEFIELD.
The name Wakefield is found among the earliest Anglo-Saxon records and
figures extensively in history of places and persons, and in every grade of
social life, and every department of Government, Science, Literature and In-
dustry.
Jonathan! Wakefield came from Yorkshire, Eng., to America about 1640,
landing at Martha's Vineyard. His son, Jonathan^ settled in Sutton,
Mass., where his son, Jonathan^, was born, who was killed at Dorchester
Heights, March 5, 1776. His son, Jonathan^, came and settled in New-
port, in 1779, and spent the rest of his hfe there. He m. first, Sarah
Fletcher; second, EUzabeth Goodwin. Had eight children.
Jonathans Wakefield, his second child and eldest son, born in No. New-
port, July 8, 1787, came and settled in Cornish in 1813, near the bound-
ary line of Newport. Soon after he rem. to the farm on the hill south
of Cornish Flat, now (1908) owned by M. B. Lindsay. Here he lived
many years or until about 1850, when he rem. to Elizabethtown, N. Y.,
384 HISTORY OF CORNISH.
and afterwards to No. Hudson, N. Y., where he d. Oct. 27, 1868, aged
81. He m. Feb. 8, 1813, Rebecca Haven of Newport, dau. of William
and Rebecca (Jacobs) Haven, b. Nov. 23, 1786, d. at No. Hudson Feb.
12,1897, aged 92. Mr. Wakefield and wife were Baptists and he was Dea.
of the church on the Flat many years, establisliing a high reputation for
character and industry. Children, all b. in Cornish;
i. Dana, b. July 19, 1814; m. first, Dec. 21, 1835, Betsy Whittlesey of
Plainfield, Vt., who d. Nov. 1, 1853; m. second, Elmira Sim-
mons. Occupation, farmer. Six children. He d. March 7,
1883.
ii. Orlena, b. Dec. 17, 1815. A teacher. Never m.; d. Nov. 1, 1849.
iii. Charles Austin, b. Oct. 18, 1817. When of age he went to Boston,
bought a newspaper route, circulated papers through N. E., also
portraits; and lectured on the Morse telegraph. He m. Sept.
6, 1842, Cynthia Chapin Robinson of Pittsfield, Mass. Rem.
to EUzabethtown, N. Y., where he engaged in farming on a large
scale. He invented the "Wakefield Corn Planter," and estab-
lished a large factory for its manufacture, also for the "Wake-
field Earth Closet," which he invented. He was a live Yankee,
a rare object lesson for young, fast America. Steady, indus-
trious, energetic, self-reliant and hopeful; and thus he has made
life a success.
iv. Sarah, b. July 22, 1819; d. Feb. 28, 1880.
V. Jacob Judson, b. Sept. 18, 1821; m. Dec. 15, 1854, Adelia E. Wells.
Studied for the ministry; and while he was the beloved pastor
of the Baptist Church at Beaver Dam, Wis., he d., July 28,
1865.
vi. Leland Howard, b. July 9, 1823. Educated at New Hampton,
N. H., and Randolph, Vt. Became an artist. Travelled in Cal.
and Ore. introducing daguerreotyping for some years, then set-
tled for a time in Portland, Ore., in the mercantile business.
M. first, Aug. 21, 1847, Henrietta Whittlesey of Randolph
Centre, Vt. He opened a mercantile house in San Francisco,
Cal., with res. in Oakland, Cal., where he has since res. Has
also extensively engaged in raising fruit in Santa Clara Co., with
over 100 acres of excellent land in his fruit ranch. His wife
dying, he m. second, in 1871, Mary R. Warren in Oakland, where
they res. (1902). A brilliant business career like his, can not
fail to reflect honor on his ancestry and the town that gave him
birth.
vii. Rebecca, b. June 19, 1826; d. April 13, 1844.
viii. Roxana, b. July 6, 1S27; m. April 15, 1849, Hermon H. Bowers in
Acton, Mass. Living (1902) in Marlboro, Mass.
ix. Eliza, b. Oct. 10, 1832; m. March 11, 1851, Reuben Gates, in EUza-
bethtown, N. Y. Rem. to Wis. about 1852 and settled in St.
Charles where she res. (1902). Two children. Mr. Gates d.
April 21, 1889.
GENEALOGIES. 385
WALKER.
Thomas' Walker, the ancestor of all the Walkers of Cornish and Croydon
was in Boston as early as 1650. His first wife was Anne . She
d. before 1659. His second wife was Mary . They moved to
Sudbury, Mass., before 1664. He d. in 1697. One child by Anne
and twelve by second wife.
Thomas^ Walker {Thomas^), second son, was b. May 22, 1668, at Sudbury,
Mass.; m. in Dec. 7, 1687, Martha Howe. Ten children. He was
town treasurer. Went to Framingham in 1699. Was held in great
esteem. Was chosen constable and collector in 1703. He d. Oct. 25,
1717, leaving a competence.
Obadiahs Walker {Thomas'^^), third son of Thomas^, was b. in Framingham
in 1691 ; m. May 2, 1715, Hannah Learned, dau. of Dea. Isaac Learned,
who was wounded in the Narragansett War. Six children. Was in
Colonial military service from 1755 to 1761. He m. a second wife,
Oct. 28, 1745, and by her had one child. He rem. first to Marlboro and
afterwards to Sutton, Mass., where he d. in 1760.
Obadiah* Walker {Obadiah^, Thomas^-^), second son and third child of Oba-
diah', was b. June 8, 1721, in Marlboro, Mass. Rem. with parents to
Sutton, Mass., where he m. Nov. 12, 1741, Hepsibah Shumway, a
dau. of Peter Shumway, who served in the Narragansett War, and was
also for years in the Colonial service. Lived in Sutton till 1761, then
settled in Royalston, Mass., in 1764. Came from there to Croydon,
N. H., in 1787, where he d. Aug. 29, 1810. He had nine children, prob-
ably all b. in Sutton, Mass.
Mosess Walker {Obadiah-^, Thomas--^) , the ninth child of Obadiali<, was b.
in 1761, in Sutton, Mass. Came with his father to Croydon, N. H.;
m. first, March 11, 1782, Tabitha Barton, b. in Royalston, Mass., and
d. in Croydon June 26, 1790; m. second, in Croydon Oct. 2, 1790,
Esther Snuth, who d. in 1833. He was a Revolutionary soldier. One
record says he had nine children, another says fourteen children. He
lived "under the mountain" where he d. Nov. 8, 1822.
Peters Walker {Moses^, Ohadiah*-^, Thomas^-^) , second son and third child
of Moses5 Walker, was b. in Croydon Feb. 11, 1788. Came to Cornish
about the year 1807; m. Dec. 10 of the same j^ear by Rev. Joseph
Rowell of Cornish to Lucinda Smith of Keene; b. July 2, 1784, and d.
Oct. 11, 1872, aged 88. Peter d. Aug. 14, 1870, aged 82. Four chil-
dren, all b. in Cornish:
i. Joseph Smith, b. Oct. 9, 1809. Before attaining his majority, he
suddenly left home and was not heard from for thirty years.
After leaving home until a little previous to 1907, nothing further
was heard from him. At this time correspondence revealed the
fact that his descendants had multiplied and taken high rank
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386 HISTORY or CORNISH.
socially and financially in Penn. and the west. In response to
their request, the genealogist granted them the pri^•ilege of
inserting the following record of their ancestor and his descend-
ants, as prepared by them:
"He left home at an early date and sought liis fortune among
strangers. The story handed down to his grandchildren was
that in an early day com was cared for with the hoe, the workers
going barefoot. Joseph had no shoes and there was some kind
of an entertainment approacliing. Joseph had repeatedly
asked his father to get him a pair of shoes. The Saturday
before the entertainment came, which was his last chance to
get liis shoes and his father went again to town, with the same
request from his son. When evening came and Joseph returned
from the field, he hung his hoe in a tree near the kitchen door,
where his mother was at work, and said to her, ' There, if father
does not bring my shoes home wdth him tonight, I shall never hoe
another hill of corn.' His father returned home without the
shoes. Joseph said notliing, but that night when the family
were all asleep, Joseph packed the few clothes that he had, and
left his father's house barefoot; he never returned home. He
went to Pennsylvania and there joined a civil engineering
party and became a civil engineer, ever after following that
work. He was married at Palo Alto, Penn., to Miss Mary Ann
Hilficker, a native of Switzerland. She was b. March 6, 1806;
d. July 1, 1880. Mr. Walker d. July 4, 1877, in Pottsville, Penn.
Six children were born to them: Cyrus, John, William, Clara,
Joseph, Mary.
"Joseph Smith Walker and his two sons, John and William,
served in the Civil War. John was a despatch bearer, and made
many heroic rides, having had three horses shot from under him.
"There are two members of his family living, Mary in Penn,
and CjTUS at Earlham, Iowa.
"Cyrus, the eldest son of Joseph Smith, determined to visit
his grandfather, in Cornish, of whom he had heard so many
stories, but had never seen. He had saved his earnings, to make
the trip that he had so long planned; so he started off carrying
his shoes under his arm, and after a few days' journey arrived
in the evening at his grandfather's house, after having spent a
few minutes in putting on his shoes and dusting his clothes.
He knocked at the door and his grandfather bade him come in,
and when he told him, 'he was the son of his eldest son Joseph'
he appeared not to believe him, and said, ' How do I know, my
3^oung man, but that you are an impostor.' Young Cyrus had
come for no reason but to see his grandfather and this message
to him, so hurt his feelings, that he never returned to his grand-
father's home while he lived. He, however, visited the old home
in 1907 at the age of 75 years, visiting some of his cousins there
which added many pleasant thoughts to his store of memories.
GENEALOGIES. 387
"Genealogy of Cyrus Walker branch:
"Cyrus Walker b. Aug. 17, 1832; m. Dec. 19, 1857, Martha Ann Brakey; b.
March 23, 1836, near Bristol, Eng., dau. of Dr. John F. Brakey and Anna
(McBurnie) Brakey. Her father was surgeon in the Queen's army of
Scotland. Thirteen children were b. to this union; the two eldest d.
the same day of black diphtheria, and interred in the same grave."
The eleven, children surviving are as follows :
i. Ella Louise, b. Nov. 15, 1863; m. Dec. 29, 1886, Joel Alvin Walker,
who was b. Dec. 19, 1862. Five children: 1. Owen Cyrus, b.
Sept. 27, 1889. 2. Rosa Mae, b. March 7, 1892. 3. Albert
Lee, b. Oct. 6, 1894. 4. Nita Clegg, b. March 1, 1900. 5.
Joel Ralph, b. March 4, 1903.
ii. Ida Isabel, b. Aug. 26, 1865; m. March 22, 1887, Everett Hall
Perkins, who was b. Oct. 26, 1863. Two children: 1. George
Harrison, b. Oct. 16, 1888. 2. Mabelle Clare, b. May 26, 1895.
iii. George Albert, b. Nov. 6, 1867; m. March 23, 1898, Bertha L.
Small, who was b. Nov. 1, 1876. Two children: Glen Cyrus,
b. April 21, 1899; d. AprU 29, 1903.
iv. Marie Etta, b. Oct. 6, 1869; m. July 2, 1891, Mack John Groves,
who was b, Oct. 26, 1868. One child: Marietta, b. Oct. 8, 1905;
d. Oct. 20, 1905.
V, Anna Gertrude, b. Feb. 8, 1871; m. March 7, 1893, Edmund Walker,
who was b. July 26, 1866. Two children: 1. Edna M., b. Dec.
1, 1893. 2. Conrad Ralph J., b. June 22, 1902.
vi. William Joseph, b. March 31, 1873; m. Nov. 1, 1900, Mary Ella
Walker, who was b. Aug. 31, 1872. Two children: 1. Esther
Mae, b. Sept. 7, 1901. 2. Lydia Martha, b. April 27, 1903.
vii. Theodore, b. Jan. 1, 1876; m. June 19, 1906, Jennie Hawley. No
children,
viii. Ethyl Emily, b. June 6, 1878; unm.
ix. Edith Bertine, b. Nov. 3, 1880; m. March 19, 1902, Vinton Howard
Maler; b. May 2, 1875. One child: Howard Maler, b. Sept.
28, 1904.
X. John, b. June 27, 1882; unm. (1910).
xi. Frank Cyrus, b. June 12, 1884; m. Jan. 25, 1910, Josephine C.
Wheeler who was b. Oct. 27, 1889." (End of Joseph's record.)
2. ii. Moses, b. March 2, 1812.
3. iii. Ethan, b. Dec. 16, 1816.
iv. Cyrus B., b. Jan. 2, 1820. When a yoimg man he went to Hanover
where he made his home for the most of his life. He m. May 2,
1841, Harriet Taylor of Hanover, and had at least one child,
and perhaps other children. Mr. Walker d. June 20, 1882.
His son, W^illiam D. Walker was b. Aug. 5, 1844. Graduated
at Dartmouth College, class of 1865. Went to California the
same year, but returned on account of the illness of his father.
He went back there in 1879 and is still Uving (1902) there in San
388 HISTORY OF CORNISH.
Francisco in the real estate business. He m. Dec. 23, 1879,
Margaret Hall of California. They have two children at least:
1. Shirley Cyrus, b. Oct. 25, 1880. 2. Harold Townley, b. Aug.
12, 1887.
In the old muster days Moses Walker was Capt. of the "Light Infantry" and
his brother Ethan was Lieut, of the same company. On April 20, 1859, Moses,
Ethan and Cyrus, with several others from Cornish, went to California at the
tmie when the "gold fever" was on. They stayed about two years when they
returned, Moses and Ethan to Cornish, and Cyrus to Hanover.
MosES' Walker (Peter^, Moses^, Obadiah-^, Thomas'-^) h. March 2, 1812;
m. first April 9, 1833, Rachel M. Davis. She d. June 21, 1838, aged
27. M. second, Aug. 31, 1838, Betsey Bugbee of Cornish, dau. of
Joseph D. and Betsej' Bruce Bugbee, b. March 12, 1812; d. June 8,
1879, aged 66. M. third, April 15, 1880, Mrs. Lavinia (White) Austin, b.
April 28, 1823; d. April 7, 1904. She was dau. of Aaron and Rebecca
(Wilhams) White. Moses d. March 30, 1894. Child by first marriage:
4. i. Henry Warner, b. Dec. 19, 1835.
Children by second marriage:
5. ii. George Barstow, b. Aug. 29, 1841.
iii. Eliza Ann, b. Sept. 17, 1843. She m. Jan. 8, 1863, Hiram York of
Cornish, by whom she had two children. (See York.)
£. iv. Martin L., twin, b. Feb. 14, 1845.
V. Louis N., twin, b. Feb. 14, 1845; m. Aug. 2, 1866, Kate Sartell of
Cornish. Learned the gunsmith's trade of D. H. Hilliard.
Went to the Remington factory in Ilion, N. Y., where he is still
(1910) employed as an overseer.
7. vi. Melvin Alanson, b. Oct. 10, 1847.
vii. Maria R., b. Sept. 17, 1850; m. Dec. 24, 1873, Henry H. Fairbanks of
Cornish. Rem. to Claremont, April 15, 1891.
viii. LuELLA L., b. Dec. 13, 1853; m. May 4, 1880, Henry E. Bean, for-
merly of Grantham. One child: Florence A., b. June 10, 1882.
Mr. Bean d. May 19, 1885. She rem. to Claremont, March 25,
1886.
3. Ethan' Walker (Peter\ Moses^, Ohadinh-^, Thoman^-^) h. Dec. 3, 1816;
m. first, 1839, Sophronia S. Lamphere of Hartland, Vt. She d. May
22, 1843, soon after birth of her second child. M. second, March 30,
1846, Mahala Spaulding, who d. Dec. 3, 1891. Children by first
marriage :
i. Charles N., b. March 27, 1841; m. Feb. 13, 1867, Helen M. Cross,
b. Hanover, June 6, 1843, d. Nov. 13, 1907; res. in Lebanon.
No children.
u. Lavinia S., b. Dec. 24, 1842; m. Dec. 8, 1858, Walter Green. Res.
in Danville, Vt.
GENEALOGIES. 389
Children by second n?arriage:
iii. Chester, b. Jan. 1, 1847; d. March 25, 1849.
iv. LuciNDA, b. Dec. 24, 1848; d. Aug. 9, 1858.
V. Hattie, b. Sept. 30, 1850; m. June 24, 1876, Horace Spencer. Had
two cMldren, twins, b. Jan. 7, 1877. She d. April 2, 1878.
A child d. April 13, 1878, aged 1 year,
vi. Clara Almira, b. Nov. 7, 1852; m. July 18, 1876, Martin V. B.
Hurley. Had two sons; Mr. Hurley d. Jan. 12, 1892. She res.
(1910) in Claremont.
vii. Maggie, b. Sept. 12, 1855; m. Jan. 23, 1880, E. C. Glines of Ehnore,
Vt. Res. (1902) in Claremont.
viii. Willis P., b. March 19, 1859; m. Nov. 25, 1886, LiUian Grossman,
of Unity. Res. in Claremont. Express carrier.
4. Henry W.s Walker {Moses^, Peler^, Moses^, Obadiah-\ Thomas"-^) h. Dec.
19, 1835; m. Dec. 7, 1864, Mary Ellen Bartlett who was b. Feb. 16,
1840; dau. of Lyman and Catherine (Hilhard) Bartlett. She d. May
24, 1901. Child:
i. Truman Ransom, b. May 26, 1886. Wliile yet a minor he suddenly
left home, and when heard from several years later was found to
be in Dakota in the lumber business.
5. George B.s Walker (Moses', Pelen, Moses^, Obadiah^-^, Thotnas^-^) h.
.Aug. 29, 1841; m. Feb. 12, 1867, Loretta Jackson, dau. of Newton
and Ellen (Chapman) Jackson. She was b. Oct. 30, 1846. They rem.
to Claremont. Their children, both b. in Cornish:
i. John J., b. Sept. 14, 1871; d. May 23, 1888.
ii. Homer Newton, b. Oct. 11, 1878; m. Dec. 25, 1902, Cora A. Stone,
dau. of Alvin B. and Miranda (Keyes) Stone. Child: a son, b.
Dec. 4, 1903.
6. Martin L.s Walker (Moses', Peter^ Moses^, Obadiah^-^ Thomas'--^) b.
Feb. 14, 1845; m. July 29, 1866, Ehzabeth M. Bailey, formerly of North-
field, Vt., and dau. of , b. April 27, 1847; d. Nov. 27, 1903. Mr.
Walker has been Dea. of the Congregational Church for many years and
is higlily esteemed by his townsmen. Children, all b. in Cornish:
i. Louis B., b. June 26, 1867; d. Oct. 15, 1875.
ii. Clarence C, b. Feb. 15, 1870. Graduated Kimball Union Acad-
emy, class 1894; Dartmouth College in 1898. The same year he
enlisted and was mustered into the U. S. service in the Spanish
War where he served till Oct. 13, 1898, when he was honorably
discharged at Lexington, Ky. He was the only man from Cor-
nish that served in the Spanish War. Studied medicine in Bal-
timore, Md., and Washington, D. C., and then received the
degree of M.D. from the Columbian LTniversity in 1901. Was
licensed to practice in the District of Columbia in 1902. Was
390 HISTORY OF CORNISH.
also employed in Washington in compiling the 12th census, 1900
to 1903. Resigned and accepted a position as medical examiner
in the Pension Office from 1903 to 1907. Resigning this, he
accepted a position in the Bureau of Animal Industry, Dept.
of Agriculture. Was professor of Pathology and Histology in
the U. S. College of Veterinarian Surgeons of Washington, from
1903 to 1907. He m. at Baltunore June 1, 1901, Miss Lilly
B. Bert of Baltimore and New York City.
8. iii. Robert W., b. July 15, 1871.
9. iv. Arthur M., b. Nov. 19, 1873.
V. Amy L., b. Oct. 25, 1875. She m. Dec. 19, 1895, WUliam French of
Plainfield, where she resides,
vi. Lucia E., twin, b. April 8, 1877.
vii. Lizzie J., twin, b. April 8, 1877.
viii. Walter E., b. July 1, 1878. M. Aug. 29, 1899, Ella S. Cross, dau.
of Horace G. P. and Maria (Read) Cross. She d. July 7, 1901.
One child, b. June 27, 1901; m. second, Oct. 5, 1904, Alice Sheehy
of N. Y. Res. in Plainfield.
ix. Herman L., b. Sept. 22, 1881.
X. Ina J., b. Nov. 10, 1883; m. March 2, 1904, James B. Chadbourne,
of Cornish.
xi. Grover H., b. Oct. 9, 1885.
xii. Zelia D., b. Oct. 11, 1888.
7. . Melvin a. 8 Walker (Moses^, Peter\ Moses^, Obadiah*-', Thomasir^) h.
Oct. 10, 1847. Spent some years in Cal., returning to Plainfield; he
m. May 11, 1880, Mrs. Lydia Ann (Cole) Symonds of Cornish, dau. of
Dan W. and Philena A. (Spencer) Cole. Res. (1902) in Cornish, near
Claremont line. He d. Nov. 14, 1909. Child:
i. Stella E., b. Feb. 5, 1889; m. 1909, George A. Young of Cornish.
8. Robert W.» Walker (Martin Lj, Moses'', Peter^ Moses^, Obadiah*-*,
Thomas^^) h. July 15, 1871; m. Nov. 12, 1891, Sarah Marcott of Cornish,
dau. of Lewis and Mary (Emery) Marcott. Their children, b. in Cornish:
i. Carlton W., b. Nov. 13, 1892.
ii. Martin L., b. Aug. 12, 1894.
iii. A son, b. in Claremont, June 19, 1899.
9. Arthur M.» Walker (Martin L.', Moses^, Peter', Moses^, Obadiah*-»,
Thomas^-'') h. Nov. 19, 1873; m. Oct. 24, 1894, Lula Bixby of Cambridge,
Vt., b. Nov. 23, 1877, dau. of Charles and Georgiana (Buzzell) Bixby.
Children, b. in Cornish:
i. Ruth L., b. Aug. 2, 1896.
ii. Ralph Arthur, b. June 25, 1898.
iii. Maude Estella, b. Aug. 5, 1899.
iv. Mattie Olla, b. Sept. 20, 1901.
GENEALOGIES. 391
Orken Walker, b. Dec. 6, 1867, came from Croydon to Cornish in the spring
of 1901. He belongs to the same Uneage as others of the name in
town; his grandfather, Joab Walker, being a brother of Peter Walker,
the ancestor of the other Cornish Walkers. He settled on the Fletcher
place in the "Hempyard," so called. He m. Jan. 9, 1896, Ina Corliss,
b. Jime 25, 1877. One child:
i. Asa Obadiah, b. Jan. 26, 1897.
WATSON.
George, son of Ichabod and Mary (Anise) Watson, was b. in Thetford, Vt.,
about 1798. He m. Martha Carlton of Vershire, Vt. Came to Cor-
nish in 1842, living at the Flat. Rem. to Concord in 1845, where he d.
some years afterwards. His wid. d. in Boston, Dec. 7, 1885, aged 80.
Their children were:
i. Carlton, b. about 1825; m. . Had two sons.
ii. M.uiTHA Ann, b. 1827; d. July 22, 1851, aged 24.
iii. Rhoda, b. 1830; m. Hill of Concord. Had one child.
John, a brother of George, b. in Thetford, Vt., July 11, 1802; m. Sept., 1829,
Helena Moore, dau. of James and Eunice (Moore) Moore. She was b.
Dec. 11, 1803, in Thetford, and d. in Manchester April 17, 1886, aged
83, and was buried in New Haven, Conn. They came to Cornish about
the time his brother George came; lived on the Flat. He was a black-
smith, and received an injury from a hot iron which finally resulted in
his death. Was a devoted Baptist. He d. July 8, 1844. His death
was one of ecstatic joy, for,
"Jesus can make a dying bed.
Feel soft as downy pUlows are."
This event left a deep impression upon many.
"To earth and friends adieu.
My Father calls me home."
(Inscription on tombstone.)
Children :
i. William M., b. Jan. 28, 1831; m. 1854, Sarah Darling of New York
City. Had four cliildren, three d^-ing young. Rem. to Georgia
where she d. Soon after this all trace of him was lost.
ii. Helena Jerusha, b. Jan. 5, 1833; m. Sept. 15, 1856, George L. Wood-
ford of WLnsted, Conn., where they res. Have had four chil-
dren. She d. Aug. 29, 1901.
iii. John Cyrus, b. Aug. 29, 1835; m. June 15, 1863, Ellen Jane Law-
rence of Windsor, Vt. He was a prominent man in New Haven,
Conn., where he lived. He d. Aug. 10, 1910. They had four
children :
1. Fannie Louise, b. Windsor, Vt., May 28, 1864.
2. Grace Burke, b. Springfield, Mass., Jan. 9, 1869.
3. William Lawrence, b. New Haven, Conn., June 27, 1876.
4. Sophia Helen, b. New Haven, Conn., Sept. 6, 1877.
392 HISTORY OF CORNISH.
iv. CoRALiNN, b. Dec. 18, 1838; m. and rem. to California.
V. Cordelia, b. July 16, 1841. M. June 18, 1858, in Thetford, Vt.,
Jerry S. Williams of Thetford. Had tliree children. Res. in
Littleton.
WELD.
JosEPHi Weld came from England in 1638 and settled in Plymouth, Mass.
He had a son, John^, b. Oct. 28, 1623, who had a son Joseph', b. Sept.
13, 1650, who had a son John^, b. Aug. 19, 1689. He had a son Moses=,
b. March 27, 1722. He m. first, Dec. 6, 1748, Elizabeth Holbrook, b.
Jan. 13, 1727; d. July 11, 1763; m. second, July 11, 1764, Deborah
Faulkner, b. Aug. 26, 1735; d. July 31, 1828. Had six children by each
wife, all b. before coming to town. In advanced life he and Deborah
came to Cornish, where they spent the remainder of their lives. He d.
May 10, 1806. Children by Elizabeth Holbrook:
i. Sarah, b. Aug. 11, 1750. Lived in Barnston, Canada, where she
d. Oct. 14, 1804.
2. ii. John, b. Jan. 3, 1752.
iii. Hannah, b. Sept. 25, 1754; m. March 6, 1777, Dea. Josiah Stone of
Cornish. Eight children. (See Stone.) She d. Oct. 26, 1794.
3. iv. Moses, b. Jan. 15, 1757.
v. Walter, b. April 24, 1761; m. Dec. 11, 1783, Lucy Carpenter.
Nine cliildren. He d. at Plattsburg, N. Y., a soldier, in Dec,
1813.
vi. Nehemiah, b. June 30, 1763; d. July 11, 1763.
Children by Deborah Faulkner:
vii. Timothy, b. Aug. 4, 1765; m. first, Sally Hammond. Five chil-
dren. She d. June 4, 1813; m. second, Abigail Gifford and by
her had four children.
viii. Ebenezer, b. Jan. 31, 1768; and d. April 21, 1835, aged 67. Never
m. Was the historian of the Weld family. At his decease he
bequeathed to the Baptist Church the sum of $1,200 on con-
ditions.
4. ix. Chester, b. Aug. 27, 1769.
X. Elizabeth, b. Oct. 22, 1772; m. Moses Stone. Two children. She
d. July 20, 1805.
xi. Deborah, b. Oct. 16, 1774; d. Nov. 20, 1795.
5. xii. Peleg, b. July 7, 1780.
2. Dea. Johnb W^eld (Moses^, John*, Joseph*, John"-, Joseph^) was b. Jan.
4, 1752; m. Nov. 26, 1778, Deborah Plympton, b. Oct. 17, 1757; d. Sept.
10, 1830. He d. Jan. 22, 1834, aged 82. He was a thrifty farmer, a
devout Baptist and a deacon of that church. He gave $500 to it in its
early history, beside other gifts. He built the large brick house in
1812, afterwards owned by the town where their poor were kept. It
is now owned and occupied by Freeman A. Johnson. Children, all
b. in Cornish:
GENEALOGIES. 393
i. Elizabeth, b. Oct. 5, 1779; m. April 11, 1805, Walter Jackson of
Cornish (his second wife). Five children. (See Jackson.)
She d. Sept. 11, 1855, aged 76.
6. ii. Daniel, b. May 27, 1781.
iii. LuciNDA, b. Oct. 1, 1783. Never m.; d. April 20, 1868, aged 84.
7. iv. John, b. Aug. 20, 1785.
8. V. WiLLARD, b. Nov. 22, 1787.
vi. Moses, b. Sept. 22, 1789; d. April 9, 1879.
9. vii. Horace, b. Feb. 20, 1792.
viii. Eben, b. May 7, 1794. Was killed in battle at Williamsburg,
Canada, Nov. 11, 1813.
ix. Milton, b. Nov. 26, 1796; d. Jan. 6, 1831.
3. Moses' Weld {Moses^, John\ Joseph^, John^, Joseph) was b. Jan. 15,
1757; m. May 17, 1781, Miriam Harding. He was an eminent singer
and chorister. Mr. Weld had been a Revolutionary soldier. After
coming to Cornish he was town clerk a number of years. A worthy
member of the Baptist Church, also its Dea. many years. A record
says he and his wife rem. to Morristown, Vt., where they both d. He d.
June 22, 1839. His wid. d. June 26, 1845. Children (Nine girls and
no boys):
i. Lucy, b. Feb. 22, 1782.
ii. Miriam, b. Sept. 17, 1784; m. Feb. 13, 1807, Earle Westgate. Seven
children. (See Westgate.)
iii. Anne, b. Aug. 27, 1786; m. Jan. 17, 1811, Jedediah Bingham of
Cornish. Five children. (See Bingham.) She d. .
iv. AcHSA, b. Jan. 28, 1788; m. Joseph Hadley. Three children,
v. Cynthia, b. May 17, 1790.
vi. Gratia, b. April 21, 1791; m. , Abraham Hadley. Six children.
vii. Betsey, b. June 18, 1794; m. James Earle. Five children.
viii. Hannah, b. Sept. 17, 1796.
ix. Matilda, b. April 14, 1801; m. Moses Terrill. One son, Moses W.
b. Oct. 2, 1826.
4. Chester* Weld (Moses^, John^, Joseph^, Johm, Joseph) was b. Aug. 27,
1769; m. first, Dec. 14, 1800, Peninnah Comings of Cornish, dau. of
Benjamins and Mary (Cooper) Comings; b. June 20, 1777; and d. May
11, 1810. He m. second, Dec. 5, 1811, Mehitable Pike, b. Aug. 30,
1774. He d. May 21, 1820. Children by Peninneh:
i. Moses Faitlkner, b. Feb. 8, 1803; m. Sept. 16, 1830, Pamelia
Hazeltine. One child.
ii. Newton, b. Dec. 23, 1804; m. June 28, 1827, Anna Austin, b. Nov.
21, 1808.
iii. Chester, b. April 21, 1807; m. July 10, 1837, Mary E. Briggs. Five
children.
iv. SuKEY, b. Aug. 28, 1809; m. Oct. 21, 1838, Adna Tenney. Two
children.
394 HISTORY OF CORNISH.
Children by Mehitable Pike:
V. Peninneh, b. Aug. 31, 1812.
vi. Ebenezer, b. Nov. 5, 1814.
vii. Gratia, b. Nov. 7, 1816.
5. Pelegs Weld {Moses^, John*, Joseph^, John^, Joseph^) h. July 7, 1780, in
Sturbridge, Mass., youngest son of Moses and Deborah (Faulkner)
Weld; m. April 27, 1808, Patty Foster, dau. of Israel and Susanna
(Bruce) Foster, b. April 10, 1791; and d. Dec. 21, 1834. They came to
Cornish about 1814, where they spent the rest of their lives. He d.
Aug. 30, 1853. Their first three children were b. in Dummerston, Vt.,
the rest in Cornish:
i. Susanna, b. Jan. 26, 1809; d. April 16, 1814.
10. ii. John, b. Oct. 2, 1811.
iii. Lucy, b. May 30, 1813; d. March 25, 1841.
iv. Susanna B., b. March 15, 1815; d. Sept. 15, 1836.
V. Katharine F., b. Sept. 30, 1816; m. Geo. Bugbee of Bridgewater,
Vt.
vi. William Pitt, b. May 24, 1818; m. , Mary Jones of N. Y.
Lived several years in town and kept the hotel near Windsor
bridge and afterwards rem. to Claremont, where he d. July 19,
1889. She d. Feb. 14, 1894. They had two daughters both b.
in Claremont. (By request their records are withheld.)
vii. Pamelia, b. Jan. 12, 1820; d. Nov. 19, 1842.
11. viii. Israel Foster, b. Sept. 2, 1822.
ix. Cornelia A., b. April 15, 1823; m. May 28, 1845, Horace L. Bart-
lett of Cornish. Two children. (See Bartlett.) D. May 12,
1861.
X. Martha W., b. March 27, 1825; m. Oct. 8, 1850, Luke Atwood; res.
chiefly in Bridgewater and Barnard, Vt. One child, d. Jan.
14, 1897.
xi. Needham A., b. Dec. 24, 1828; m. , Sarah Felch; res. a while
in Cornish and then in Piermont, N. H., where he d. Jan. 30,
1860.
xii. Sarah L., b. May 16, 1834; and d. Feb. 7, 1835.
6. Daniel' W^eld (John', Moses^, John*, Joseph*, John', Joseph^) b. May 27,
1781; m. , Lydia Fuller of Enosburg, Vt., b. June 6, 1784; d. Nov.
6, 1846. Lived on the old homestead now (1903) owned by Freeman
A. Johnson. A farmer. He d. Sept. 13, 1851. Children, all b. in
Cornish except the first two:
i. John Fuller, b. Berkshire, Vt., Dec. 11, 1808; m. a Mormon wid.
at Nauvoo, 111., where as a physician he practiced and spent
his life.
12. ii. Daniel, b. in Berkshire, Vt., Nov. 20, 1810.
iii. Moses, b. Jan. 18, 1813; m. May 14, 1846, OUve Comstock of Edin-
burg. Me. Several children. Res., Greenbush, Me.
GENEALOGIES. 395
iv. Eben, b. Jan. 4, 1815. Went west and all trace of him was lost.
After several years he was reported "drowned in Oregon."
V. Martin, b. Oct. 15, 1817. A blacksmith and lived in Groton, Vt.
Tliree cliildren.
vi. Charles Ste\^ns, b. May 5, 1819. He never m. A teacher for
years in Mass. and in Baltimore, Md. Lived after this chiefly
in Greenbush, Me., with his brother Moses. He d. Sept. 25,
1891.
7. John" Weld {John^, Moses^, John*, Joseph^, John^, Joseph) was b. Aug.
20, 1785; m. Aug. 26, 1811, Mary Hilliard of Cornish, eldest dau. of
Amos Avery and Sarah (Huggins) Hilliard, b. Dec. 9, 1794; d. March
12, 1862. A farmer and lived on the farm since owned and occupied
by Levi R. Dole. The last few years of his life he lived on the old
homestead on the hill. He d. Dec. 3, 1867. Children, all b. in Cor-
nish:
i. Harvey, b. Feb. 9, 1812. Went west; died young, unm.
ii. Mary, b. Feb. 8, 1814; m. Nov. 9, 1837, Aurin Jolmson of Cornish.
Three children. (See Johnson.) She d. June 26, 1874.
iii. Eliza, b. Jan. 15, 1816; m. , Lorenzo Morrison. Lived chiefly
in Claremont. Two children; d. Aug. 21, 1884, in Cornish.
13. iv. George Washington, b. Dec. 28, 1817.
V. Chester Franklin, b. Jan. 23, 1820; m. , Annette Tenny of
Windsor, Vt. Three cliildren. An engineer; d. Sept. 21, 1887,
in Lowell, Mass.
vi. Sophronia, b. March 18, 1822; d. April 7, 1881. Never m.
vii. Deborah P., b. Oct. 17, 1824; m. April 15, 1852, WilUam C. Smith
of Cornish. Three children. (See Smith.) She d. .
viii. John A., b. May 19, 1827; m. Oct. 12, 1853, Maria A. Smith of Green-
bush, Mass. Two children. A silver plater. Went west in
1867; and d. June 14, 1875, in Brighton, 111.
14. ix. Hiram M., b. April 12, 1831.
X. Harvey, 2d, b. Feb. 17, 1837; m. April 23, 1871, Isabel Horner of
Lowell, Mass. One child. A plumber. Was a soldier in the
6th Regt., Mass. Vols.; d. in Soldiers' Home, Chelsea, Mass.,
Nov. 12, 1903.
8. WiLLARD' Weld (John^, Moses^, John*, Joseph^, John^, Joseph^) b. Nov.
22, 1787; m. Jan. 26, 1824, Alice Luther of Cornish, dau. of Caleb and
Rebecca (Brown) Luther, b. Sept. 7, 1792; d. Feb. 3, 1869. He was a
farmer and always lived in town. He d. March 13, 1871, aged 83.
Children, all b. in town:
15. i. Henry A., b. Oct. 23, 1826.
ii. LuciNTiA Jane, b. May 9, 1831; m. June 27, 1868, Samuel M. Sher-
burne of Cornish (second wife). No issue. D. April 11, 1896.
16. iii. Albert, b. June 28, 1836.
396 HISTORY OF CORNISH.
9. Horace' Weld (John', Moses^, Jokiv, Joseph', John^, Joseph^) b. Feb.
20, 1792; m. Oct. 7, 1816, Huldah Jackson of Cornish, dau. of Lieut.
Eleazer and Huldah (Dresser) Jackson, b. Dec. 29, 1795; and d. Nov.
15, 1847. He was a tanner and harness maker, also hotel keeper on the
Flat several years. He gave the land whereon the Baptist Church now
stands. He d. April 5, 1859. Children, all b. in Cornish:
17. i. George, b. Dec. 13, 1817.
ii. Horace Plympton, b. March 21, 1821; m. , Martha Chase of
Cornish, dau. of Theodore and Judith (Bryant) Chase, b. April
13, 1820. They had four children: 1. Blanche. 2. Bertha.
3. Martha. 4. A son. He enlisted in the 11th Mass. Vols.,
and d. by accident while in service.
iii. Louisa Maria, b. May 11, 1822; never m. She d. June 3, 1850.
iv, Charles Dresser, b. May 5, 1824; m. , Phebe . Four
children. Lived in Boston, where he d. .
v. Hiram B., b. Jan. 8, 1826; d. March 26, 1827.
10. John' Weld {Peleg^, Moses^, John\ Joseph^, John"^, Joseph^) b. Oct. 2,
1811, in Dummerston, Vt. Came to town with his parents when three
years of age. M. Sept. 17, 1844, Anna F. Bartlett of Cornish, dau. of
John and Polly (Wilhams) Bartlett; b. Dec. 22, 1819; and d. Oct. 4,
1898. He was possessed of a very retentive memory and sound judg-
ment, and was much respected. Was a tanner, shoemaker, also a
farmer. He d. Jan. 25, 1899, aged 87. Children, all b. in town:
i. Eliza, b. July 18, 1845; m. first, March 1, 1866, Lorenzo Bird; m.
second, Nov. 20, 1879, Barney, who d. Feb. 22, 1899.
No children. Res. in E. Alstead.
ii. Fred D., b. April 23, 1850. Lives in Brattleboro, Vt., where he is
in the employ of the Estey Organ Co.
iii. Edna L., b. June 11, 1853; was killed by a fall July 4, 1856. (See
Casualties.)
18. iv. Frank E., b. May 23, 1859.
11. Israel Foster' Weld {Peleg^, Moses^, John*, Joseph^ John^, Joseph^) b.
Sept. 2, 1821; 'm. May 2, 1854, Susan J. Maynard, dau. of Daniel F.
and Polly (Newhall) Maynard of Claremont. He res. chiefly in
Claremont. Employed in paper mill. He d. April 28, 1864. Chil-
dren:
i. Emma Geneive, b. March 9, 1855; d. July 19, 1857. (See
Casualties.)
ii. Stella Mary, b. Sept. 21, 1856; m. Sept. 12, 1876, George W. Jewett
of Claremont.
iii. Jennie Maria, b. Aug. 9, 1858; m. June 8, 1893, J. W. Estabrook
of Leominster, Mass.
iv. Foster Maynard, b. Oct. 11, 1861; unm. In trade in Leominster,
Mass.
GENEALOGIES. 397
12. Daniel' Weld {Daniel'', Johnf, Moses^, John\ Joseph^, John', Joseph^)
was b. in Berkshire, Vt., Nov. 20, 1810; m. — — , Mary Harlow of Cor-
nish, adopted dau. of Robert and Charity (Barrows) Harlow, b. Jan.
14, 1814; d. Sept. 25, 18.58. He d. Dec. 2, 1848. Children:
i. A child unnamed, d. Oct. 28, 1838, aged four weeks.
ii. AcHSA Jane, b. Aug. 26, 1839; m. Nov. 21, 1861, David L. Wood of
Hancock, a soldier of the Civil War, who d. in the service July
9, 1863. She is living (1904) in Cambridge, Mass. No children.
iii. Austin Fuller, b. Sept. 8, 1841. Adopted by his uncle (Fuller) for
whom he had been named, and his name changed to Austin
Weld Fuller; m. April 25, 1867, Mary Robbins of Washington,
N. C. No children. A soldier of the Civil War, enlisting from
Vt. Lives in St. Albans, Vt., in the furniture business twenty-
five years, also postmaster under President Harrison.
iv. Lydia Fuller, b. June 21, 1843; m. first, Jan. 1, 1866, Frank M.
Cummings of Hancock. He d. Feb. 14, 1869. One cliild. She
m. second, Nov. 27, 1884, Noyes B. Herrick, Ashbui-nham,
Mass. No issue.
13. George W.* Weld {Johw-^, Moses^, John*, Joseph^, John'^, Joseph^) was b.
Nov. 28, 1817; m. Oct. 13, 1844, Nancy Moore, formerly of Lyman,
b. April 17, 1822; d. Jan. 7, 1895. In March, 1863, they rem. to
Brighton, 111., where they spent the rest of their lives. While in Cornish
he was selectman several years. Was a farmer both in N. H. and 111.
He d. March 8, 1903. Children:
i. Addie a., b. in Cornish, Oct. 1, 1845; m. Dec. 30, 1880, in Brighton,
111., Jo.seph C. Greely, formerly of Lyndon, Vt.
ii. James M., b. Cornish, May 27, 1847; unm.
iii. Edson M., b. Cornish, May 30, 1850; unm.
iv. Emily M., b. Cornish, Aug. 23, 1852; m. March 18, 1879, John E.
Sweetser. One dau.
v. George W., Jr., b. Brighton, Aug. 26, 1864; d. July 14, 1865.
vi. Minnie A., b. Brighton, Feb. 8, 1868; m. Aug. 20, 1891, Samuel D.
Eddington. Tlu-ee daus.
14. Hiram M.s Weld {Johw-'^, Moses^, John% Joseph^, John"-, Joseph^) was b.
April 12, 1831; m. first, Oct. 3, 1860, Alice M. Hamblet, dau. of Daniel
and Eliza (Spaulding) Hamblet, b. Dec. 20, 1832; and d. March 20,
1881. Before his m. he spent a few years in Cal., acquiring a love for
that section which seemed inherited by his children as several of them
have tried their fortunes there. He hved on his return in the stone house
built by Mr. Hamblet. A farmer and butcher. He m. second, Jan.
17, 1888, Nelhe M. Gillingham. No issue. She d. Feb. 13, 1890. He
d. May 8, 1901, in Claremont. Children, all by Alice and b. in Cornish:
i. Lizzie A., b. Aug. 23, 1861. Lives in Cal.; m. March 6, 1883, Alden
Farnsworth.
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HISTORY OF CORNISH.
ii. Hattie a., b. June 11, 1863; m. July 8, 1883, William D. Dow of
Cornish. She d. in Cal., Sept. 12, 1889. No issue.
19. iii. Daniel Hamblet, b. May 28, 1864.
iv. Fred Hewett, b. April 14, 1865. Settled in Cal.; m. Dec. 25, 1890.
Two children in 1895.
V. Katie, b. Aug. 21, 1866; d. Sept. 9, 1866.
vi. Ada May, b. Jan. 8, 1871. Lives in Cal.
Henry A. Weld.
15. Henry A.' Weld (Willard'', John', Moses^, John*, Joseph^, John^, Joseph')
h. Oct. 23, 1826; m. April 15, 1852, Eliza Ann Norris, dau. of Philo and
Angehne (Stone) Norris, b. Sept. 6, 1829; d. Jan. 4, 1907. A farmer
owning and occupying (1903) the Jonathan Chase estate overlooking
Windsor and the Connecticut river. He d. Oct. 22, 1907. Children,
all b. in Cornish:
20. i. Frank H., b. Feb. 19, 1853.
ii. Angie Eliza, b. Feb. 8, 1857; m. Nov. 19, 1879, Benj. T. Harlow
This is the first minister's house, built for Rev. Jas. WeUman about 1769.
Baptist Parsonage, Cornish Hat.
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GENEALOGIES. 399
then of Cornish. Lives in Claremont. One child, Ruth, b.
July 13, 1886.
iii. Fred Norris, b. Jan. 22, 1866; m.Feb. 13, 1907, Adeha M. Sharpe.
Their first child, a dau., was b. May 16, 1908. Selectman 1909-10.
16. Albert' Weld (WillardT, John', Moses\ John*, Joseph^, John'', Joseph^)
was b. June 28, 1836; m. Dec. 4, 1867, Lucy C. Comings of Cornish,
Ivan C. Weld.
dau. of Benjamin and Rebecca (Westgate) Comings, b. March 8, 1843.
A farmer and lived on the homestead of his father till , when he
sold his farm and rem. to the Flat. Children, all b. in Cornish:
1. Charles Henry, b. Oct. 14, 1868. A prosperous farmer.
ii. Ivan Comings, b. June 2, 1873. He early became interested and pro-
ficient in dairy work. After much experience in creamery work,
he became head of the dairy dept. of the N. H. Agricultural
College and Experiment Station at Durham, which position he
400 HISTORY OF CORNISH.
held six years. After this he became dairy investigator for the
U. S. Dept. of Agriculture at Washington, D. C, which position
he still holds. He is active and successful in improving the milk
supplies of cities in all parts of the country. Has travelled ex-
tensively, both in the U. S. and western Europe, observing dairy
conditions and seeking their improvement. He m. June 14,
1905, Lena B. Rowley. They have one child: Ruth, b. Feb.
1, 1910. Res. in Washington, D. C.
iii. Lucy Jane, b. May 19, 1876; d. Aug. 4, 1889.
17. Georges Weld (Horace'', John', Moses^, John*, Joseph^, John"-, Joseph)
was b. Dec. 13, 1817; m. April 9, 1843, Maria Chase of Cornish, dau. of
Theodore and Judith (Bryant) Chase, b. Nov. 18, 1821; d. Sept. 9.
1894. For many years a teacher of schools in N. H. and Mass. Served
as drum major in the home militia, hence received the title of major.
He d. Jan. 6, 1883. Children:
i. Frances Maria, b. Jan. 11, 1844; d. Sept. 8, 1847.
ii. Sarah Abbie, b. Feb. 16, 1846; m. July 20, 1862, Charles N. Hilliard
of Cornish. Three children. (See Hilliard.) She d. Oct. 16,
1874.
iii. Louis Edward, b. Nov. 12, 1848; m. July 10, 1873, Hattie E. Bailey
of Cornish, dau. of Andrew and Sarah (McCallister) Bailey,
b. May 28, 1859; d. May 13, 1892. No children,
iv. Louisa Maria, b. Feb. 19, 1852; m. Jan. 7, 1874, Nathan E. Bugbee
then of Windsor, Vt. Lives in Fitchburg, Mass.
V. Ida May, b. Nov. 29, 1854; d. Aug. 16, 1856.
vi. Frances Ida, b. June 3, 1857; m. March 15, 1879, Fred D. Wiley.
No children. She d. April 26, 1882.
vii. Georgiana, b. Dec. 31, 1859; m. Dec. 31, 1884, Seth R. Cole (second
wife) then of Cornish. One child. (See Cole.) She d. in
Claremont, April 27, 1896.
viii. Martha Etta, b. Oct. 26, 1862.
ix. George, Jr., b. May 1, 1865; d. Dec. 1, 1869.
X. Nellie Judith, b. Aug. 26, 1867; m. March 5, 1889, Will E. Putnam
of Claremont. Two children. She d. Dec. 12, 1903, in Bing-
hamton, N. Y., where they had recently settled.
18. FrankE.sWeld {Johiv, Pdego, Moses^, John\ Joseph^, John'', Joseph^)-was
h. May 23, 1859; m. Sept. 13, 1887, Mabel Nora Mace, b. Dec. 13,
1868. Lived in Cornish till 1900, and then rem. to Arctic, R. I. Have
recently rem. to Charlestown. A farmer and worker in leather, also a
florist. One child:
i. Oscar Deane, b. Aug. 22, 1894.
19. Daniel H.» Weld (Hiram', John''-'', Moses^, John*, Joseph*, John^-, Joseph'-)
was b. May 28, 1864. Lives in flic stone house built by his grandfather.
A farmer and butcher; m. Sept. 4, 1894, Lizzie M. Sturtevant of Cor-
nish. Children, all b. in town:
GENEALOGIES. 401
i. Ada Alice, b. Dec. 30, 1896.
ii. Ruth May, b. Feb. 11, 1899.
iii. A son, b. Oct. 31, 1903.
iv. A dau., b. July 8, 1905.
V. A dau., b. March 21, 1907, and d. the same day.
vi. A son, b. July 11, 1908.
20. Frank H.' Weld {Henry A.', Willard^, John\ Moses^, John*, Joseph*,
John\ Joseph) was b. Feb. 19, 1853; m. first, Oct. 23, 1877, Julia E.
Bartlett of Cornish, dau. of Edwin P. and Emeline (Wood) Bartlett, b.
Nov. 19, 1855; and d. Sept. 4, 1884; m. second, March 24, 1886, Ada H.
Hilliard of Cornish, dau. of Joseph and Mary (Bryant) Hilliard, b. July
22, 1855. Cliildren: one by each wife, and b. in Cornish:
i. Ana E., b. June 3, 1882; m. March 7, 1905, Oscar Lewis of Randolph,
Vt.
ii. Henry Hilliard, b. Feb. 21, 1892.
Walter Weld, a son of Moses and Elizabeth (Holbrook) Weld, was b. April
24, 1761; m. Dec. 11, 1783, Lucy Carpenter. It is said they had nine
children, but the first seven only are found on record. He enlisted in
the War of 1812; and d. at Plattsburg, N. Y., Dec, 1813. Cliildren all
b. in Cornish:
i. Bela, b. Dec. 14, 1784.
ii. Sarah, b. May 1, 1786.
iii. Lucy, b. Jan. 29, 1788.
iv. Timothy, b. Feb. 26, 1790.
V. Walter, Jr., b. June 27, 1791.
vi. Zebina, b. May 22, 1793.
vii. Chester, b. Dec. 27, 1794.
WELLMAN.
Rev. James Wellman was b. in Lynn End, now Lynnfield, Mass., May 10,
1723. Was a graduate of Harvard, in class of 1744. He was the ances-
tor of all the name who have since hved in town. His first settlement
in the ministry occurred Oct. 7, 1747, when he was ordained over the
Second Cong. Church in Sutton, Mass. The church was newly organ-
ized with a membersliip of seventy and gave a promise of a useful career.
He, however, served the church but thirteen years. His connection
with the church had not been pleasant, especially during his last years,
and liis ministry had been prosecuted under considerable difficulty,
owing to differences that had arisen between him and his people. A
council was summoned which recommended his resignation. He
accordingly resigned and was dismissed July 22, 1760. Mr. Wellman
was a man of high moral tone, inflexible and outspoken in all matters
of conscience, which frequently contributed to alienation of affection
between him and his people. A man of great ability, a fine scholar for
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402 HISTORY OF CORNISH.
his time, excelling in knowledge of the Hebrew language. During the
first three years after the settlement of Cornish the people had no settled
preacher among them and they began to hunger for the preached word.
On the 14th of April, 176S, they called a meeting of the towTi to take
action about settling a minister among them. The meeting occurred
on the 28th following. At this meeting they voted to extend a call to
Rev. James Wellman.
First Settled Minister in Cornish— 176S.
Rev. James Wellman to settle among them, and chose a committee to
carry out their wishes, and to make arrangements with Mr. Wellman,
He accepted their call, came to Cornish and was installed as "minister
and pastor of the churcli and towns of Corni.sh and Windsor, Sept. 29,
1768." He was therefore the first gospel preacher of the first church
gathered in town. (See Cong. Church Hi.story.) After this, in 1792,
he received the degree of A.M. from Dartmouth College. He repre-
sented the town five years in the legislature, 1789-93.
GENEALOGIES. 403
During the early part of his ministry in Sutton, he m. Nov. 8, 1750,
Sarah Barnard, who was b. in Watertown, Mass., July 11, 1729; and d.
in Cornish Jan. 27, 1814. He d. Dec. 18, 1808, aged 85. Both were
buried in town. The first seven of their children were b. in Sutton and
the rest in Cornish:
i. Sarah, b. June 20, 1752; m. Jan. 16, 1776, Nathaniel Dustin. They
hved in Cornish, and had eight children. (See Dustin.) She
d. June 21, 1803.
2. ii. James, b. July 30, 1754.
3. iii. Isaac, b. Feb. 4, 1757.
4. iv. Solomon, b. Dec. 8, 1758.
V. Joshua, 1st, b. Nov. 16, 1760; d. Nov. 29, 1760.
vi. Martha, b. Aug. 11, 1763; m. first. May 27, 1781, Dr. Ebenezer
Wright of Plainfield. They buried an infant son in town,
Loammi, who d. July 20, 1785. Dr. Wright lived near Cornish
line and practiced in both towois. He d. Oct. 28, 1798. His
wid. m. second, Dec. 30, 1802, Barnabas Tisdale, a lawyer, who
d. in 1860. She d. Nov. 6, 1839.
vii. Joshua, 2d, b. May 24, 1766. He was a phj^sician and practiced
awhile in Cornish. He d. unm. June 20, 1806.
viii. Lemuel, b. Jan. 3, 1770, in Cornish; m. Esther Steele Russell of
Piermont. He was a physician at Piermont and had great suc-
cess in curing the "black fever." He d. at Warner, Vt., Nov.
14, 1815.
ix. Barnard, b. March 9, 1773, in Cornish; d. April 7, 1773.
I. James2 Wellman {James^) was b. July 30, 1754; m. March 30, 1788,
Althea Ripley of Cornish, dau. of WiUiam and Lydia (Brewster) Ripley,
b. in Wmdham, Conn., Jan. 11, 1761; d. Oct. 15, 1841. Mr. Welknan
d. Nov. 28, 1841. Children, all b. in Cornish:
5. i. James Ripley, b. Feb. 21, 1789.
ii. Althea, b. Nov. 14, 1790; m. Nov. 30, 1815, Benjamin Commgs of
Cornish. Three children. (See Comings.) She d. Jan. 10,
1879, at the home of her son Benj. Newi;on Comings in New
Britain, Conn.
iii. Lucy, b. March 7, 1794; m. Jan. 13, 1818, Joshua Wyman of Cornish.
Fom- children. (See Wjonan.) She d. Feb. 12, 1863.
6. iv. Joshua Barnard, b. Feb. 10, 1797.
I. IsAAC2 Wellman (Jamesi) h. Feb. 4, 1757; m. Oct. 7, 1805, Mercy Colton
of Grantham, dau. of ; b. in 1776; d. April 7, 1845. Mr. Wellman
Uved on the farm where Arthur Walker now res. This farm is a part
of the land allotted the first settled minister in Cornish (Rev. James
Wellman) and his son first went on to it and continued there. He d.
Dec. 6, 1840. Children, two daughters, both b. in town:
i. Gracia Adeline, b. Nov. 13, 1806; d. unm. March 1, 1840.
404 HISTORY OF CORNISH.
ii. Eliza, b. March 6, 1809; m. July 19, 1849, Levi Nichols Barnard of
Springfield, Vt. They had one son, Isaac. (See Barnard.) She
d. Feb. 12, 1893, in Springfield, Vt. She was buried in Cornish.
4. Solomons Wellman (James^) was b. Dec. 8, 1758; m. July 6, 1787, Molly
Putnam of Cornish, dau. of Daniel and Anna (Chase) Putnam, b.
March 30, 1769; d. Aug. 5, 1848. Mr. Wellman d. Jan. 21, 1841.
They lived on the river road below Mr. Putnam's. Children, both b.
in town:
i. Solomon, Jr., b. Oct. 15, 1787; d. unm. Dae. 5, 1865.
ii. Mary, b. Dec, 1790; d. unm., Dec. 28, 1864.
5. James Ripley' Wellman (/awes^-O was b. Feb. 21, 1789; m. Sept. 22,
1819, Phebe Wyman of Cornish, dau. of Joshua and Miriam (Richard-
son) Wyman, b. Oct. 31, 1796; and d. May 6, 18S5. She largely inher-
ited the worthy traits of her excellent mother, was well informed and
possessed great loveliness of character. He was a model farmer, retir-
ing and unobtrusive, and a man of fine sense, of good ability and consist-
ent piety. For many years he was Dea. of the Congregational Church.
He d. Nov. 1, 1860. Children, all b. in town:
i. Phebe Aurilla, b. July 13, 1820; m. Jan. 1, 1854, Alfred Hitchcock,
M.D., of Fitchburg, Mass. She had four children: 1. Edward
Wyman, b. Oct. 27, 1853; and d. Sept. 11, 1864. 2. James Rip-
ley Wellman, b. July 3, 1857. 3. Henry Wellman, b. Sept. 5,
1860; and d. April 3, 1862. 4. A cliild that d. in infancy.
Phebe AurUla d. Nov. 28, 1862.
ii. Joshua Wyman, b. Nov. 28, 1821. (See sketch.)
iii. Mary Sophia, b. Dec. 20, 1823; d. Jan. 10, 1842.
iv. Fidelia, b. Aug. 13, 1825; m. Sept. 16, 1856, Homer O. Hitchcock,
M.D., a physician in Kalamazoo, Mich. Three children: 1.
Charles Wellman, b. July 26, 1858, a physician. 2. Albert
Wellman, b. Jan. 19, 1861, a preacher. 3. Kate Aurilla Well-
man, b. Dec. 16, 1863.
v. Catharine Hamblet, b. May 31, 1827; never married; was an in-
valid; d. in Fitchburg, Mass., Jan. 24, 1893.
vi. James Ripley, Jr., b. July 27, 1829; m. May 2, 1861 , Louise H. Wood
of Fitchburg, Mass. No children. Grad. Medical Dept.,
Dartmouth College in 1856. Attended medical lectures a
year in Edinburgh and Paris. Began practice in Fitchburg,
Mass. A brilliant career seemed opening before him when
consumption brought all his earthly prospects to a fatal termi-
nation, July 25, 1861.
7. vii. Albert Erasmus, b. Feb. 21, 1838.
6. Joshua Baunarus Wellman {James'-^) was b. Feb. 10, 1797; m. Dec.
18, 1827, Lucy Hough of Lebanon, dau. of Thomas and Sarah (Hyde)
GENEALOGIES.
405
Hough, b. Feb. 18, 1804; d. Feb. 28, 1891. Mr. Wellman was a highly
respected and beloved citizen; quiet and unobtrusive. He was a model
farmer. His help always considered themselves fortunate to be in his
employ. Spent liis entire life in town, upon the farm owned by his
father. He d. June 9, 1887. Children:
1.
ii.
iii.
Albert E. Wellman.
(See sketch, page 406.)
An infant son, that d. June 15, 1830.
Lucy, b. Aug. 31, 1833; m. Nov. 17, 1870, Jonathan Wyman of^Cor-
nish. Two children. (See Wyman.) |i^
Horace Barnard, b. Nov. 14, 1838; m. Oct. 5, 1864, Caroline Ma-
tilda Powers of Cornish, dau. of Larnard and Ruby (Barton)
Powers, b. in 1837. After a few years they separated. He
went to Mo. where he engaged in stock and grain growing.
They had one child: Ada Powers, b. in Cornish, Oct. 5, 1867;
m. Oct., 1895, Nelson Morgan of Springfield, where they res.
Mr. Wellman d. March 22, 1909, in New York City.
406 HISTORY OF CORNISH.
7. Albert Erasmus* Wellman (James Ripley^, James'^^) wash. Feb. 21, 1838,
m. Jan. 6, 1864, Emily D. Hall of Cornish, dau. of Dr. Lyman and Mary
(Dodge) Hall, b. May 15, 1841. He was educated in the schools of
Cornish and at Kimball Union Academy. He taught school in Mich-
igan. His intention was to study medicine, but before he could realize
this ambition he was called home by the ill-health of Ms father. His
presence there was considered indispensable, and he gave up other plans
to settle in Cornish and assume the care of his mother and invalid
sister. He was an upright, well-beloved citizen, and his life was one
of great unselfishness and devotion to duty. He was a prominent
member of the Congregational Church, a member of the school board
for several years, one of the board of selectmen 1885-87, and a repre-
sentative in the N. H. legislature in 1889-90. His health faihng, he
went to a hospital in Burlington, Vt., for treatment where he d. July
18, 1892. (See photo on page 405.) Children, all b. in Cornish:
1. James Albert, b. May 4, 1867. (See sketch.)
ii. Louise Caroline, b. April 10, 1871. A graduate of Northfield
.(Mass.) Seminary; Plymouth (N. H.) State Normal School;
two years special course in Radcliffe College; has since taught in
Littleton, N. H., Brookline, Mass.; Penn Charter School, Phil-
adelphia, Pa.; is secretary of the State Normal School in Salem,
Mass.
iii. Clara Emily, b. Feb. 25, 1881. A graduate of Littleton High School;
Brookline (Mass.) High School; Framingham (Mass.) Normal
School, supplemented by one year in Radcliffe College. Has since
taught in Fairhaven and Brockton, Mass. She m. Dec. 26,
1908, LesUe Boynton Farr of Littleton, with res. in New York
City. He is president of the Harlem Contracting Company.
WESTGATE.
The Westgates of Plainfield and Cornish all trace to a common ancestry,
who came from Tiverton, R. I. They chose mainly the town of Plainfield
as their first place of settlement.
George* Westgate of Warwick, son of Robert and Sarah Westgate, was b.
April 24, 1688; m. Oct. 5, 1727, Elizabeth Earl. Their children were:
i. George, b. Sept. 16, 1728; m. July 6, 1761, Elizabeth Durfee of
Tiverton, R. I.
2. ii. John, b. Feb. 1, 1731.
iii. Priscilla, b. Sept. 8, 1732; m. , Richard Borden, b. April 3,
1733; and d. in 1788.
iv. Mary, b. Jan. 7, 1735.
3. V. Earl, b. Feb. 26, 1736.
3. John' Westgate {George^, Robert^) was b. Feb. 1, 1731; m. June 6, 1756,
Grace Church of Tiverton, R. I., a Hneal descendant of Col. Benjamin
GENEALOGIES. 407
Church who was distinguished in King Phihp's War. They Uved in
Tiverton and afterwards a few years in KiUingsly, Conn., and then came
to Plainfield, in the winter of 1777-78. They came with an ox-sled,
bringing all their goods and nine children with them. Spent the remain-
der of their lives in Plainfield. She d. April 27, 1831. He d. Sept. 5,
1821. Children:
i. Betsey, b. 1758; m. Thomas Gates. She d. Dec. 19, 1798.
ii. John, b. 1759; m. first, Bethena Coit; m. second. Amy Borden of
Tiverton.
iii. Lydia, b. 1761; m. Joseph Earl, her cousin. She d. July 12, 1814.
4. iv. Earl, b. Nov. 26, 1764.
V. Priscilla, b. 1766; m. April 2, 1795, Benj. Borden of Tiverton, R.I.
She d. Aug. 6, 1849.
vi. George, b. ; m. , Rhoda Borden of Tiverton.
vii. William, b. ; m, , Martha P. Hyde. He, with his brother
George, rem. to Marietta, Ohio, where they both d. George left
six boys and William left two daus.
viii. Mary, b. 1773; m. March 2, 1797, David Stevens, who was b. Nov.
24, 1763; and d. Nov. 4, 1807. She d. Nov. 3, 1839.
5. ix. Joseph, b. Dec. 6, 1774.
X. Benjamin, b. ; m. , Polly Chapman. Rem. west and had
several children.
xi. Hannah, b. 1784; m. Dec. 19, 1827; Turner Peterson. She d. Oct.
4, 1858.
3. Earls Westgate [George"^, Robert^) was b. Feb. 26, 1736; m. , EHza-
beth Gifford. He was killed by lightning, but left one son: Joseph
Earl Westgate, who with his mother, came to Plainfield with his uncle
John and settled near him. This farm he soon sold and then bought the
"Slack" place (since called). He m. first, Rebecca Brownell, who d.
July 11, 1792, aged 27; m. second, Lydia W^estgate, dau. of his Uncle
John. She d. July 12, 1814, aged 53. M. third, Polly Beal. After this
they rem to Morristown, Vt. Children of Joseph Earl Westgate by
Rebecca Brownell:
6. i. Earl, b. .
ii. Brownell, b. . Went west.
7. iii. David, b. 1790.
iv. Polly, b. .
Children by Lydia Westgate, his cousin:
v. Rebecca, b. ; m. Dodge; lived in Morristown, Vt.
vi. William, b. . Lived and d. in Morristown, Vt.
4. Earl* Westgate {John», George'^, Robert^) was b. Nov. 26, 1764, in Tiver-
ton, R. I.; m. June 7, 1796, Elizabeth Waite of Hubbardston, Mass.,
b. July 7, 1767, and d. Dec. 16, 1825. He d. Jan. 23, 1841. Children:
i. Betsey, b. March 29, 1797; m. 1827, John Johnson of Enfield. He
d. June 1, 1862. She d. May 28, 1881. Five children.
408 HISTORY OF CORNISH.
ii. John, b. Jan. 29, 1799; m. , Betsey A. Clough of Enfield, who d.
Oct. 28, 1867. He d. July 17, 1884. Seven children.
iii. Nathaniel Waite, b. Jan. 26, 1801 ; m. first, Jane Prentice of Spring-
field; m. second, Oct. 14, 1842, Louise Tyler of Claremont, who
d. March 6, 1895. He d. Dec. 16, 1890.
iv. Anna Waite, b. July, 1803; d. Sept. 13, 1845.
V. George, b. Dec. 7, 1805; m. first, Elizabeth Sleeper of Hopkinton;
m. second, June 16, 1849, Mary Sleeper, sister of his former
wife. His first wife d. June 18, 1848. His second wife d. June-
14, 1891. He d. Dec. 6, 1884.
8. vi. Earl, b. Dec. 17, 1808.
5. Joseph* Westgate {John*, George'^, Robert'-) was b. Dec. 6, 1774, in.
Tiverton, R. I. He came from Killingsly, Conn., to Plainfield with
his parents in the winter of 1777-78. He was the youngest of the nine
children who came on the ox-team, being then about three years of
age. In 1803 he settled in Cornish on the hill road, north of the Capt.
Constant Smith farm. Here he spent the rest of his life farming. He
m. , Abigail Luey, dau. of — — ■ — ; h. March 10, 1779, and d. Feb.
15, 1863, aged 84. He d. June 21, 1855. Children, all supposed to have
been b. in Cornish:
L Harvey, b. Aug. 9, 1801; m. Sept. 14, 1836, Sally Tucker who d.
March 12, 1878. They lived in Newbury, Vt. He d. Aug. 25,
1876. One son: Thomas H., b. July 8, 1837.
ii. Isaac Stratton, b. April 7, 1803; m. Nov. 10, 1830, Mrs. Sarah Shap-
ley Keyes. Settled in Newbury, Vt., where he d. March 30,
1873.
9. iii. Ahial, b. April 4, 1805.
iv. Abigail, b. April 19, 1807; m. Aug. 27, 1827, Benj. Sidney Lewis of
Cornish. Eleven children. (See Lewis.) She d. April 17, 1872.
" Where the bond is never severed.
Where dear families are gathered.
Mother! We shall meet and rest,
'Mid the holy and the blest."
(Inscription on tombstone.)
V. Lydia, b. May 4, 1809; m. June 10, 1828, Aaron Smith White of
Cornish. Three children. (See White.) She d. April 30,
1837.
vi. Sally, b. May 1, 181 1 ; in. 1831, Reuben B. White of Cornish. Four
children. (See White.) She d. of smallpox May 14, 1866.
vii. Eri, b. Feb. 24, 1813; m. Sept., 1845, Betsey Hill. No children.
He d. Sept. 10, 1846.
viii. Martha, b. Oct. 29, 1815; m. Joseph Mills. No children. She d.
Jan. 6, 1844.
ix. Betsey, b. Feb. 19, 1818; d. June 8, 1848; never m.
10. X. Elzi Wardneh, b. Feb. 14, 1821.
GENEALOGIES. 409
6. Earl^ Westgate {Earh, George'^, RoberU) was b. , in Plainfield; m.
first, Feb. 13, 1807, Miriam Weld of Cornish, dau. of Moses and Miriam
(Harding) Weld, b. Sept. 17, 1784. But little is known of this family
except the record of their cliildren. Children:
i. Moses W., b. Dec. 11, 1808.
ii. Joseph Earle, b. Oct. 2, 1810.
iii. Harriet R., b. March 24, 1812.
iv. Jabez H., b. July 10, 1813.
V. Adoniram J., b. June 8, 1815.
vi. David G., b. Dec. 28, 1817.
vii. Matilda Jane, b. Sept. 8, 1820.
7. Davids Westgate {Joseph Earle*, Earb, George'^, Robert^) was b. Aug. 20,
1790; m. first, Jan. 1, 1812, Lucy Williams, dau. of Isaac and Rebecca
Williams, b. July 6, 1792; d. Dec. 22, 1843; m. second, March 15, 1849,
Sarah W. Deming of Cornish, dau of William and Sarah (Hall) Dem-
ing, b. March 26, 1794, and d. March 25, 1879. He was a farmer and
lived on the Meriden road just north of the Cornish line. He d. Aug.
31, 1854. Children, aU by first wife:
11. i. Isaac Williams, b. April 2, 1813.
ii. Rebecca W., b. Jan. 14, 1816; m. first, Nov. 18, 1835, Benjamin
Comings of Cornish. Two children. (See Comings.) He d.
Feb. 16, 1846; m. second, April 22, 1849, Lemuel Martindale of
Cornish. No children. He d. Sept. 19, 1894. She d. May 26,
1897.
iii. Maria L., b. Dec. 10, 1818; m. May, 1847, Oliver Perry Burr of
Cornish. One child. (See Burr.) She d. April 21, 1882.
iv. David Gifford, b. Nov. 26, 1820; m. Aug. 23, 1847, Rosette E.
Rowell of Croydon, dau. of Sherburne B. Rowell. No cliildren.
Kept the hotel at the Flat from 1844 to 1858, when he d. Feb.
17, 1858. His wid. afterwards m. Charles French of Plain-
field. She d. Oct. 2, 1908.
V. Joseph P., b. Jan. 23, 1823; m. Nov. 26, 1850, Abigail Andrews of
Plainfield. She d. in 1886. No children. He d. in 1892 in
Thetford, Vt.
vi. Lucy Ann, b. Oct. 7, 1826; m. Aug. 16, 1852, W. Page Ryan. No
children. They kept the hotel at the Flat a few years before
his death, Aug. 10, 1880. Had formerly lived in N. Y. State.
She d. March 11, 1897.
vii. Mary Jane, b. May 2, 1831; m. first, April 25, 1850, Winslow W.
Britton, and by him had three children: Erbert, Arthur and
Nellie. He d. April 2, 1862. She m. second, Jan. 21, 1867,
Barker B. Churchill of Cornish and by him had one child. (See
Churchill.) She d. Aug. 5, 1907.
8. Earls Westgate (Earh, John', George'^, Robert^) was b. Dec. 17, 1808; m.
Feb. 13, 1839, Sarah Chase Cole, b. Nov. 24, 1815, and d. Jan. 18, 1876.
410 HISTORY OF CORNISH.
He d. March 29, 1898. A farmer; Dea. of Baptist Church in Plainfield.
Children : »
12. i. William Earl, b. Dec. 9, 1840.
ii. Martha Elizabeth, b. Jan. 9, 1842; m. June 20, 1878, Freeman J.
Holt of Lyme. He was b. May 28, 1826; and d. in 1889. No
children,
iii. Sarah Edith, b. June 21, 1846; m. Sept. 16, 1869, Carlos D. Colby,
who was b. May 11, 1846. Eight children,
iv. Julia Annie, b. Aug. 8, 1848; d. Nov. 18, 186.5.
V. Mary Emma, b. Nov. 1, 1853; d. Feb. 29, 1864.
vi. Daniel Cole, b. June 4, 1857; m. June 13, 1878, Clara J. Stone,
dau. of Solomon and Betsey F. (Reed) Stone, b. March 27,
1855. Two children, daus.: 1. Mary E., b. Nov. 27, 1879;
m. , Harold Chellis of Meriden. 2. Bessie S., b. Oct. 15,
1883. Mr. Westgate is a farmer and prominent in grange work
in the state.
9. Ahials Westgate (Joseph*, John^, George'^, Robert^) was b. April 4, 1805;
m. 1833, Abigail O. Morse of Cornish, dau. of Luther and Eunice (Smith)
Morse, b. March 26, 1802, d. Sept. 13, 1878, in Springfield, Vt. He was
a carpenter and builder. He d. Aug. 5, 1880. Children, all b. in town:
i. Stratton Wright, b. Feb. 28, 1834. For several years after his
majority, he preached at times although he was never ordained.
A carpenter and builder. M. March 18, 1857, Sophia E. Wyman
of Rockingham, Vt. Tliree children, all b. out of to'mi: 1.
Charles E., b. Nov. 17, 1860. 2. Franklin E., b. Nov. 30, 1863.
3. Lena Sophia, b. Jan. 17, 1865. Live in Athens, Vt.
ii. Eliza J., b. July 4, 1836; m. 1854, George W. Cheney. No children.
Shed. April 23, 1861.
iii. William Sylvanus, b. April 28, 1841; m. Feb. 7, 1865, Araminta
A. Earls of Springfield, Vt., b. Aug. 13, 1839, and d. Dec. 1,
1906. Lived several years in Charlestown and then rem. to
Claremont. A carpenter and builder,
iv. Marcia a., b. Sept. 8, 1845; m. Oct. 4, 1864, Henry F. Howe. Nine
children. They live in Springfield, Vt.
10. Elzi Wardner' Westgate (Joseph*, John^, George'^, Robert^) was b. Feb.
14, 1821; m. Nov. 22, 1849, Lydia D. Pease of Ellsworth, b. Nov. 19,
1819, and d. Jan. 26, 1893. Farmer and lived on the old homestead
till April, 1881, when he rem. to Piermont, where he lived till he d. Oct.
7, 1897. Children, both b. in Cornish:
i. Eri Kendall, b. Aug. 13, 1855. Spent several terms at Kimball
Union Academy. A teacher and farmer. Unm. in 1906.
ii. Elzi Randall, b. Dec. 5, 1860. A shoe-cut tor and lives in West
Derry; m. twice: first, Kate Tarbox of Orford; second, Ida
Wilcox. Two children.
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11. Isaac Williams* Westgate {David^, Joseph Earle*, Earh, George'^, Robert^)
was b. April 2, 1813; m. May 19, 1840, Susanna Jackson of Cornish,
dau. of Walter and Elizabeth (Weld) Jackson, b. June 19, 1811, d. May
29, 1890. He was a farmer and butcher. Built the granite stone house
on the Meriden road in 1850-54. He d. May 12, 1890. Children:
i. Marion E., b. June 6, 1841. A school teacher for many years. She
m. April, 1879, Ozro V. Eastman of Plainfield. They res. in
Meriden. One child: Lucy , b. . Mr. Eastman d.
Feb. 16, 1911.
13. ii. Edward Jackson, b. May 15, 1850.
12. William E.6 Westgate {Earh-\ John^, George^, Robert^) was b. in Plain-
field Dec. 9, 1840; m. Nov. 12, 1861, Charlotte E. Bryant of Cornish,
dau. of Daniel and Chloe (Hildreth) Bryant, b. March 27, 1841. In
the spring of 1862, they came to Cornish on the deep, hard snow crust
and settled on the William R. Kimball farm, where they have since res.
Mr. Westgate is a farmer and a successful breeder of throughbred Hol-
stein cattle, and has been quite prominent in the affairs of the town and
county. Was selectman tliree years; collector of taxes; represented the
towTi in the legislature of 1895, and has been county commissioner
six years. Children, all b. in Cornish:
i. Earle, b. May 25, 1865; m. Nov. 2, 1892, Angle L. Chadbourne of
Cornish, dau. of William E. and Rosella (Stone) Chadbourne, b.
Oct. 19, 1862. Rem. to Wmdsor in 1894, and was butter-maker
at Hillside Creamery several years and later in Claremont
Creamery and afterwards returned to the home of his wife's
parents in Cornish. No children.
ii. Martha Elizabeth, b. March 8, 1869; m. Dec. 14, 1892, Elwin W.
Quimby of Cornish. Two children. (See Quimby.)
13. Edward J.? Westgate (/. Williams^, David^, Joseph Earle*, EarU,
George'-, Robert^) was b. May 15, 1850; m. Aug. 28, 1878, Alice Mary
Bean, dau. of Henry E. and Livona (Leavitt) Bean of Plainfield, b. Oct.
30, 1855 in Meriden. Mr. Westgate lived on the homestead in same
business as his father. He d. April 6, 1908. Children:
i. Sunie Livona, b. Oct. 25, 1880; m. Oct. 30, 1907, Brainard Penni-
man of Plainfield.
ii. Marion Alice, b. Jan. 17, 1882.
iii. Gertrude Elizabeth, b. July 2, 1884; m. March 30, 1909, Junius
W. Cole,
iv. Willie Edward, b. Sept. 7, 1885.
V, Florence May, b. April 19, 1894.
WHIPPLE.
Jacob and Rhoda Whipple had the following children, b. in Cornish. No
further record of the family is known.
i. Benjamin, b. March 10, 1796.
ii. Harvey, b. April 8, 1798.
412 HISTORY OF CORNISH.
WHITE.
1. Thomas White, supposed to be the first of the name in Cornish, came from
Dubhn, N. H., about 1808, about the same time the WiUiams family-
came. These two families had intermarried several times before
coming to Cornish, so they naturally migrated together. He was b.
May 19, 1746; m. Oct. 31, 1772, Mary French of Dublin, who was b.
July 24, 1750, and d. in Cornish, Jan. 10, 1826. He m. again Sept. 3,
1827, Wid. Lucy Porter. She was 73, and he 81 years of age at m.
She d. Sept. 19, 1830, and he d. Aug. 20, 1831. The inscription on his
tombstone says that they (referring to his first wife) "lived together 53
years and had six sons and six daughters." Children:
i. Esther, twin, b. 1775; m. , John E. Riggs.
ii. Mary, twin, b. 1775; m. first, Aug. 23, 1796, Samuel Lewis. Had.
July 20, 1823, aged 51. M. second, , William Freto. She d.
July 11, 1827.
iii. Susanna, b. 1777; m. June 3, 1799, Abijah Williams, a son of Samuel
Williams. Eight children, six girls and two boys. (See Wil-
liams.)
iv. Orson, twin, b. 1779; d. young.
2. V. Oliver, twm, b. 1779.
vi. Betsey, b. April 11, 1781; m. Feb. 19, 1801, Stephen Williams.
Eight children. (See Williams.) She d. Sept. 13, 1859.
vii. Abigail, b. in 1784; m. first, Ethan Smith. He d. soon after and
she m. second, Jan. 19, 1814, Henry Holbrook, a soldier of the
War of 1812. After the war he stayed in town till the winter of
1816-17, and then went west.
3. viii. Aaron, b. Feb. 21, 1787.
ix. Moses, b. June 17, 1791; m. Nov. 11, 1824, Clara Martindale.
4. X. John, b. July 20, 1793; m. Lucy Davis, dau. of Matthew Davis.
xi. James, b. Aug. 3, 1796; m. Feb. 16, 1819, Mary Wells Belding.
Two children, b. in town: 1. Mary Belding, b. Sept. 7, 1819.
2. William, b. July 1, 1821. After this the family moved to
Michigan.
xii. Not known. It may have been Fayette.
2. Olivers White {Thomas^) b. in 1779; m. first, in 1804, Hannah Williams,
sister of Stephen and Abijah, b. in 1784, and d. ; m. second, May 3,
1824, Hannah Hunter, b. , d. . Ho d. Dec. 25, 1848, aged 70.
Children, by first wife and b. in Cornish, except the first two who were
b. in Dublin:
5. i. Noah P., b. 1804.
6. ii. Reuben B., b. Oct. 6, 1807.
iii. Hannah, b. May 16, 1809; m. , Amasa Davis. Two children:
Mrs. J. P. Small and Mrs. Harriet Blood, of Plainfield,
iv. RoxY, b. Jan. 23, 1813; m. , Harvey York.
V. Leonard, b. April 6, 1818; m. , "a westerner and res. out west."
GENEALOGIES. 413
Child by second wife.
vi. Calista, b. Nov. 21, 1824; m. , Charles Coats. They had a
dau., who m. , Frank Monroe of Windsor, Vt.
I. AARON2 White (Thomas^) b. Feb. 21, 1787, in Dublin; m. first, in 1806,
Rebecca Williams, sister of his brother Oliver's wife, b. March 30, 1788,
and d. Nov. 21, 1846; m. second, Oct. 18, 1847, Abigail Kendrick of
Cornish, dau. of Eld. Ariel and Penelope (Cotton) Kendrick, b. Jan.
19, 1796, and d. April 11, 1852; m. thu-d, , Ruth Follensby. Mr.
White d. April 2, 1880. Children, all by first wife and all b. in Cornish
except the first:
7. i. Aaron Smith, b. May 18, 1806, in Dublin.
ii. Rebecca, b. Nov. 15, 1810; m. — — , Beniah Colby,
iii. AcHSA, b. Feb. 9, 1812; d. May, 1837.
iv. Lois, b. Oct. 1, 1815; m. — — -, Charles Williams, then of Cornish.
Six children. (See Williams.) She d. Aug. 13, 1867.
8. v. John, b. July 19, 1817.
9. vi. Stillman B., b. March 18, 1820.
vii. Lavinia, b. April 28, 1823; m. first, Caleph Austin; m. second, April
15, 1880, Moses Walker of Cornish. She d. April 7, 1904, in
' Claremont. Several children by first marriage.
viii. Caroline E., b. Feb. 23, 1826; m. Sept. 3, 1843, George P. Williams
of Cornish. One child. (See Williams.) She d. Feb. 14, 1909.
Lx. Esther E., b. July 16, 1828; d. Jan. 11, 1843.
1. Johns White {Thomas^) was b. July 20, 1793; m. first, — — , Lucy Davis,
dau. of Matthew Davis, b. in 1798, and d. Nov. 1, 1829, aged 31; m.
second, , Patience Morse, dau. of Luther and Eunice (Smith)
Morse, b. Aug. 21, 1799, and d. Nov. 3, 1865. He d. March 10, 1865.
Children :
. i. Freeman, b. .
ii. Lucy E., b. ; m. , Charles Judd of Claremont.
iii. Sarepta, b. .
iv. Benjamin, b. .
V. ACHSA, b. .
vi. Ellen, b. .
5. NoAH P.3 White {Oliver-, Thomas^) was b. 1804; m. first, Dec. 19, 1830,
Submit Rounds of , b. 1806 (?), d. Jan. 7, 1846; m. second,
Charlotte Abbott; m. third. May 5, 1855, EUza M. Johnson, one
son: Edd. Mr. White d. Aug. 11, 1877. Children.
«. Reuben B.^ White {Oliver, Thomas^) b. Oct. 6, 1807; m. 1831, Sarah
Westgate of Cornish, dau. of Joseph and Abigail (Luey) Westgate, b.
May 1, 1811. They both d. of smallpox, he dying May 10, 1866, and
she on the 14th following. Children, all b. in Cornish:
414 HISTORY OF CORNISH.
i. Chester H., b. Feb. 11, 1833; m. Jan. 3, 1854, Lucy Jane Harlow,
dau. of Eliasand Abigail (Herrick) Harlow, b. April 30, 1831, in
Windsor, Vt., and d. Aug. 25, 1880. He has spent most of his
life in Windsor, as a machinist, also a dealer in hardware. Two
children: 1. Frank M., b. Oct. 5, 1856, in Cornish, d. Jan. 4,
1884. 2. Abby Jane, b. Nov. 17, 1859, in Cornish; m. May 1,
1883, Samuel A. Read of Windsor.
ii. Newell Delevan, b. Feb. 18, 1834; m. March 24, 1856, Harriet
Harlow, sister of his brother's wife, b. Feb. 12, 1829, in Wind-
sor, and d. in 1908. Lived in Windsor, Vt.; occupation, machin-
ist. He d. in Windsor, Vt., Nov. 30, 1910.
iii. Eliza Wardner, b. Feb. 29, 1836; m. Sept. 9, 1863, Francis Fletcher
of Claremont. Five children. She d. Aug., 1881.
iv. Frank Lorenzo, b. Oct. 14, 1852; m. 1875, in Lawrence, Mass.,
Mary Southwick. One child. Present res., 1910, Claremont.
7. Aaron Smith' White (Aaron^, Thomas^) was b. May 18, 1806; m. first,
June 10, 1828, Lydia Westgate of Cornish, dau. of Joseph and Abigail
(Luey) Westgate, b. May 4, 1809, d. April 30, 1837; m. second, 1839,
Prudence Farrington of Cornish, dau. of Benjamin and Theda (Bart-
lett) Farrington, b. March 16, 1814, and d. April 6, 1881. He d. in
Croydon Sept. 29, 1859. Children by Lydia Westgate:
i. Marsylvia a., b. July 3, 1831; m. May 11, 1854, WilHam W. Kelsey
of Windsor, Vt., iron foundryman. Two children. She d.
April 30, 1886.
ii. Franklin F., b. ; m. ; lived in Brookfield, Mass. Four
children. D. .
iii. Betsey L., b. ; m. (or pub.) May 11, 1851, Elijah Jacobs of
Croydon. Three children; m. second, April, 1866, William H.
Bartlett of Croydon. She d. .
Children by Prudence Farrington:
iv. Sarah E., b. June 3, 1841, in Cornish; m. Sept. 2, 1858, Clarence
F. Pike. Live in Newport. Four children.
V. Hannah A., b. April 3, 1843, in Cornish; m. 1865, Radolphus Eddy
of Wallingford, Vt. Two children. She d. May 1, 1882.
vi. Phebe Eveline, b. March 19, 1845, in Croydon; in. July 4, 1862,
Hiram K. Darling of Croydon. Four children. Live in New-
port.
vii. Viola M., b. April 10, 1848, in Croydon; m. June 16, 1869, Ezra G.
Ryder of Sunapee. Res., Newport. No children.
viii. Lizzie S., b. April 1, 1851, in Croydon; d. 1855.
8. John' White (Aaron^, Thomas^) was b. July 19, 1817; m. first, Sept. 6,
1842, Lucinda Hastings of Windsor, Vt., dau. of Harvey and Betsey
(Huggins) Hastings, b. Dec. 22, 1819, and d. March 30, 1876; m. sec-
ond, June 19, 1878, Helen S. Spears of Ascutneyville, Vt., b. March 10,
1827, in Woodstock, Conn., and d. in Cornish May 5, 1889; m. third.
GENEALOGIES. 415
June 20, 1894, Arabell G. Fifield, formerly of Plainfield, dau. of Edward
S. and Rosarah (Spaulding) Fifield, b. Oct. 29, 1848. No children by
either of last two wives. Arabell d. May 2, 1906. Mr. WTiite d. Oct.
16, 1909, aged 92 years, 2 months, 27 days. Child by first wife:
i. Esther E., b. Aug. 25, 1845; m. Oct. 29, 1864, Arthur L. Wood of
Cornish. Two children. (See Wood.) She d. Dec. 14, 1895.
9. Stilman B.' White (Aaron', Thomas^) was b. March 18, 1820; m. March
20, 1840, Nancy M. Farrington of Cornish, dau. of Benjamin and Theda
(Bartlett) Farrington, b. Feb. 28, 1823, and d. June 2, 1897. About
1852, they left Cornish for Thetford, Vt., where they remained till
1862, when they settled in Norwich, Vt., where they spent the rest of
then- Uves. He d. Nov. 18, 1898. Cliildren:
i. Samuel L., b. Feb. 11, 1841, in Cornish; m. July 19, 1863, Maria M.
Emery. Ten children. A soldier of the Civil War, and at one
time an inmate of Libby Prison. Settled in New Ipswich,
where his children were all b. Living (1903) in Gardner, Mass.
ii. AcHSA M., b. Jan. 18, 1842, in Cornish; m. first, Ozro Austin. One
child: Frances; m. second, March 18, 1868, Jedediah Hunt-
ington. Two children. (See Huntington.) He d. Dec. 15,
1875, by accident. (See Casualties.) After this she lived in
Norwich till she m. third, Aug. 18, 1896, H. K. Worthly, and in
1903, lives in Bradford, Vt.
iii. Louisa L., b. Dec. 12, 1844, in Cornish; m. Sept., 1862, Andrew
Robinson of No. Thetford, She d. Dec. 14, 1862.
iv. Marcia M., b. Dec. 19, 1846, in Cornish. M. Feb. 27, 1866, Horace
C. Carbee of Bath. Three children. Lived (1903) in Norwich,
Vt. She d. Nov. 28, 1907.
V. Sabra Ella, b. Jan. 11, 1853, in Thetford, Vt.; d. Feb. 16, 1863.
vi. George A., b. Aug. 6, 1857, in Thetford, Vt.; m. Nov. 7, 1882,
Ada Judd of Claremont. Two children. Live in West Clare-
mont.
vii. Nellie A., b. Feb. 19, 1861, in Thetford, Vt.; m. Nov. 18, 1885,
Sumner G. TjTrell of Woodstock, Vt. Lived several years in
Hinsdale where he d. March 1, 1894. One son: Oscar S., b.
Sept. 11, 1887. In Rockland Military Academy (1903). She
m. second, Dec. 19, 1906, Curtis H. Powers, and lives in Wilder,
Vt.
viii. William, b. Sept. 3, 1862, in Norwich, Vt.; m. , Effie M. Cole
of Cornish, dau. of George and Samantha (Souther) Cole, b.
Aug. 9, 1856. They five in Claremont (1903).
WHITING.
Nathan and Phebe Whiting with their family were residents of the town
several years near the close of the 18th century. As they left no tomb-
stone record, it is probable they left town soon after unless they were
416 HISTORY OF CORNISH.
buried in graves that were never marked by any tablets. In 1790, the
family consisted of six members: three males and three females. The
town record, in part at least, thus makes mention of their children:
i. Nathan, Jr., b. Oct. 31, 1782.
ii. Sally, b. July 3, 1787.
iii. Elijah, b. Sept. 21, 1789.
WHITTAKER.
John Whittaker was the son of Elias and Betsey (Clark) WTiittaker, b.
in Grantham, Sept. 17, 1826; m. Dec. 31, 1847, Delia Hanks, b. in Norwich,
Vt., April 3, 1828, and d. Nov. 3, 1890. About the year 1857, he rem. to New-
ton, Wis., where they remained about six years and then returned east. While
in Wis. he enlisted in the Civil War in a Wis. Regt. Was honorably discharged
by reason of sickness. Came to Cornish May 28, 1878, and purchased the Gil-
man Chase (afterwards Leslie, also Lull) farm. Here they lived until March
23, 1882, when they rem. to Weathersfield, Vt., where he d. Jan. 19, 1893.
No children.
Jonathan Clark Whittaker, a brother of John, was b. in Grantham Aug.
26, 1834; m. April 10, 1856, Luthera M. Hanks of Norwich, Vt., a sis-
ter of his brother's wife, b. Dec. 30, 1833. They accompanied his
brother John to Newton, Wis., where they remained about six years, then
came east, living in Cornish and Grantham. In 1870 he came to Cor-
nish and purchased the Moses Chase farm and mill. Here they lived
till he d. June 28, 1893. Children:
i. Mary Lillian, b. March 9, 1857, in Wis.; m. Nov. 17, 1883, Willie
W. Hanks, her cousin. They res. in Weathersfield, Vt., a few
years, then rem. to Cal. Three children.
ii. Adaline Gladys, b. in Cornish, Dec. 9, 1864; m. Oct. 30, 1883,
Arthur A. Penniman of Cornish. They res. a few years in
Weathersfield, Vt., then joined the rest of the family and rem.
to Cal. Mrs. Whittaker also emigrated with her daughters
to the same place. Adaline G. had two children. (See Pen-
niman.)
WHITTEN.
John Whitten, with Anna his wife, came from Portsmouth and settled in
town about 1772. It is said their family at last were thirteen children,
but only the names of six are found on the records of the town; the rest
are veiled in uncertainty. It is also said to be a fact that his wife had
fo\ir children at one birth. They were named: Wonderjal, Strange,
Marvelous and True. They lived but a short time. The spot where
they were buried is marked by a stone and has been witnessed by many.
In the census of 1790 the family consisted of Mr. Whitten and one large
boy and two small boys, also his wife and eiglit girls. Mr. Whitten
was a very strong man, counted almost a giant in those daj's. The
names of children on record in town are :
GENEALOGIES. 417
i. Mercy, b. at Portsmouth May 17, 1769.
ii. Samuel, b. at Portsmouth June 17, 1771.
iii. Hannah, b. in Cornish Sept. 7, 1773.
iv. John, Jr., b. in Cornish July 19, 1775; m. , Eleanor Langdon,
b. Oct. 7, 1777, and d. May 31, 1841.
V. Eleanor, twin, b. in Cornish Oct. 4, 1777; m. 1795 (or 96),
Nathaniel Johnson of Cornish. Nine children. (See Johnson.)
She d; May 31, 1841.
vi. Anna, twin, b. in Cornish Oct. 4, 1777; m. March 13, 1806, Nathan
Bingham. (There is no record on stone of the death of any of
the name in town.)
We add the following names: (They may have been children of the above
family.)
Joseph Whitten; m. Dec. 5, 1805, Eleanor Taylor, dau. of Joseph Taylor of
Cornish.
Sarah Whitten of Cornish; m. Henry Myers of Huntsbury, Vt., Jan. 17, 1803.
Elizabeth Whitten of Cornish; m. Feb. 23, 1804, Ede Johnson of Cornish.
Rachell Whitten of Cornish; m. Nov. 6, 1823, Loring Thompson.
WHITTLESEY.
Newton Whittlesey was b. Oct. 31, 1777, in Litchfield or Wallingford, Conn.
Came to Cornish when a young man. Served as clerk in the store of
Daniel Chase, and later was in trade several years by himself. M.
first, July 4, 1800, Esther Robbins, of Canaan, Conn., b. Jan. 29, 1777,
and d. April 15, 1818; m. second, May 15, 1821, Maria Swift Mills of
Sutton, Mass., dau. of Rev. Edmund and Abigail (Moore) Packard
MUls, b. Dec. 2, 1794, d. Sept., 1894, in Raleigh, N. C. Mr. Whit-
tlesey d. in Claremont May 23, 1844. He was a man of great business
capacity. It was often said of him that he seldom, if ever, made
mistakes in any mathematic;al reckoning. He represented the town in
the legislatures of 1816, 1817, 1818, and 1819. Children:
i. Anna, b. May 28, 1795 (?), in Litchfield, Conn.; m. Feb. 22, 1819
(23, 1820, town record), Chester Stone of Cornish. One child:
Susan Whittlesey, b. Oct. 1, 1820. (See Stone.) Anna d.
April 2, 1858. She may have had other children. (This rec-
ord of Anna is evidently wrong on comparing dates, yet this is
the record as received.)
ii. Mary Lydia, b. June 7, 1801; m. Nov. 18, 1839, Philander C. Hug-
gins of Cornish, a clerk in her father's store. Rem. to Bunker
Hill, 111., where she d. Nov. 11, 1845. No children.
iii. Esther Mills, b. Jan. 30, 1805; m. Aug. 30, 1824, Israel Newell,
A.M., Principal of Kimball LTnion Academy 15 years. No
children. She d. May 14, 1873, in Minneapolis, Minn. Mr.
Newell was b. April 5, 1794, and d. Feb. 9, 1846, in Durham, Me.
iv. Lucy Ann, b. Oct. 13, 1806, in Claremont. Never m.; d. May 28,
1842.
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418 HISTORY OF CORNISH.
V. Caroline Hale, b. May 13, 1809; m. Sept., 1830, William H. Cheney
of Newport. She d. Feb. 9, 1872, in Rochester, N. Y. Two
children.
Children by Maria S. Mills:
vi. Helen Maria, b. Nov. 28, 1823; m. Aug. 23, 1849, Samuel J. Stevens
of Claremont. She d. Dec. 5, 1896, in Raleigh, N. C.
vii. Henry Newton, b. Sept. 25, 1827; m. March 16, 1854, Anna Caro-
line Foule. He d. Feb. 12, 1858.
William Whittlesey, a brother of Newton Whittlesey, was b. July 28, 1788,.
in Litchfield, Conn.; and d. in Auburndale, Mass., Sept. 28, 1855. Was
cashier of the Millbury (Mass.) bank for several years. After this he
came to Cornish and joined his brother in business at the Flat, and also
lived down near the river. He m. Oct. 27, 1815, Abbie Moore Mills, a
sister of his brother Newion's wife, b. in Sutton, Mass., May 16, 1793,.
and d. in Boston April 3, 1864. Children, supposed to have been b.
in Cornish:
i. Harriet Maria, b. Sept. 18, 1816; d. Oct. 20, 1864, in Boston.
ii. Sarah Jane, b. March 2, 1819; d. Sept. 29, 1820.
iii. William Mills, b. Feb. 28, 1821; m. Nov. 28, 1849, Susan M. Blod-
gett. He d. Dec. 16, 1863, at Fort Edward, Wis.
iv. Lewis Alfred, b. Oct. 15, 1826; d. June 23, 1848, at Westboro,
Mass.
V. Ellen, b. Oct. 16, 1834.
WICKWIRE.
Samuel WICKw^RE, b. ; d. Oct., 1827. Lucretia , his wife, was
b. in 1740, and d. Dec. 24, 1815, aged 75. So far as can be ascertained they
had but one child: Lucretia, who was b. in 1772, and d. in Cornish Feb. 18,
1845, aged 73. Their home was near the present school house in Division
Eleven.
WILEY.
Frank D. Wiley, b. in Langdon July 17, 1855. Res. several years on the
Joshua Wyman farm as a farmer, then rem. to Claremont and went into
the livery business. He m. Jan. 25, 1881, Lizzie M. Cole of Cornish,
dau. of Capt. Soth and Maria (Raynsford) Cole, b. Aug. 6, 1757; d. May
30, 1897, in Claremont. Children:
i. Mary E., b. April 17, 1882, in Cornish.
ii. Fitch R., b. April 26, 1887, in Cornish.
iii. Harry A., b. Sept. 4, 1889, in Cornish.
iv. George E., b. Nov. 3, 1891, in Claremont; d. Aug. 12, 1894.
V. Infant dau., b. Feb. 8, 1894, in Claremont; d. Feb. 11, 1894.
vi. Lois M., b. Jan. 27, 1897, in Claremont.
GENEALOGIES. 419
WILLIAMS.
Samuel Williams, with Lois, his wife, Hved in Dublin, and had several
children. We have been unable to obtain a complete record of the fam-
ily. It is not known whether the parents ever came to Cornish or not,
but the following children of theirs came and made homes in town.
2. i. Abijah, b. 1777.
3. ii. Stephen, b. April 21, 1782.
iii. Hannah, b. 1784; m. 1804, Oliver White of Cornish. Five children.
(See White.) She d. in Cornish, .
iv. Rebecca, b. March 30, 1788; m. 1806, Aaron White of Cornish.
Nine children. (See White.) She d. Nov. 21, 1846.
v. Polly (or Mary), b. June 17, 1793; m. , John Bartlett of Cornish.
Eight children. (See Bartlett.) She d. Aug. 24, 1849.
2. Abijah2 Williams {Samueh) was b. in Dublin in 1777; m. Jan. 3, 1799,
Susanna White of the same town. She was dau. of Thomas and Mary
(French) White, b. in 1777, and d. in Cornish Dec. 12, 1857, aged 80.
He d. Jan. 25, 1858, aged 81. Eight children (two boys and six girls).
The order and dates of their birth have not been received, so their names
are entered at random:
i. Abijah, Jr., b. in 1808; m. first, Florinda A. Lewis, who was b. in
1809, and d. July 4, 1847. Their children were: 1. Roderic R.,
b. in 1839, and d. March 14, 1863, in the Civil War service. 2.
Martin, b. . Lived in Cornish and Plainfield, and d. in
1910. 3. Lucian, b. . 4. Lucina, b. May 3, 1849; m. — — ,
a Kellogg, d. Oct. 10, 1902. Abijah, Jr., m. second, Mary Jane
Taylor and had three more children: 1. Francis E. and 2.
Edgar E., both of whom d. young. (A touching epitaph is on
the slab marking their grave.) 3. May Adnie, b. July 30,
1859, and d. June 11, 1865.
ii. Elvira, b. in 1810; m. Feb. 28, 1832, Alvin Comings of Cornish.
Six children. (See Comings.) Shed. April 27, 1847.
iii. Keziah, b. in 1812; m. , Benj. Franklin Clement. Two chil-
dren: 1. Henry, b. . 2. Dwight, b. . She d. Aug. 2.
1838, aged 26. (See Clement.)
iv. Stephen, b. — — ; m. — — , Hannah Hoyt. Three children: 1.
George. 2. Charles. 3. Alice.
V. Susan, b. ; m. , Jacob Hart. Four children : 1. Hatch. 2.
Hoyt. 3. Cordelia. 4. Adeline.
vi. AsENATH, b. — — ■; m. , Enos Burnham. Six children: 1. Pas-
chal. 2. Henry. 3. Charles. 4. Sarah. 5. Emily. 6. Louise.
vii. Sarah, b. 1819; m. , Benj. Franklin Clement, her deceased sis-
ter's husband. Three children. (See Clement.) She d. Sept.
20, 1860.
viii. Anna, b. ; m. — — , Mitchell Morey. Seven children: 1.
George. 2. Fred. 3. Charles. 4. Mary. 5. Jane. 6. Ellen.
7. Addie.
420 HISTORY OF CORNISH.
3. Stephen^ Williams (Samuel^) was b. April 21, 1782, in Dublin, and came
to Cornish about 1809 and settled on the Enos Child farm. M. Feb.
19, 1801, Betsey White, then of Dublin, dau. of Thomas and Mary
(French) White, b. April 11, 1781, and d. Sept. 13, 1859, in Cornish.
He was deputy sheriff in Sullivan County for fifteen years. He d.
March 5, 1860. Children, the first three b. in Dublin, the rest in Cor-
nish:
i. Betsey, b. June 11, 1801; m. July 1, 1821, Uriah York of Cornish.
Five children. (See York.) She d. April 15, 1879.
ii. Stephen, Jr., 1st, b. Dec. 23, 1803; d. March 15, 1811.
iii. Mary, b. May 26, 1805; m. , Daniel Stearns of Cornish. Eight
children. (See Stearns.) She d. Jan. 27, 1891.
iv. Almira, b. Sept. 1, 1810; m. April 12, 1831, Benjamin F. Bugbee.
Eight children. (See Bugbee.) She d. Aug. 11, 1884.
4. v. Stephen, Jr., 2d, b. Oct. 18, 1812.
5. vi. Abijah, b. July 13, 1816.
6. vii. Charles, b. Oct. 2, 1820.
7. viii. George Philander, b. March 30, 1822.
4. Stephen' Williams {Stephen'^, Samueh) b. Oct. 18, 1812; m. first, Oct.,
1836, Melinda Hall of Croydon, dau. of Darius Hall. She had three
children, and d. in May, 1865, in Iowa; m. second, Feb. 13, 1864, Rhoda
M. Lamberton, dau. of Joseph and Hannah (Vinton) Lamberton, b.
June 24, 1827. Children by first marriage:
i. Ann Janett, b. Oct. 23, 1837, in Iowa.
ii. Albert Gordon, b. Nov. 18, 1840, in Cal.
iii. Frances Hawes, b. Feb. 22, 1851, in Newport.
Child by second marriage :
iv. Mattie H., b. in Cornish Oct. 24, 1865.
5. Abijah' Williams {Stephen'^, Samueh) b. July 13, 1816; m. , Emelissa
Stearns, who was dau. of John and Sarah (Campbell) Stearns, b. in
1814. Mr. Williams rem. to Claremont where he spent the rest of his
life. Children, all b. in Cornish, except the last one:
i. Ellen, b. .
ii. Hazen, b. .
iii. Edward, b. .
iv. Francis, b. .
v. Henrietta E., b. in Claremont; m. , Horace Spencer (second
wife.)
6. Charles' Williams {Stephen-^, Samueh) b. Oct. 2, 1820; m. first, Lois
White of Cornish, dau. of Aaron and Rebecca (Williams) White, b. Oct.
1, 1815, and d. Aug. 13, 1807; m. second. May 21, 1868, Mrs. Sarah A.
Draper of Claremont, b. 1829, and d. Jan. 25, 1873, aged 44; m. third,
GENEALOGIES. 421
, Laura Gallup. He d. Oct. 26, 1894, in Windsor, where he had
lived several years. A farmer till the last years of his life, which he
spent in peddling. Children, mostly b. in town, by first wife:
i. Henry Beriah, b. Aug. 24, 1843; d. March 26, 1847.
ii. Joseph P., b. April 24, 1846; m. first, ; m. second. May 8, 1875,
Mrs. Frances L. (Bartlett) Leslie, dau. of Lyman and Catha-
rine (HiUiard) Bartlett, b. Jan. 7, 1845, and d. March 17, 1886.
One child, Fred Lee, b. June, 1877; d. Aug. 13, 1877. M. third,
. He d. in Claremont,
iii. Harvey Beriah, b. June 19, 1848; m. Dec. 24, 1870, JuUa E. M.
Wenham.
iv. George Henry, b. May 4, 1851; m. ; res. in Lowell, Mass.
children.
v. Clarence Herbert, b. Feb. 8, 1855; unm.; res., Windsor.
vi. Marcia Luthera, b. Oct. 31, 1856; m. . Res. in Lowell,
Mass. children.
Children by last wife:
vii. Emma, b. . Res., Windsor, Vt.
7. George Philanders Williams {Stephew, Samuel^) was b. March 30, 1822;
m. Sept. 3, 1843, Caroline E. White, dau. of Aaron and Rebecca (Wil-
liams) White, b. Feb. 23, 1826, and d. Feb. 14, 1909. He was a farmer
and Uved on "Dingleton Hill." He d. Feb. 16, 1902. Child:
i. Ella E., b. Oct. 28, 1856, in Cornish; m. Feb. 2, 1878, Wells H. Jones
of Cornish. Three children. (See Jones.) She d. June 25,
1899.
William Williams, the son of Theophilus and Ruth (Brown) Williams, was
b. in Providence, R. I., Feb. 25, 1858; m. March 18, 1785, Susanna
Pond of Bellingham, Mass. She d. Aug. 11, 1843, aged 86. He d.
Aug. 13, 1841, aged 83. They both d. and were buried in Croydon.
He was a Revolutionary soldier, serving in the Continental Army one
year. It is also said that he served on the sea, and was captured by the
British, carried to Havana, from whence he escaped and made his way
into the ser\ace again. It is not known when he came to Cornish, but
probably soon after the war, where he lived till enfeebled by age.
They went to Croydon and lived with their dau. Nancy Metcalf.
Children :
i. JxjLiA, b. April 20, 1786; m. April 17, 1805, Everett Robinson of Cor-
nish. Eight children. (See Robinson.) She d. Jan. 24, 1826.
ii. Edena, b. May 19, 1788; d. April 24, 1820; m. Dec. 25, 1806, Joseph
Taylor, Jr., of Cornish. Five children. (See Taylor.)
iii. Sylvester, b. March 27, 1790; d. Aug. 23, 1795.
iv. Philo, b. Jan. 19, 1793; d. March 8, 1804.
422 HISTORY OF CORNISH.
V. Nancy, b. July 22, 1795; m. June 8, 1820, Moses Metcalf of
Croydon. Five children, all of whom grew up and were m.
This entire family rem. to Whitewater Falls, Minn., in 1857.
vi. Ursula, b. July 7, 1797. Never m. She d. in Cornish April 8,
1878, aged 81.
Orville Brewster Williams, the son of Orville and Amy (Gates) Williams,
was b. in Morristown, Vt., Aug. 30, 1830. He m. March 27, 1855,
Mariam R. Sargent, dau. of Trueworthy and Mary (Abbott) Sar-
gent, b. in 1832, and d. June 20, 1895. He first came to Plainfield where
they lived several years. They came to Cornish and settled on a river
farm, where they lived several years. His parents, both dying in 1875,
were buried in Cornish. He had formerly been a successful peddler,
now became the successful farmer. Was one of the selectmen of Cor-
nish in 1884-85. He d. April 25, 1885. His death was caused by the
kick of a horse. A few years after his death, the family rem. to Wind-
sor, Vt. Children, all b. in Plainfield:
i. Carrie Ardella, b. Oct. 1, 1857. A teacher of large experience and
success. Unm.
ii. Mary Ida, b. Jan. 11, 1863; m. March 27, 1884, Alfred Fitch of
Cornish. Five children. (See Fitch.)
iii. Nettie Gates, b. Nov. 3, 1866. A teacher also, and unm.
WILSON.
Robert and Patience Wilson early became residents of the town. He was b.
in 1741, and d. Oct. 9, 1822, in Cornish. His wife, b. in 1740, also d. there
Aug. 25, 1828. Children, as per town record:
i. Zadock, b. Dec. 2, 1769; d. May 21, 1780.
ii. Tamison, b. May 5, 1772; m. May 2, 1796, George Cook of Cornish.
She d. April 18, 1849. Nine children. (See Cook.)
iii. A dau., name not given, b. July 4, 1775.
iv. Stephen, b. Sept. 15, 1778; d. Sept. 6, 1780.
v. Joel, b. Dec. 19, 1782; d. April 30, 1803.
In 1790, the family consisted of the parents, one boy and two girls. The
name soon became extinct in town.
WITHERELL.
D. Gerry Witherell came to Cornish from Chazy, N. Y., in 1898. Settled
on the farm recently owned by Joseph B. Comings. He was b. July 5,
1855, in Chazy, N. Y. Was the son of David J. and Cynthia (Wait)
Witherell. M. Jan. 12, 1887, Sylvia Wheeler, b. Jan. 26, 1857, dau.
of Horace and Alice (Irish) Wheeler. Children:
i. Harry D., b. June 17, 1888, in Sheldon, No. Dakota. Graduated
Kimball Union Academy, 1908. Studying medicine (1910).
ii. Elwyn W., b. May 13, 1893, in West Chazy, N. Y. Student Kim-
ball Union Academy, 1910.
GENEALOGIES. 423
WOOD.
1. Reuben Wood was b. in 1753, in Scituate, R. I. He was m. there but
the name of his wife is not known. She d. about 1792, in R. I., leaving
four Uttle children. He m. second, , Mercy Phillips of Scituate.
She was b. in 1772 and d. in Cornish Nov. 1, 1856, aged 84. He was a
soldier of the Revolution from R. I., rendering service at the Battle of
Bunker Hill and presumably, at other historic points. They came to
Cornish about 1793, soon after his second m., and settled on a farm.
He was Dea. and a devout member of the Baptist Church in Cornish
and a man highly esteemed. He d. Feb. 10, 1836. Children by first
wife, all b. in R. I.
i. Robert, b. Jan. 2, 1783; m. Jan. 9, 1810, Esther Smith of Cornish.
Moved away. He d. in Jan., 1835.
ii. Mary Ann, b. Jan. 2, 1785. Never m. She d. March 20, 1810.
iii. Reuben, Jr., b. July 20, 1877; m. , Sally Grant. He d. in March,
1853.
iv. Constant, b. July 12, 1790; m. Dec. 3, 1819, Lucy Clark of Plain-
field. They went to Mich. He d. Oct. 20, 1828.
Children, by Mercy Phillips, all b. in Cornish:
v. Jacob P., b. Jan. 7, 1795; m. Feb. 2, 1820, Betsey Clark of Plainfield,
sister of his brother Constant's wife. Lived and d. in Michigan.
He d. , aged 85.
vi. Mercy, b. March 21, 1797; m. Nov. 29, 1821, Samuel Avery of Plain-
field. Five children. She d. Aug. 7, 1862.
vii. Hannah, b. Oct. 29, 1799; m. Dec. 8, 1818, Jonathan Paine, and rem.
to Pennsylvania. She d. Aug. 12, 1865.
viii. Mahala, b. July 9, 1800; m. Sept. 20, 1826, Samuel C. Day of Cor-
nish. Three children. (See Day.) She d. at the home of her
dau. in Ashburnham, Mass., April 21, 1893.
ix. Susan, b. April 26, 1802; m. March 7, 1826, Dr. John Manchester,
b. Jan. 16, 1804. Lived in Royalton, Vt. Six children. She d.
Jan. 26, 1886. Dr. Manchester d. Sept. 7, 1883.
2. X. Ariel K., b. Nov. 26, 1804.
xi. WiLLARD, b. Dec. 7, 1806; m. — ■ — , Abigail Foster of Montpelier,
Vt. Two children, b. in Stanstead, P. Q. He d. May 14, 1865.
xii. Lyman, b. Nov. 5, 1808; m. , Mary King of Auburn, Me. Two
children. He d. Feb. 4, 1896.
xiii. Benjamin, b. Nov. 9, 1810; d. May 22, 1817, in Cornish.
xiv. Mary Ann, 2d, b. Feb. 19, 1813; d. Dec. 2, 1833.
XV. Lucy Duncan, b. Feb. 4, 1815; m. 1841, J. M.Hubbard. Lived most
of her life in Stanstead, P. Q. Five children. She d. Aug. 1,
1902, in Northboro, Mass., at the home of her dau.
xvi. William S., b. March 14, 1817. He m. and lived in Morrisville,
Vt. He d. April, 1897.
2. Ariel K.-- Wood {Reuben^) was b. Nov. 26, 1804; m. Sept. 7, 1828, Eme-
line Day of Cornish, dau. of Rufus and Betsey (Comings) Day, b. July
424
HISTORY OF CORNISH.
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425
4, 1810, and d. July 16, 1887. Mr. Wood was a farmer and lived on
"Dingleton Hill," where he d. Nov. 11, 1890. Children, all b. in
Cornish :
i. Ltjcy Ann, b. Feb. 11, 1830; m. Nov. 27, 1849, Elisha Farnum
Spaulding of Flainfield. Lived chiefly in Windsor, Vt. He was
a machinist. Four children. She d. Dec. 26, 1894, in Windsor.
He d. July 23, 1910, in Ludlow, Vt.
Egbert O. Wood.
ii. Julia Ann, b. Jan. 29, 1833; m. Sept. 14, 1853, Dana N. Morgan,
then of Cornish. Six children, all daus. (See Morgan.) She
d. Dec. 4, 1888.
iii. Emeline Eliza, b. Jan. 23, 1835; m. March 20, 1856, Edwin P.
Bartlett of Cornish. Five children. (See Bartlett.)
iv. An infant, b. Aug. 10, 1837; d. Aug. 12, 1837.
V. Lyman D., b. July 23, 1838.
vi. Egbert O., b. March 2, 1841; m. Dec. 25, 1867, Anstris B. Baldwin
of Hudson. Four children: 1. Egbert B., who res. in Nashua;
426
HISTORY OF CORNISH.
4. vii.
d. Feb. 21, 1909, aged 40, who left a wife and one dau., Pauline
A., b. March 27, 1895. 2. Herbert A., who d. young. 3. Mar-
jorie A., who d. young. 4. Karl D., a physician in Santa Rita,
New Mexico. He was b. June 6, 1878, and d. Oct. 21, 1907.
Mr. Wood rem. to Nashua, where since 1871 he has been engaged
in manufacturing patent alarm cash drawers, showcase brack-
ets, etc. He m. second, Oct. 21, 1907, Mrs. Agnes Watson of
Nashua.
Arthur L., b. Oct. 22, 1843.
Mr. and Mrs. Lyman D. Wood.
Lyman D.^ Wood (Ariel K.^-, Reuben^) was b. July 23, 1838; m. June 3,
1863, Susan A. Flower, dau. of Ahira and Eliza (Barrel) Flower, b. Feb,
10, 1845. A farmer and lived on "Dingleton Hill." He d. July 16.
1908. Children, all b. in town:
i. Minnie S., b. Jan. 11, 1865; m. April 21, 1887, William L. Chad-
bourne of Cornish. Two children. (See Chadbourne.)
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ii. Frederick L., b. Sept. 28, 1867, and d. Aug. 5, 1875. His death
was caused by a fall in a barn breaking his neck.
" Over the silent river, in his bright angel home,
Dwelling in Joy forever, waiting for us to come."
(Inscription on tombstone.)
iii. Ernest C, b. March 19, 1876. Mail carrier in Claremont. M.
June 29, 1904, Jennie A. Black,
iv. Herbert E., b. March 12, 1878. A teacher of instrumental music;
m. Sept. 12, 1906, Lizzie F. Comings of Cornish, dau. of Fenno
B. and Esoline (Robinson) Comings.
V. Blanche E., b. July 12, 1884.
4. Arthur L.' Wood (Arieb, Reuben^) was b. Oct. 22, 1843; m. first, Oct. 18,
1864, Esther E. Wliite of Cornish, dau. and only child of John and
Lucinda (Hastings) White, b. Aug. 25, 1845, and d. Dec. 14, 1895; m.
second, April 1, 1897, Mrs. Marion P. (Bartlett) Martin, formerly of
Cornish, and dau. of Gilman M. and Angeline (Comings) Bartlett, b.
Oct. 2, 1861. Children by first wife only:
i. Bert A., b. April 4, 1867; m. April 4, 1888, on his 21st birthday, Addie
Maxham of Hart land, Vt. One son: Ralph H., b. Aug. 24, 1895.
ii. Angie L., b. Dec. 30, 1881; m. Aug. 30, 1900, William Fairman, son
of Joseph Fairman of Windsor, Vt. They live in Springfield,
Mass.
Capt. Joseph Wood was b. in Lebanon March, 1789. He was the oldest
son of Joseph Wood, the centenarian of Lebanon. He m. first, Sarah W.
Dana of Pomfret, Vt. She d. in Plainfield, in 1825, leaving one son, .Joseph
Wood, Jr., who d. Aug., 1844, aged 28; m. second, in 1827, Mary Smith, dau.
of Judge James Smith of Grantham. They rem. from Plainfield to Cornish in
1834, and settled on a river farm. They lived here many years. He was a
prosperous farmer, kept a hotel, represented the town in the legislature of
1852 and 1853. Later in life, he sold his farm in Cornish and rem. to Meriden
to live with his son: where he d. Feb. 19, 1859. His wid. d. Jan. 7, 1866.
They had one son: James S., b. Jan. 1, 1828, who m. June 12, 1855, Mary Fran-
ces Cutler of Meriden, where they res. James S. Wood d. March 5, 1909.
He left no children.
WOODBURY.
Isaiah and Lois Woodbury lived several years in town and had four children.
He d. Nov. 16, 1819. His wid. m. Oct. 10, 1821, Daniel Coburn,
(second wife.) No record of her death. Children of Isaiah and Lois:
i. Isaiah Eldridge, b. Aug. 7, 1814.
ii. Louisa Jane, b. Feb. 23, 1816.
in. Martha, b. Feb. 12, 1818.
iv. John, b. March 25, 1819.
428 HISTORY OF CORNISH.
WRIGHT.
Horace Wright was b. March 12, 1809. He m. , Mary Butman of
Enfield, dau. of Amos and Marion (Heath) Butman, b. April 13, 1818.
They came to Cornish about 1858 and settled on a farm far up the moun-
tain road east of the Flat, in "Poppy Squash" district. Here they
both spent the rest of their lives. He was a farmer. He d. Jan. 2,
1888. She d. Sept. 14, 1895. Children (the order may not be correct) :
i. Amos B., b. ; m. , Elizabeth Barker.
ii. William H., b. . Never m. Enlisted in the Civil War and d.
in the service. His funeral at the Flat was Oct. 26, 1862.
iii. John B., b. Oct. 20, 1844; m. first, Dec. 25, 1868, Margaret L. Geer.
He was a soldier in the Civil War; m. second, in 1906 (?) Mrs.
Whitney.
iv. Andrew P., b. . Never m., also enlisted and d. in the service.
V. Mary Jane, b. ; m. — — , Roe Decker.
vi. Ella F., b. ; m. Oct. 7, 1866, Paul Young.
vii. A child, b. ; d. young.
viii. Mariam S., b. ; m. , A. Metcalf.
ix. Horace L., b. Jan. 10, 1862; d. young.
X. A child, b. ; d. young.
xi. Charles F., b. ; m. , Gertrude Elmer. He is a blacksmith.
WYMAN.
Francisi Wyman, with his brother, Lieut. John, were among the first to
settle Woburn, Mass., about 1641. They were large landholders there, and
their names often appear on legal writings of the town. From Francisi all
the Wymans of Cornish have descended. The generations following him
are: William^, Edward^ and Williams Of this family, which resided in Pel-
ham, three brothers, Joshua^, Jonathan^ and Jesse^ came and settled in Cor-
nish and spent the remainder of their lives here.
1. Joshuas Wyman, the eldest of the three, was b. Nov. 4, 1767, in Pelham.
He m. in Pelham Sept. 9, 1788, Miriam Richardson of Pelham, dau. of
Joseph and Miriam (Hildreth) Richardson, b. Aug. 24, 1768. They
were admirable specimens of the old Puritan character that has made
New England what it is. They continued to live in Pelham till March,
1794, when they rem. to Cornish. He built the two-story brick house de-
stroyed in 1905. He d. June 9, 1815. Being thus called to leave his fam-
ily of eight living children, in the midst of a highly useful life, he caused
them to assemble at his bedside, where he tenderly addressed them one
by one on the great concerns of eternity, giving them such counsel as
only a Christian father can give his children in a dying hour.
Of the wife and mother, her biographer says: "She was eminently
worthy of such a husband. She outlived him more than thirty years,
and brought up in the fear, love and service of God, her large fam-
ily of children. She was a noble Christian woman. She managed with
GENEALOGIES. 429
great skill and success a large farm, — the farm now (1903) owned and
occupied by Wilbur Quimby — and her house was always the abode of
peace and joy. She looked well to t-he ways of her household and in
due time, they all rose up and called her blessed. Nor has the blessed
influence of her instructions, example and prayers been lost among her
posterity." She d. Dec. 17, 1848, aged 80. Children, the first four b.
in Pelham, the rest in Cornish :
2. i. Joshua, b. Dec. 26, 1788.
3. ii. Saul, b. Oct. 8, 1790.
iii. Miriam, b. Jan. 31, 1794; m. June 18, 1817, Peter Bradford Spicer.
Two daus. : Mary and Pamelia.
iv. Phebe, b. Oct. 31, 1796; m. Sept. 22, 1819, James Ripley Wellman of
Cornish. Six children. (See Wellman.) She d. May 6, 1885.
This inscription marks her resting place :
"Mother, Home, Heaven, but Christ is all and in all."
V. Sophia, b. Feb. 5, 1799; m. Oct. 29, 1828, Daniel Dwight Chapin of
Newport. One son and three daus.
4. vi. Milton, b. March 7, 1801.
vii. Edward W., b. March 31, 1803; d. Nov. 16, 1803.
viii. Edward, b. Sept. 26, 1804; m. March 3, 1831, Cynthia Peck of Leb-
anon. They lived in Newport. No children. He was a suc-
cessful teacher of schools; a Maj. Gen. of the Militia; selectman
six years; town representative in 1848; register of probate, five
years; superintending school committee, and census enumera-
tor in 1850. He d. April 4, 1864, aged 59.
ix. Pamelia Frost, b. May 3, 1807; m. Oct. 19, 1829, Frederic Chapin
of Newport. Two sons. She d. March 29, 1859, aged 51.
!. Joshuas Wyman (Joshua^, William*, Edward^, William'^, Francis^) was b.
Dec. 26, 1788, in Pelham; m. Jan. 13, 1818, Lucy Wellman of Cornish,
dau. of James and Althea Ripley Wellman, b. March 7, 1794, d. Feb.
12, 1863. He d. Nov. 5, 1869. Farmer and lived a half mile south of
his father's home, on the farm now (1903) owned and occupied by Eldon
H. Gordon. Possessed the same moral traits as his father, showing he
had treasured well the instructions and example of his parents. Chil-
dren, all b. in Cornish:
i. Lucy Marietta, b. Oct. 27, 1818; d. Dec. 2, 1845.
ii. Joshua Barnard, b. Oct. 31, 1822; m. Jan. 10, 1854, Jane B. Alden
of Windsor, Vt., b. Aug. 12, 1825, and d. April 24, 1891. No
children. He d. March 18, 1868, aged 45. He was a man whose
probity of character and integrity, coupled with a good busi-
ness talent, fitted him for the discharge of public duties to which
his townsmen repeatedly called him, till, in the midst of a use-
ful life, he was removed by death.
iii. Miriam Althea, b. Sept. 15, 1825; m. May 18, 1848, Carlos F. Hug-
gins of Cornish. She had one son, b. June 14, 1849. (See Hug-
gins.) She d. Oct. 24, 1849.
iv. Sarah Wellman, b. May 23, 1832; d. Aug. 22, 1849.
430 HISTORY OF CORNISH.
3. Sauls Wyman (Joshua^, William^ Edward^, William^ Francis^) b. Oct.
8, 1890; m. Sept. 10, 1822, Rebecca Day of Cornish, dau. of Rufus and
Betsey (Comings) Day, b. Jan. 17, 1797, and d. July 1, 1881. f He d.
Aug. 29, 1870. A farmer and lived about a half mile northeast on a
farm overlooking his old home. Children, all b. in town:
i. Joshua, b. Aug. 27, 1823; d. Feb. 24, 1849.
5. ii. Edward Newell, b. April 4, 1825.
Prof. .Addison P. Wyman.
iii. Betsey C, b. Oct. 15, 1828; m. May 8, 1850, Lewis Lane. Lived in
Charlestown, No children. She d. in June, 1889.
iv. Addison Pinneo, b. June 27, 1832. He early manifested a passion
for music, so he gave his time and energies to its acquirement,
and became a skilful organist, and teacher of both instrumental
and vocal music. He taught in Kimball Union Academy, at
Wheeling, Va., Claremont and Washington, Penn. Prof. Wyman
also acquired considerable reputation as a nmsical composer,
GENEALOGIES. 431
and several of his productions have become popular, "Silvery
Waves," and others being among them. He m. Nov. 1, 1857,
Ann E. Atwood of Londonderry, Vt. She d. Sept. 24, 187L
They had one child, Fanny L., b. and d. in 1865. He d. in
Washington, Penn., April 15, 1872. They both he buried in
"Forest Hills" cemetery, near Bo.ston, Mass.
V. Orville a., b. April 23, 1834; d. Dec. 22, 1848.
4. MiLTON« Wyjian {Joshua'", William*, Edwanb, William'-, Francis^) was b.
March 7, 1801; m. first, , Elizabeth Newton of Newport, dau. of
Erastus and Betsey (Beckwith) Newton, b. 1806, and d. Nov. 3, 1872.
It was his good fortune to remain on the homestead and care for his
aged mother through her life. He m. second, Nov. 23, 1876, Mrs.
Mary (Gates) Westgate of Plainfield. He d. Dec. 19, 1879. Children,
all by first wife, and b. in town:
i. Erastus Newton, b. Oct. 15, 1835; m. and went west.
ii. Frances Louisa, b. April 5, 1837. Grad. Kimball Union Academy,
class of 1856. M. Aug. 17, 1859, Clark C. Starkweather and had
several children. Lived in Cliarlestown, 111. She d. .
iii. Ann Elizabeth, b. Sept. 24, 1839; m. and lived in Denver and after-
wards in Cal., where she d. . No children.
iv. George M., b. in 1841; d. July 25, 1842.
V. Arthur Milton, b. in 1845; d. Feb. 5, 1858, by accident. (See
Casualties.)
vi. Edward, b. in 1850; d. Sept. 17, 1851.
5. Edward Newell' Wyman (Saiih, Joshua'^', William*, Edward^, William'',
Francis^) was b. April 4, 1825; m. June 13, 1860, Sarah S. Newell, dau.
of Jacob and Julia R. (Comings) Newell, b. March 7, 1834. He d. on
the Flat March 20, 1882. She d. in Newport, R. I., June 27, 1911.
Children, both b. in Cornish:
i. Charles Edward, b. Aug. 6, 1869; d. March 18, 1872.
ii. Chester Leander, b. Sept. 27, 1873. Received his education in the
public schools of Cornish. Graduated from GafTey's Business
College at Waterbury, Conn., in 1890. Was ambitious to become
a soldier; he first joined the National Guard of Conn.; later he
returned to N. H., where he received a position in the civil
engineering dept. of the Concord & Montreal Railroad Co.
He also was appointed 1st Lieut, and aide-de-camp on the per-
sonal staff of Maj.-Gen. H. S. Burbank, which appointment he
held until 1896. He then returned to Conn., and joined the
Nat. Vol. Reserve with the same rank he had held on the staff.
He resigned April 15, 1898, and enlisted in the Spanish War as
a private in his old company, May 4. Was mustered into the
service on the 17th, as Corp. of Co. I, 1st Conn. Inf., being
stationed in Camp Alger, Va. There being no active service
he was mustered out at New Britain, Conn., Oct. 31, 1898,
432
HISTORY OF CORNISH.
An insurrection having broken out in the PhiUppine Islands, he
enlisted, Nov. 19, 1898, in Co. L, 6th U. S. Infantry. His
regiment left San Francisco on May 22, 1899, arriving at Manila,
P. I., June 18. He saw active service for three years in the
islands and participated in several engagements, officiating
most of the time as Corp. In June, 1900, he was detailed as a
teacher in the native schools, in which position he was very
Capt. Chester Leander Wyman.
successful, having acquired a knowledge of the Spanish, and also
of a native language. Was frequently called as an interpreter
in official investigations and conferences. On expiration of
his term of service, he was honorably discharged Nov. 18, 1901,
but continued until May 31, 1902. On June 16, 1902, he ac-
cepted an appointment as clerk in the Quartermaster's Dept., at
lloilo, P. I. In March, 1903, he was transferred to Bataugas,
P. I., where he remained until transferred to Fort Adams, R. I.,
GENEALOGIES. 433
U. S. A., in July, 1906. On April 13, 1907, he enlisted as a pri-
vate in the ancient Newport Art. Co., R. I. Militia, whose
charter was granted by King George II, Feb., 1741. Was
promoted Corp., Nov. 14, and on the 26th was elected Capt.
and Adj., which offices he has since held. He is an expert
rifleman and won the diamond medal, known as the "Gibbs'
Medal," in the competition of 1908. His standing and rank
among Ms comrades is of the best. The quartermaster of his
dept. says of him to the Accountant Society: "that he is sober,
reliable, honest and trustworthy in every respect." He m.
Aug. 26, 1908, Sophie Amelia Horton of Warren, R. I., and they
have two children: 1. Amelia Horton, b. Nov. 5, 1909. 2.
Sarah NeweU, b. July 17, 1911.
Jonathans Wyman, a brother of Joshua^, came to Cornish about the same
time his brother did. He was b. in 1770, in Pelham; m. Aug. 25, 1796, Sarah
Marsh, also of Pelham, a dau. of and Sarah (Richardson) Marsh,
b. in 1774. She had no children. It is said that perhaps this fact may have
so wrought upon her mind as to induce her to take her life. She was
esteemed a very worthy woman, but she decided to end her life by her own
hand. She d. April 29, 1825. Mr. Wyman m. second, Jan. 31, 1826, Mrs.
Melissa (Chase) Davidson, dau. of Dea. John and Louisa (Joslyn) Chase, b.
Feb. 13, 1793, and d. March 2, 1896. Having no children of his own, he adopted
and brought up other children, Clarissa Skinner being one of them. She d. Jan.
15, 1817. Mr. W>Tnan lived near the Flat. Was a millwright and did much
towards erecting and running the mills east of the Flat. He d. Sept. 29, 1835,
aged 70.
1. Jesses Wyman {William*, Edward^, William'^, Francis^), a brother of
Joshuas and Jonathan s, was b. in Pelham Sept. 23, 1783. Came to
town in boyhood; m. Oct. 30, 1810, Mary Dorr of Cornish, dau. of Ben-
jamin and Ehzabeth (Cotton) Dorr, b. July 9, 1786, d. Dec. 1, 1879,
aged 93. Mr. Wyman was a prosperous farmer and lived near the site
of the present town house and erected the two-story brick house south
of it. He d. Aug. 17, 1849. CMldren, all b. in Cornish:
2. i. Jesse Orville, b. Oct. 2, 1811.
ii. Mary Louisa, b. April 11, 1813; m. June 29, 1837, Hiram A. Day,
of Cornish. Five children. (See Day.) She d. June 12, 1885.
iii. Phebe G., b. Feb. 7, 1815; d. May 19, 1837.
3. iv. Jonathan, b. Feb. 25, 1817.
V. Martha Abigail, b. April 21, 1821. Graduated Kimball Union
Academy, class 1841. Prepared for teaching, went to Georgia,
where she taught two years, and d. there, July 16, 1848.
vi. Sarah H., b. Sept. 5, 1823; m. Nov. 3, 1860, John Tyler Freeman.
No issue. She d. Jan. 13, 1903. A teacher before she m.
vii. William F., b. Dec. 14, 1825; d. April 12, 1826.
29-11
434 HISTORY OF CORNISH.
viii. William Gridley, b. Maj' 24, 1828. Also a very successful teacher
for several j^ears; m. Aug. 27, 1861, Mary Jane Chase of Cor-
nish, dau. of Jacob and Sarah (Tinkham) Chase, b. Jan. 30,
1832, d. Aug. 13, 1905. No children. He d. April 25, 1884, in
Grafton, Vt., where they had lived several years.
"To hve in hearts we leave behind is not to die."
(Inscription on his tombstone.)
ix. Edward Dorr, b. April 18, 1835; d. May 2, 1836.
2. Jesse Orville« Wyman (Jesse^, William*, Edward^, William'^, Francis^)
was b. Oct. 2, 1811; m. Nov. 15, 1842, Levina Jackson, dau. of Walter
and Elizabeth (Weld) Jackson of Cornish, b. Oct. 9, 1815, and d;Feb.
4, 1876. He succeeded his father on the homestead, remaining there till
1867, when they rem. to Grafton, Vt. Here they both spent the remain-
der of their Hves. He d. March 14, 1882. They had but one child:
i. Lizzie Levina, b. June 21, 1853; d. March 9, 1882.
3. Jonathan' Wyman iJesse^, William*, Edward^, William^, Francis^) was
b. Feb. 25, 1817. Grad. Kimball Union Academy in class 1838; Dart-
mouth College, class of 1842. Spent several years teaching in Ga.
Following this, he engaged in the insurance business, and finally took
charge of the farm of his father-in-law in Cornish where he remained
till near the close of his life; m. Nov. 17, 1870, Lucy Wellman of Cor-
nish, only dau. of Joshua Barnard and Lucy (Hough) Wellman, b. Aug.
31, 1833. He d. in Concord June 22, 1898. Children:
i. Mart Dorr, b. at Cornish May 17, 1872,
ii. Nellie Lucy, b. at Windsor May 29, 1875. Grad. at Kimball Union
Academy and State Normal School, in 1902. Teacher.
Jesse and Hannah Wyman were early residents of the town and consisted of
a large family, but of no known relationship to others of the name who
succeeded them. This family left no known descendants in town and
but one cemetery record. It is therefore inferred that the family left
town soon after the opening of the 19th centurj^ The record of the fam-
ily in the census of 1790 was as follows: two boys, two girls, besides the
parents and one other adult. Children as per record, and supposedly
b. in town:
Joanna, twin, b. March 29, 1787.
i. Phebe, twin, b. March 29, 1787.
ii. Benjamin, b. Sept. 18, 1788.
V. Jesse, b. Feb. 19, 1790.
v. Polly, b. Dec. 13, 1791.
vi. Warren, b. April 28, 1794.
vii. Harvey, b. Oct. 25, 1795.
viii. Huldah, b. June 28, 1797.
ix. Betsey, b. Nov. 1, 1799.
X. Sally, b. Aug. 21, 1801.
GENEALOGIES. 435
YORK.
The Yorks were common to Cornish and Claremont during the early years
of these towns. The larger number lived in the north part of Claremont, while
some families settled in the south of Cornish.
1. WiLLiAMi York, the first of the name in town, came from Claremont about
1780, as his name appeared in that town as late as 1779. He was b.
in 1758; m. first, Lucy Hilliard of Cornish, a sister of Dea. Samuel
HilUard. She d. Feb. 5, 1823. (See Casualties.) M. second, ,
Betsey Choate. He was a soldier of the Revolution. His nams ap-
pears in Capt. Oliver Ashley's Co. of Col. Benj. Bellows' Regt. at Ticon-
deroga, May, 1777, and was probably at Saratoga the following Sept.
and at the Surrender of Burgoyne, Oct. 17, 1777. Some time after
this he came to Cornish and spent the remainder of his life on a farm.
He d. Feb. 1, 1849, aged 91. Children, all by first wife:
i. Esther, b. 1781 (?); d. Feb. 15, 1811, agad SD.
2. ii. Benjamin, b. July 3, 17(5l.
ii'. TiRZAH, b. ; m. April 10, 1814, Zebedee Edminster of Cornish
and had nine or ten children. She d. Dec. 28, 1876, aged 80.
3. iv. Uriah, b. Nov. 11, 1799.
V. Sabra, b. ; m. Feb. 8, 1807, Benjamin Stearns. Eight chil-
dren. (See Stearns.)
vi. Betsey, b. ; m. June 25, 1810, Amos York. Twelve children.
She d. , aged 62.
vii. Lyman, b. 1803; m. ; d. March 14, 1840, aged 37.
viii. Collins, b. ; m. ; d. — — . Lived in Underbill, Vt.
ix. Zebedee, b. 1810 (?); m. first, Rebecca Fisher. She d. Sept. 16,
1871, aged 61. M. second, Dec. 31, 1871, Mrs. Judith R. Brown.
He d. in 1899, in Vt.
2. Benjamin^ York (Williarm) was b. July 3, 1791; m. Feb. 7, 1815, Phebe
Stearns of Cornish, dau. of Daniel Stearns, b. Sept. 10, 1791, and d.
Sept. 17, 1861. He d. Feb. 20, 1825. After his death, his wid. m.
March 27, 1836, a Buell and lived in Newport, where she d. as above
stated. Children of Benj. and Phebe (Stearns) York:
i. Maria, b. — — .
ii. Elizabeth, b.
iii. Fanny, b.
iv. Charles, b. -
Uriahs York (William^) h. Nov. 11, 1799; m. July 1, 1821, Betsey Wil-
liams, dau. of Stephen and Betsey (White) Williams, b. June 11, 1801,
and d. April 15, 1879. An enterprising farmer and lived in the south
part of the town. He d. June 24, 1869. Children, all b. in Cornish:
i. Esther, b. Sept. 13, 1821; m. Feb. 11, 1851, Mitchell Coburn of Cor-
nish. One child: Willis. (See Coburn.) She d. Jan. 1, 1895.
436 HISTORY OF CORNISH.
4. U. Hiram H., b. Dec. 6, 1823.
iii. Martha Lavina, b. Dec. 25, 1826; m. Dec. 19, 1861, James H.
Lamberton. Live in Claremont. No children. She d. Feb.
10, 1910.
5. iv. John Q., b. Feb. 24, 1829.
6. V. Allen, b. Aug. 23, 1836.
4. Hiram H.' York (Uriah, Williarm) h. Dec. 6, 1823; m. Jan. 8, 1863,
EHza A. Walker of Cornish, dau. of Moses and Betsey (Bugbee)
Walker, b. Sept. 17, 1843. A successful farmer. He d. March 5, 1899.
Children, b. in town:
7. i. Elmer Ellsworth, b. May 12, 1864.
ii. Ida Eldora, b. Jan. 11, 1870; m. Dec. 31, 1890, Luman Henry Hil-
liard of Cornish. Two children. (See Hilliard.)
5. John Q.' York (Uriah, William^) h. Feb. 24, 1829; m. first, Jan. 4, 1853,
Emeline Fitch of Cornish, dau. of John and Eleanor (Johnson) Fitch, b.
— — ; d. July 25, 1853; m. second, Jan. 23, 1855, Esther Corliss of Nor-
wich, Vt., dau. of Eben and Laura (Drake) Corliss, b. March 17, 1828,
and d. March 17, 1901. He d. Feb. 23, 1891. A farmer. Children,
all by last wife and b. in town :
i. Emma Laura, b. Feb. 23, 1857; m. May 18, 1880, John Leonard
Brovm. She d. July 6, 1884. Left one son, Earle, b. .
ii. Hattie L., b. June 14, 1859; m. Jan. 24, 1882, Joseph S. Chase, of
Cornish. Six children. (See Chase.)
iii. Lillian E., b. April 23, 1860; m. June 26, 1883, John Wheeler Real
of Plainfield. One child: John Harland.
iv. Addie M., b. Nov. 30, 1861; m. Sept. 26, 1903, Frank Ellis of Cor-
nish.
V. Charles E., b. Sept. 2, 1864; d. Dec. 23, 1889.
vi. Jennie E., b. Oct. 30, 1865; d. Nov. 25, 1867.
vii. Ella E., b. July 6, 1867; d. April 20, 1884.
viii. Ira J., b. Feb. 20, 1872; d. Nov. 27, 1873.
6. Allen' York (Uriah, William^) was b. Aug. 23, 1836; m. Nov. 8, 1865,
Lucinda Owen of Canada. She d. Jan. 5, 1893. After m. they lived
several years in town and then rem. to Windsor, Vt., and spent the
remainder of their lives there. He d. March 15, 1888. The two first
children were b. in Cornish and the rest in Windsor.
i. Hattie M., b. May 3, 1867.
ii. Fred, b. March 11, 1868; d. .Jan. 30, 1893.
iii. Arthur W., b. Feb. 23, 1870.
iv. Maria C, b. Jan. 5, 1875.
v. Sarah J., b. March 28, 1877.
vi. Lucia May, b. May 17, 1779; d. April 1, 1880.
vii. George, b. March, 1881; d. Aug. 1, 1881.
viii. Daisy L., b. Sept. 3, 1883.
GENEALOGIES. 437
ix. Ethel, b. June 26, 1887; m. July 8, 1906, John J. Conlin, of Clare-
mont.
7. Elmer Ellsworth* York {Hiram Hj, Uriahs William^) was b. May 12,
1864; m. Feb. 24, 1892, Nellie Salome Richardson, dau. of Amos and
Sarah Jane (HilUard) Richardson, b. in Cornish May 26, 1867. Chil-
dren:
i. Clayton Elmer, b. Dec. 1, 1892.
ii. Amos Hiram, b. Jan. 12, 1894.
iii. Marion Alice, b. May 6, 1895.
iv. Raymond, b. Sept. 5, 1905.
YOUNG.
Thomas Young was b. in Brookfield, Mass., in 1755. Became a Revolution-
ary soldier from Mass., serving nearly through the entire war. At its
close he came to town and settled on the hills near the southwest part
of the town. He m. first, Alice Pike, who d. about 1793; m. second,
Oct. 8, 1894, Mrs. Sarah (Cady) Chase, wid. of Peter Chase. She d.
May 3, 1826. He d. May 5, 1832. Children by first wife:
i. Alice, b. July 18, 1785.
ii. Elizabeth, b. Aug. 31, 1787.
iii. Mehitable, b. Nov. 1, 1789; m. Oct. 10, 1814, Moses Scales of Clare-
mont.
iv. Abigail, b. July 12, 1792; m. Jan. 4, 1820, Reuben Murray.
Children by Sarah Chase:
2. V. Sanford, b. Sept. 17, 1795.
vi. Polly (or Mary) b. April 12, 1797; m. Oct. 3, 1833, Bela Spaulding
(second wife). One dau.: Ellen, who m. , Anthony Ray
of Royalton, Vt.
vii. Lyman, b. June 7, 1802; m. and rem. to N. Y. State.
2. Sanford2 Young (Thomas^) was b. Sept. 17, 1795; m. Dec. 7, 1818, Mary
Hall Stevens, dau. of Job and Elizabeth (Chase) Stevens, b. , and
d. Dec. 18, 1866. About 1833, Mr. Young and family left town, spend-
ing one year in Plainfield, and then rem. to Royalton, Vt., where they
spent the rest of their lives. He d. Aug. 11, 1873. Children, the first six
were b. in Cornish:
i. Mary Luthera, b. June 21, 1819.
ii. Ann Sophia, b. May, 1823 ; d. June 3, 1824.
iii. Emeline Experience, b. March 31, 1824.
iv. George Sanford, b. Sept. 17, 1826; m. March 19, 1850, Harriet
Cook Sargent, of . Two daughters. Lived in Corinth,
Vt., where he d. Oct. 11, 1909.
V. Hiram Chester, b. July 14, 1828; m. , Sarah H. Page, of Bar-
nard, Vt. One child: Edman S., a celebrated medical prac-
titioner in Boston, Mass.
438 HISTORY OF CORNISH.
vi. Amos Stevens, b. March 30, 1831; m. , Julia P. Nevens, Five
children,
vii. Frances Caroline, b. in Plainfield Jan. 28, 1834.
viii. Sarah Elizabeth, b. July 15, 1838, in Royalton, Vt.
William Elmer Young, b. July 14, 1865, in Manchester, was the son of George
and Myra Ann (Corhss) Young; m. Jan. 7, 1885, Alice O. Fairbanks of
Cornish, dau. of Abel W. and Mary (Hill) Fairbanks, b. Oct. 15, 1862.
Res., So. Cornish. Farmer and teamster. Children, all b. in town:
i. George Abel, b. July 21, 1886; m. Sept. 15, 1909, Stella E. Walker
of Cornish, dau. of Melvin A. and Mrs. Lydia A. Symonds
(Cole) Walker, b. Feb. 5, 1889.
ii. Bernice Olive, b. March 11, 1889; m. July 19, 1908, Charles Harold
Balch of Lunenburg, Vt.
iii. Irl Vincent, b. Nov. 24, 1890; m. , Bernice Bartlett, of Lemp-
ster.
iv. William Henry, b. Feb. 16, 1893.
V. Christopher, b. Dec. 5, 1895; d. Nov. 30, 1897.
vi. Wesley Allen, b. April 4, 1900.
vii. Ruth Alice, b. Sept. 18, 1904.
Compiler's Note.
After a critical review of these genealogical records, the compiler reluctantly
commits them to the pre.ss, fully aware tTiat multitudes of facts and data have
been withheld that covld and should have been contributed by those most
interested who are now to suffer from their loss. Most gladly would the com-
piler have received and copied a full record of every family of the town, thus
rendering complete t-atis-faction to all. Hundreds of letters and personal
appeals, both in public and private, can testify that he has urged this until
the opportunity has ended.
This note is appended that no censure for this lack may rest upon the com-
piler, but rather upon those who have neglected or refused to render their
records acceptable.
INDEX.
ABBOTT
Charlotte Asenath 3
Cornelia Betsey 3
Egbert Orison 3
Ezekiel 3
Oscar Dunreuth 3
ALDEN
Amanda 3
Betsey 3
Daniel, Dea. 3
David 3
Eliza Jane 4
Fidelia A. 4
Hannah 3
Harvey 3
Henry Bradley 4
Isaac, Dr. 4
Jesse 3
Jessp, Jr. 3
Lewis 4
Mary 4
Roxinda 4
Samuel Rice 3
Sarah 3
Sarah Bass 4
ALLEN
Hiram 4
John 4
John, Jr. 4
Lucy 4
Thomas Arnold 4
William 4
ATWOOD
Abbie L. 6
Betsey 5
Betsey Ann 6
Beulah K. 8
Daniel 5, 7
Daniel' 6
Daniel Jackson 8
David 6
David' 7
Eliza 7
Ellsworth H. 8
Frances Janette 8
Hannah 6
Harriet Newell 7
Huldah Maria 7
John o
John ^L 6
John T. 6
Joshua o
Joshua^ 5
Joshua' 6
Louisa M. 6
Mehitable 5, 7
Mehitable H. 8
Newell S. 6
Orrel F. 8
Rhoda Maria 8
Robert 5
Sarah 6, 7
Sarah E. 6
Susan J. 6
Warren David 7
William 6
Williams 7
William' 7
William D. 0
AUSTIN
A. DeWitt 8
George D. 8
Henry D. S
Robert A. 8
AYERS
Ada E. 11
AldenTilden 11
Alice Emerette II
Almira H. 10
Amy 9
Benjamin 9
Benjamin^ 10
Carl Henry 11
Charles H. 10
Edward T. 10
Edward T.' 11
Edwin T. 10
Edwin T.' 12
Elizabeth Alden
Ella M. 11 10
Emerette 10
Fred G. 12
George H. 11
George H.' 12
George W. 10
Hannah 9
Hannah 2d 9
Hannah A. 10
Hannah Maria 11
Harvey Holden 11
Hattie A. 10
Henry 10
Henry' 1 1
Ira 9
John 9, 10
John J. 10
John Thomas 11
Julia Ann 12
Julia Etta 12
L. Foster 10
L. Foster' 12
Laura A. 11
Leon E. 12
Levi 9
Levis 10
Lizzie S. 11
Lydia 9
Mary 9
Mary Jane 11
Marv Louisa 11
Merton H. 12
Murrav Chase 11
Olive 9
Phebe 9
Philenda M. 10
Samuo!^ 9
Samuel Dana 11
Samuel Fitch 10
Sarah 10
Sarah J. 10
Stephen M. 9
Stephen M.s 11
Susan 1 1
Thomas= 9
Thomas, Jr. 9
Velnia V. 12
Vernon Fitch II
Willie H. 12
BABCOCK
George 12
Jonathan Chase 12
Lemuel 12
Lydia 12
Theodosia 12
BACHELOR
Abigail 12
Asa Upham 13
Azor2 13
Diana 13
Dorcas 13
Dorcas P. 12
Eliza Jane 13
Ida 13
James Prentice 13
Levi 13
Luther 12
Martin Van Buren 13
Olive 13
Sarah 13
Silas 12, 13
BADGER
Annie N. 13
Charles A. 13
George F. 13
Oliver B. 13
Rufus G. 13
William H. 13
BAILEY
Andrew 13, 14
Andrew, Jr. 13
Ara 14
Elizabeth M. 14
Isaac Mitchell 13
Josephine L. 14
Lavinia W. 14
Salome C. 14
BAKER
Asa 14
Calvin 14
Susan 14
BALLOCH
Charles 15
Edwin West 16
Ellen Janett 17
Emily Amanda 17
Francis Allan 15
George Williamson, Jr. 15
George Williamson2 15
James 14, 15
James Edwin 17
James Roderic 16
Janette 15
Margaret 15
Mary 15
Mary Louisa 17
Sarah J. 15
William 15
William^ 16
William Wallace 17
BARKER
Alexander 17
Alexander L. 17
Grace 17
Julia 17
Marv 17
William 17
440
HISTORY OF CORNISH.
BARNARD
Levi Nicholas 17
BARROWS
Aaron 24
Abigail 24
Ansel 24
Betsey 24
Deborah 24
James Eliot 24
Judith 24
Malachi 24
Moses 24
Moses, Jr. 24
Samuel 24
Simeon Tolman 24
BARTLETT
Abbie Eva 22
Ada Eliza 22
Addie L. 22
Alice Comings 22
Alfred Dennis 24
Anna F. 19
Annie Lee 22
Annie Lucy 23
Arthur Edwin 22
Bethena 19
Charles Carroll 20
Clayton L. 23
Daniel D. 21
Daniel D.s 23
Eben P. 21
Edwin P.4 22
Edwin Philander 20
Eliza Emeline 20
Ella M. 21
Elmer Cleveland 23
Elmer Wood 22
Emma Rosabel 21
Fanny 20
Frances L. 21
George W. 19
Oilman Mortimer 20
Oilman Mortimer-i 22
Henry Franklin 20
Henry Franklin' 22
Herbert Henry 22
Hiram D. 19
Hiram D.^ 21
Horace L. 19
Horace L." 21
James B. 22
James Fitch 20
Jesse Johnson 20
Jesse Johnson^ 23
John 21
Johns 19
John Daniel 24
Joseph 18
Julia Ellen 22
Lavina 1st 19
Lavina 2d 19
Lizzie E. 22
Louise Maria 24
lAicia L. 19
Lucy Ann 20
Lydia 18
Lyman 19
Lyman, Jr. 21
Lyman^ 21
Lyman' 23
Marcia C. 21
Mareia L. 19
Marion Powers 23
Marshall Jackson 24
Martha Ann 24
Martha C. 20
Mary Ellen 21
Nathaniel 18
Nathaniel, Jr. 19
BARTLETT {coni.)
Nathaniel2 19
Nathaniel 20
Nathaniel J. 20
Nellv Winch 23
Peletiah Fitch 19
Peletiah Fitch^ 20
Phebe Ellen 20
Plorival 24
Raymond Osmer 23
Rodney J. 21
Ruth Emma 24
Samuel 18
Samuel Frank 19
Samuel Leonard 23
Sarah Ann 21
Sarah Maria 20
Sophia A. 22
Stephen Cole 20
Sylvester N. 20
Sylvester Nathaniel' 21
Wallace N. 22
Warren 23
William 18
William Pavson 20
BARTON
Cyrus H. 24
Ethel R. 25
Perley L. 25
BEAL
Effie Read 25
Emma Luthera 25
Jacob 25
John Wheeler 25
BEAMAN
Charles Cotesworth 25
Helen Wardner 25
Margaret 26
Mary Stacy 25
William Evarts 26
BEAN
Alfred E. 26
Angle M. 26
Dorothy 26
Henry M. 26
Martin Henry 26
BE.MIS
Abigail 26
Asaph Stebbins 26
Benjamin B. 26
Benjamin Roman 26
Catharine 26
Franklin 26
Huldah 26
Joshua B. 26
Persis 26
Sarah 26
Tabitha 26
Thomas Hall 26
BEN WAY
Alice L. 27
Asa 27
Betsey 27
Buzzell 27
Day E. 27
Davton H. 27
Elenora C. 27
Harvey2 27
Himan A. 27
Karl W. 27
Lemuel 27
Lvdia 27
Mabel H. 27
Reuben T. 27
BINGHAM
Dea. AbeP 28
Amy 28
Anna 28
Calvin 29
BINGHAM (.cont.)
Caroline C. 29
Charles E. 29
Elias, Jr. 29
Elia.s5 28
Elisha Warner 28
Erastus 28
Faith 28
Frederic 28
Hannah 28
Hannah P. 29
Harriet L. 29
Jedediah 28
Jedediah« 29
John 29
Jonathan'' 28
Jonathan^ 28
Julia Anna 29
Lemuel 29
Lemuel' 28
Lucy 28, 29
Luther 28
Lydia 29
Mary 27
Mary Huntington 29
Mary (Odell) 28
Mary (Rudd) 27
Origen 29
Permelia 29
Samuels og
Terviah 28
Thomasi 27
Thomas^ 27
BLAKE
Carrie P. 30
Curtis H. 30
Ella M. 29
Frank Henry 29
Fred O.^ 30
Hattie B. 30
Rev. J. M. 29
John M., Jr. 29
John Parker 29
Kate W. 30
Ormon B. S. 29
Rov Fred 30
Walter Curtis 30
Winnie May 30
BLANCHARD
Evelyn Loviisa 30
Henrietta Isabella 30
John Sabine, Dr. 30
Luella Elizabeth 30
Marion Emma 30
BLOOD
Adeline E. 30
Edwin 31
Henry Preston 31
Mary F. 31
Preston T. 31
William 31
BOARDMAN
Ednah Louisa 31
Elijah, Dr. 31
Martha Elizabeth 31
Sarah Medora 31
BRADLEY
Isaiah 31
James 31
Louisa 32
Maria A. 32
Sarah C. 32
BRECK
Anna Frances 34
Charles P. 33
Edward Wallace 33
Ellen Maria 33
George 34
Henry, Jr. 32
INDEX.
441
BRECK (coHt.)
John Thomas 32
John Thomas^ 33
Kate Ellen 34
Mary Emma 34
Robert 32
Samuel 33
Sarah Ann 33
William 32
Williami 32
BRONSON
Ethel Robinson 318
John Stanard 318
Mildred Merriam 319
BRYANT
Aaron 36
Aaron' 37
Abigail 36
Allen 39
Augustine Gould 38
Belva Isadore 39
Benjamin 35, 36
Betsey 35
Caleb Luther 37
Charles 39
Charles E. 40
Charlotte E, 39
Daniel 36
Daniel" 38
Daniel Doming 39
Daniel G. 38
Delia R. 39
Edwards 39
Elizabeth 36
Ellen M. 37
Elvira Lydia 38
Emily M. 38
Emma Eudora 39
Ford 34
Frederic Lewis 38
George 35, 39
George A. 37
George H. 39
George Washington 37
George Washington' 39
George Washington Sears
39
George Winchester 37
HaEnah E. 37
Harvey 35
Hattie E. 38
Israel 34
Israel' 35
James 36
James D. 40
Jennie S. 39
John 34
John G. 40
John Woodward 37
Joseph 35, 36
Joseph' 38
Joshua W. 36
Joshua W.' 37
Judith 36
Judith Chase 37
Judith Jane 38
Julia Janette 10
Levi 35
Lucia Ann 38
Lucinda L. 36
Lydia 36
Lyman 36
Martha Alice 37
Mary 36, 37
Mary A. 38
Mary Chase 35
Mary Elizabeth 39
Mary H. 39
Marj' Louise 37
BRYANT (coni.)
Matthew 36
Mehitable 36
Moses 35
Norman Svlvanus 38
Philander Chase 38
Polly 36
Rebecca Brown 37
Sarah 36
Sarah Ann 37
Sarah Chase 35
Sarah Hall 39
Sears 34
Sears" 36
Sophia Tyler 37
Sylvanus 35
Sy!vanus= 34
Sylvanus^ 34
Sylvanus' 37
Sylvanus Woodward 37
Sylvanus Woodward^ 39
Thomas Jefferson 35
WilHam 34, 36
BUGBEE
Alice May 43
Angeline M. 41
Benjamin Franklin 41
Benjamin Franklin, Jr. 42
Benjamin Franklin- 42
Betsey 42
Calista S. 40
Charles Chase 43
Francis E. 41
Francis Lyman' 40
George 41
George Erastus 42
George Erastus^ 43
George Howard 43
Helen Marion 41
Henry 41
Henry Allen 42
Henrv Munroe 43
Herbert G. 43
Horace Lorenzo 42
Howard 43
John Fellows 43
Joseph D. 41
Joseph D., Jr. 41
Laura E. 40
Lois Liscomb 42
Louisa Mason 42
Lyman H. 41
Lyndon 40
Maria H. 42
Maria Pratt 40
Mary 40
Norman Orlando 42
Orra S.» 41
Ralph Josiah 41
Reuben, Jr. 40
Ruth E. 41
Sarah Ann 42
Susan 40
Sylvester Marsh 40
Sylvester Marsh' 41
Wallace Lyman 41
William Comings 43
BURNAP
Almira Mandana 44
Arunah^ 43
Da^dd 43
Jedidah 43
John, Dea. 43
Mary Elizabeth 44
Orville W. 43
Susanna 4.'>
BURR
Arba 45
Betsey 45
Bradley 45
Bradley' 46
Celinda 45
Charles S. 46
Clarissa B. 46
Doris 47
Eben 45
Ebenezer^ 44
Ebenezer^ 45
Edwin Quartus 47
Eleanor Blanche 47
Elizabeth 44, 45
Ella Maria 47
Harriet Augusta 46
Hattie B. 46
John V. 47
Julia M. 46
Julius Hebard 47
Kaiie J. 47
Lucena 45
Lucinda 45
Lucy Hall 45
Maria Julia 47
Mary 44
Mary Ann 45
Mary J. 47
Mary Maliccv 46
Myrtie Jael '47
Oliver, Jr. 45
Oliver^ 45
Oliver Perry 45
Oliver Perry' 46
Orlatdo Powers 46
Orlando Powers^ 47
Permilla 45
Permilla Dorchester 45
Perry Fletcher' 47
Sarah F. 45
Seymour 44
Theodore Roosevelt 47
Timothy 44
Triphena 45
Truman 45
Versel 45
Versel Ebenezer' 40
Walter Norman 47
Warren 45
William D. 45
William D.' 46
William McKinley 47
BUTMAN
Abbie Jane 47
Albert Perkins 47
Albert Perkins^ 48
Amos 47
Ella Mary 48
Fred H. 48
Harry Ernest 48
Maurice Albert 48
Nellie Louisa 48
Pearl 48
BUTTERFIELD
Asa Coburn 48
Loammi 48
Parker Varnum 48
Sally 48
Simeon 48
Simeon, Jr. 48
CADY
Abigail 49
Alice 4S
Allen Curtis' 50
Anna 49
Betsey 49
Curtis 49
442
HISTORY OF CORNISH.
CAT>Y (cont.)
Curtis, Capt.'^ 50
Curtis, Edwin 50
Elias,5 Capt. 49
Elijah, Lieut. 49
Elijah, Jr. 49
Elsie 49
Emily Jane 50
Esther 49
Francis Arthur 50
Gratia 50
Hannah 50
Isabella 49
Jane 49
Jared 51
Jonathan 49
Laura Maria 50
Lucy 49, 50
Martha 51
Martha Patrick 49
IMary 51
Molly 49
Nahum Nicholas 51
Nancy 49
Nicholas 50
Noah 49
Noah H. 50
Phebe 49
Plumer 49
Polly 49
Priscilla 49
Reuben 51
Richard Allen 50
Robert 48
Ruth 49, 50
vSally 50
Sarah 49, 50
Silas 50
Stephen 51
Stephen'' 48
Stephen Parker 49
Thomas 48
CARPENTER
Harvey 51
John 51
Nabby 51
Nathaniel 51
Orinda 51
Thomas Dresser 51
CARROLL
Alonxo C. 52
Amanda M. 52
Auiilla Adaline 52
Daniel E., Jr. 5.3
Daniel Elliott 52
Dora A. 53
Eleanor Jane .52
Eliza 52
Elizabeth A. .52
Ella M. .52 _
FoUansbe^ 52
Foster P. 52
Henry .52
Henry L, 52
Julia'R. .53
Lvsander Herbert 52
Rachel 52
Salania 52
Sarah J. .52
Sophronia 52
Susan 52
CARTER
Betsey Cobb 53
Joseph 53
Judith Bryant 53
Marv .Xdfiline 53
Matilda E. .53
Phel e W. .53
Siloam S. 53
CATE
James 53
James, Jr. 54
Levi .54
CHADBOURNE
Alfred B. 55
Alfred Chase 54
Alfred Chase-! 5.5
Angie Lettie 54
Benjamin 54
Burt A. 55
Curtis C. 54
Daphna Wood 55
Edmund B. 55
Ella E. 56
Emma Etta 54
Frank J.' 55
Gratia Ann 54
Giatia Sally 54
Hannah Hutchins 54
Ida B. .50
James Blaine' 55
Lizzie S. 5.5
Lura Elizabeth 55
Luther Edmund 55
Paul James 55
Ralph P. 56
Roliert D. 55
Ruth Eveline .54
Sally Miranda 54
Twila Mincie 55
William C. 55
William Elias- 54
William Lucius 54
William Lucius' 55
CHAFFIN
Betsey 50
Charlotte 56
Chloe 56
Chloe 2d 50
Chloe (Tolnian) 56
Levi 56
Lucy 56
Lyman 56
Nancv 56
CHAPMAN
Adelia Theoda 57
Alice M. .57
Anseline 58
Bela ,56
Benjamin 56
Benjamin'' 57
Benjamin Wade 57
Betsey 50
Edward F. 57
Effie R. 58
Ellen Loretta 57
Emeline Louisa 57
Frank 58
Harry 56
Harry, Jr. .58
Harrv^ 57
Helen E. .57
Hubbard 58
Irene C. 58
I.sabel M. .57
J ames 50
John .50
J ones 58
Joseph, Jr. 56
Joseph, 5 Dr. 56
LevT 56
Levie 57
Levi Lincoln 57
L(>vi Lincoln' 58
Martha E. 57
Martha Marietta 57
Norma K. 58
Pamelia Amanda 57
CHAPMAN (con<.)
Reuben I. 56
Sally 56
Sarah Alaria ,57
CHASE
Abel 75
Abel Edson 75
Abigail 60, 62
Ahiaail Corbett 65
Adahne Estella 82
Albe 71
Albeit 79
Alexander Ralston 65
Alfred 81
Alice 62
Alice J. 65
Amos 76, 77
Amos S. 74
Anna 60
Aquillai 58
Baruch 62
Bela 63, 71
Bela8 66
Belinda 75
Benjamin Chapman 78
Benjamin Chapman, Jr.
82
Benjamin Chapman^ 82
Benjamin I'ranris 69
Benjamin Kimball 77
Benjamin Kimball, Jr. 81
Benjamin Kimball'' 81
Benjamin Kimball' 83
Betsey 71
Caleb 71
Caleb, Jr. 78
Caleb' 69
Calebs 70
Caleb M. 76
Caleb M.5 78
Caleb Rowland 81
Caleb Sewall 70
Caroline Hannah 81
Catharine 70, 81
Champion Spauldina 80
Charles 64, 71
Charles, Jr. 67
Charles' 67
Charles Amos 74
Clara Henrietta 68
Clement 76
Clement's 80
Clementine 76
Confucius Sullivan 66
Cotton 77, 81
Cvrus 71
Daniel 70, 75, 76, 81
DanieP 71 , 76
Daniel Alfred 69
Daniel Corbett 62
Daniel K. 80
Daniel Kimball 78
Daniel M. 78
Daniel P. 72
Daniel Pierce 63
David Hall 63, 65
Da\ id Prince 70
Deborah 78
Dora A. 74
Dora B. 74
Dudley 59, 62
Dudley's (;(>
Dudley Heber 65
Dudley Tappan 66
Dudley Tnppan' 67
Ebenezer Brewer 66
Edward .\ustin 69
Edward Campbell 68
Edward Ithamar 65
Ix\DEX.
443
CHASE {cont.)
Elizabeth 59, 60, 63, 64,
67, 74, 78
Elizabeth Malvina 65
Emma 75
Emily 72
Emily Augusta 69
Epaphrus Bull 79
Esther Robbing, 1st 80
Esther Robbing, 2d 80
Eunice Dana 80
Francis Baruch 66
Francis Dudley 68
Francis Henry 69
Francis Xavier 67
Francis Xavier' 69
Frank Linton 69
Franklin Augustin 68
Fred Harrison 69
Fred Willis 69
Frederic J. 73
Freeman 78, 80
George 64
George" 67
George Byron 82
George Clement 79, 80
George Francis 65
George H. 72
George Munroe 80
George Murray SO
George Murray"" 82
George Sam 67
George Truman 83
Gerard 76
Gratia 63
Hannah 75, 76
Hannah B. 77
Hannah Brown 79, 81
Hannah Brown, 1st 78
Hannah Brown, 2d 78
Hannah Ralston 65
Hannah Whipple Patch 66
Harriet Alwood 80
Harriet Eliza 69,79
Harriet Fidelia 81
Harriet Lucinda 67
Harvey 76
Harvey^ 80
Harvev Farnham 79
Heber' 62
Helen Maria 65, 81
Henrietta Mobly 79
Henrv Alfred 82
Henry B. 70
Henrv Clay 66
Henry Dwight 81
Henrv Fiske 67
HenrV Hall 72
Henry Stevens' 73
Hiram Lewando 75
Hiram Warren 69
Hitty W. 72
Horace Bushnell 83
Hosea 71 '
Isaac 60
Israel 70
Israelii 72
Israel Putnam 81
Ithamar 64
Ithamar* 6i
Jacob 63, 71
Jacob" 73
James Balloch 65
James Edwin 68
James H. 72
James Maurice 79
Jane 80
Jane Elizabeth 68
Janette Logan 65
CHASE (cont.)
Joanna 71. 75
John 61, 63, 70, 75, 77
John, Jr. 77
Johns 77
John Baxter 81
John Bryant 80
John Franklin 67
John Franklin" 68
Jonathan 59, 63, 65
,Tonathan= 62
Jonatlmn" 65
Joseph. Jr. 70
Joseph' 70
Joseph^ 73
Joseph C. 73
Joseph Philander 73
Joseph S. 73
Joseph S., Jr. 74
Joseph S.s 74
Joshua 60
Judith 70, 76, 77
Laura S. 73
Lebbeus 63
Lebbeus H. 72
Lebbeus H." 65
Levina 64
Lewis T. 73
Lizzie M. 74
Lois 61
Louis H. 74
Louis TJ 74
Louisa 77
Lucia Ann 64, 67
Lucinda 64
Lucius Cook 67
Lucy 78
Lucy Adalaide 68
Lucy Maria 79
Lucy Murray SO
Luthera Maria 82
Lydia 75
March 59
Maria 73
Martha 60, 73, 75
Martha Cotton 81
Martha J. 73
Martha Joslyn 77
Mary 63, 64, 69, 70, 75, 78
Mary 1st 59
Marv 2d 59
MarV Alice 1st 69
Mary Alice 2d 69
Marv .-^nn 80
Mary B. 72
Mary Dresser 77
Mary Dunbar 65
Mary Elizabeth 68, 73
Mary J. 73
Mary Ursula 67
Maurice James 82
McKinlev 74
Mehitable 77
Melissa 77
Mercy 61
Minerva 67
Moody 76
Moody, Jr. 79
Moody' 78
Mo.ses 70, 74, 76, 77, 78
Moses' 75
Moses' 79
Moses" 81
Murray Chapman S3
Murray Stevens 82
Nahum 81
Nahum C. 76, 78
Nahum C.^ 78
Nancy 72
CHASE (cont. )
Nancy Malvina 66
Nathan Buckley 65
Nehemiah 70
Nellie S. 74
Nettie Laura 69
Newton Whittlesey 79
Olive Spaulding 80
Oran Corbctt 67
Oran Corbet t' 68
Ormond A. 82
Pamelia 75
Parmielia 63
Persis 70, 78
Pet?r 60
Peter, Jr. 64
Peter" 6 1
Phebe 69, 70
Philander 62
Philemon Murray 1st 80
Phileman :\Iurrav2d 80
Pollv 63, 70, 72
Polly Dana 81
Prudence 63
Prudence Jane 73
Rachel 62, 70
Rebecca 71
Rebecca Chapman 79
Rebecca Hart 77
Reuben 71
Rhoda Cook 79
Ruth 60
Ruth E. 74
Ruth Maria 80
Sadie E. 74
Sally 77
Salmon 62
Salmon Portland 65
Samuel 60, 64
Samuel, Jr. 59
Samuel' 59
Samuel' 60
Samuel" 63
Samuel Logan 65
Samuel March 63
Samuel Roscoe 66
Sanford 64
Sarah 59, 62, 63, 64, 70,
72, 76, SO
Sarah A. 73
Sarah Annabel 81
Sarah E. 60
Sarah Hall 63
Sarah Jane 67, 81
Sarah Matthews 77
Sarah P. 70, 72
Simeon 62
Simeon March 66
Solomon .59
Solomon-^ 63
Solomon Huse 63
Solon Smith 66
Sophia 70
Stephen 70
Stephen, Jr. 71
Stephen'' 71
Stephen 2d __J1^
Susan 76, 77, 78
Susan 1st 80
Susan 2d SO
Susan Sophia 67
Susanna 64
Taylor Oilman 77
Theodore 71
Theodore" 73
Theodore J. 73
Thomas 75
Thomas* 74
Timothy 74
444
HISTORY OF CORNISH.
CHASE (co»(<.)
Ursula 71
Wells 75
Willard W. 72
William 67, 75
William Coleman 80
William Curtis 73
William Frederic 65
William H. 74
William Prescott 65
Ziba 04, 71
CHELLIS
Enoch F. 83
CHILD
Alice 84
Araminta 85
Daniel 84
Edna Lizzie 88
Edwin LeightonS 87
Eliza Jane 86
Enos 84
Eudocia 84
Ford Leighton 88
Frank Eugene 87
George Franklin 86
Hattie Lillian 87
Ida Louise 87
Jenny 85
Marion Ella 86
Mercy 85
Philander Chase 86
Prudence 85
Roswell Towle 88
Ruth Curtis 84
Stephen^ 84
Stephen, Jr.^ 85
Ursula 84
William Henry? 86
William Palmer 87
CHOATE
Amos 89
Cynthia 88
Deborah 89
Elizabeth 89
Nahum 89
Peletiah 89
Phebe 89
Stephen 89
William 88
William, Jr. 89
CHURCHILL
Barker Brewster 89
Barker Brewster' 90
Deborah 89
Edgar A. 90
Edna 89
Emily 89
Hosea 89
Jennie 90
Lewis" 89
Louis 89
Lydia 89
Mary E. 90
Nathan Brewster 89
Nathaniel 89
Nathaniels 90
Nettie B. 90
Sarah 90
Winston' 90
CLARK
Abby Adell 91
Adin Fisher 91
Alphonso Chesman 91
Angelina Maria 91
Benjamin Chesman 91
Benjamin Franklin 90
Daniel 91
Eliza 91
Florinda Maria 91
CLARK (cont.)
Frank Albert 91
George 91
Mary 91
Polly 91
Rachel 91
Reuben 91
Theoda 91
CLEMENT
Asa 91
Benjamin Franklin 91
Dwight 91
Edna S. 91
Henry 91
William 91
COBB
Abby Floretta 95
Abigail 94
Abigail Bugbee 94
Alif-e Livona 95
Angle Viola 95
Betsey Amelia 93
Calvin Cushman 92
Carlos Eugene 93
Carrie Lillian 95
Charles Henry 95
Charles Vinals 94
Chester 93
Clarence C. 93
Clarissa Harlow 94
Ebenezer 93
Ebenezer^ 93
Edmund Hooker' 93
Eleanor 94
Elsie Velona 93
Etwell Elmer 93
Franciss 92
Francis' 92
George Henry 94
Harriet Elizabeth 94
.Jerusha 92
Joel 92
Josiah 94
Levi' 94
Levi Henry' 94
Livona Calista 94
Lucien Edmund 93
Luretta L. 93
Mary Abbie 94
Mercy 94
Minerva 92
Minerva P. 93
Minnie Amelia 93
Myra Alice 93
Nellie Maria 94
Orson W. 93
Phoebe 92
Sarah Trask 94
Silas 92
Sylvia 94
Wesley Luey 93
COBURN
Abigail 96, 97
Almira 95
Alvah 97
Anness 96
Asa 95
Asa. Jr. 95
Benjamin 95
Charlotte 95
Clara M. 98
Daniel 95
DanieP 95
Edith May 98
Eldad 96
Ellen A. 98
Estelle H. 98
Esther Paure 95
Eunice 96
COBURN (cot>t.)
Frank F. 98
Harrison 98
Hiram 97
Hiram Brewster 96
Hiram D. 98
Horatio Newton 96
John 95
John M. 98
John S. 98
Joseph Rowell 95
Josiah 95
Letta 95
Levi Follett 96
Louisa 97
Luette L. 98
Lydia 95
Manly 95
Martha Almira 96
Martin Van Buren 98
Mary 97
Melancy 96
Merrill 96
Merrill, Jr. 96
MerrilP 98
Mitchell 98
Nancv 97
Nelson 98
Novilla 98
Orlando 97
Orpheus 97
Phebe Amanda 96
Phinehas^ 96
Phinehas R. 98
Prudentia B. 97
Richard 96
Richard^ 97
Richard P. 98
Robert 95
Ruth 97
Sabra 96, 97
Sarah E. 97
Sarah Joanna 96
Simon 96
Simon2 97
Simon Bradford 97
Sophronia 98
Stillmans 98
.Sylvester 97
Thomas 95
Thomas^ 96
William 95
COLE
Abel Johnson 100
Amos 103
Asa 99, 103
Benjamin 103
Betsey 103
Burt S. 101
Clarence S. 104
Dan 102
Dan Wheeler 100
Dan Wheelers 102
Daniel 99, 103
Daniel' 99
Daniel" 100
Ebenezer 99, 103
Ebenezer" 100
Edith May 103
Effie M. 101
Elmer E. 103
Elmer Ellsworth 103
Elmer S. 101
I'^melia Ann 101
l':nos 99
Ephraimi 99
Erastus O. 103
Eunice fPierce) 103
Florilla Mills 101
INDEX.
445
COLE (cont.)
Flossie Ethel 103
Frank C. 102
Frank H., Jr. 101
, Frank Holbrook 100
Frank Holbrook^ 101
George 102
George L. 100
George I..^ 101
George Warren 100
Gideon 103
Hannah 99
Harriet 100
Henry Ebenezer 101
Homer Francis 100
Jason 99
Jemima 103
Jennie E. 101
John 99, 103
John Murray 100
John Murray^ 102
Judith 103
Julia S. 101
Justus O. 103
Lizzie 102
Lizzie M. 104
Lovell Kimball 101
Luoy Ellen 101
Lydia Ann 102
Marcia Maria 100
Martha 100
Martha Johnson 100
Mary E. 101, 103
Mary M. 104
MuK W. 104
Polly 103
Samantha Maria 100
Samuel W. 102
Sarah C. 100
Seth, Capt. 104
Seth Raynsford2 104
Stephens gg
Stephen^ 99
Stephen Tracy 101
Susan 99
Susan Elizabeth 101
Sybil Edith 100
Wheeler 99
Wilbur Wyman 100
Wilbur WvmanS 102
Willis G.o" 102
Willis Geors-e 101
COLLINS
Edward W. 101
Edward W., Jr. 105
Frances Ella 1st 105
Francis Ella 2d 105
Helen F. 105
COMINGS
Abigail 105
Adaline 110
Albert Gallatin 108
Alfred 112
Alice Chase 110
Alvin 116
Alvin' 118
Andrew 105, 106, 107
Andrew' 109
Andrew 1st 106
Angeline 112
Belden 117
Benjamin 105, 116
Benjamin, Dea. 107
Benjamin'^ 106
Benjamin' 110, 118
Benjamin 2d 105
Benjamin Newton 111
Betsey 105, 108, 116
Betty 106, 107
COMINGS (cont.)
Caltha 119
Charles B. 118
Charles B. 5 119
Charles Wellman 111
Charles Wellman' 115
Charlotte 106
Clara Eva 119
Cynthia 109
Daniel Morris 108
Darwin 114
Davide 116
David^Jr. 116
David Lawrence Morrill
112
Delilah 116
Dudley Chase 110
Eben 106
Eben' 109
Elbridge N. 119
Ellen 117
Emma 114
Emma Alvira 119
Faris 109
Farris 112
Fenno, Dea. 107
Fenno Benjamin 115
Gilman Taylor 108
George P. 110
Helen Mar 118
Heman Hunt 108
Isabel 114
Isabel A. 117
John Cross 114
Joseph B. 116
Joseph B.' 117
Joseph Sidney 108
Julia D. Robisne 107
Julia E. 118
Kate 119
Laura Adelaide 119
Lena 119
Leonard 106
Leonard' 109
Lizzie M. 112
Lottie H. 112
Lucia Ann 109
Luciiida 116
Lucy C. 118
Luthera 118
Luzette Sybil 118
Lydia Delilah 109
Mabel 119
Marcia Louisa 109
Maria 108
Mariah 110
Mary 105
Mary Althea 111
Mary Ann 116,119
Minnie E. 112
Nellie Maria 112
Nelly P. 109
Newell J. 118
Newell J.*^ 119
Norman D. 118
Peninnah 107
Phoebe 116
Polly 107
Rebecca 106
Sally 106, 108
Samuel 105
SamueP 105
Samuel" 106
Samuel Edward 110
Samuel Leland 112
Sarah 105, 110, 114
Sherman 107
Sophia 106, 113
Sophia M. 109
COMINGS (cont.)
Sukey 107
Sula Belona 109
Susan 114
T. Samuel 107
Taylor Gilman lOS
Uriel 109
Uriels 111
Uriel L. 112
Ursula 109
Warren 105, 112
WarrenS 108
Warren Spalding 108
Wilbur 114
William F. 109, 113
William Sumner 108
COOK
Charles Curtis 120
Emilv Gilbert 120
George, Capt. 119
George Frederick 120
James Augustus 120
Joel Wilson 120
Laura Augusta 120
Luthera Wilson 119
Mary Godfrev 120
William P. 120
CORBIN
Anna Wheeler 120
Arabella Wallace 120
Austin, Jr. 120
Austin William 120
Clement 120
Marv 120
COUCH
Anna Mabel 122
Charles Billings 122
Charles Nelson 121
Daniel Bradford 121
Emma Frances 122
Hosea Morton 121
James Willard 122
John Leverott- 121
John Morton 121, 122
Louisa Maria 121
Mary Emeline 121
Orson Goodale 121
Orson Goodale^ 122
Sarah Elizabeth 121
Stephen Carrington 121
William Gates 121
COWLES
Catharine rStone) 122
Charles 122
Katharine 1st 122
Katharine 2d 122
Phinehas 122
Sally 122
Susanna 122
CROSS
Charles J., 1st 122
Charles J., 2d 122
Ella S. 122
Horace 122
Horace G. P. 122
Ida E. 122
Nellie M. 122
Orilla 122
CURRIER
Caleb 123
Daviii 123
Freedom 123
Hannah 123
Joshua 123
Judith Hall 123
Moses 123
Rebecca 123
446
HISTORY OF CORNISH.
DAME
Alonzo M, 123
DANA
Eleanor 123
Eunice 123
Foster 123
Fran-is 123
Henrv 123
Nathan 123
Stpnhcn 123
DAVIDSON
Alonzo 123
Edwin A. 124
Eleazer Ja'kson 124
Harold Eleazer 125
James Munroe 123
James Munroe, Jr. 124
James Munroe^ 124
Paul 123
Pauls 121
Reginald P. 125
DAVIS
Caroline Emerson 127
Charles 127
Charles Emerson 127
Cynthia Grant 127
Cvnthia ^"ienne 126
David 126
David 2d 126
Ellen A. 125
Elijah 126
Francena A. 125
Georgiana Susan 126
Hannah K. 125
Hattie Smart 126
Henrietta Hannah 126
Henrv 126
Herbert J. 126
Jesse 125
John 125
John! 126
Johns 126
John Colby 125
John Henry 126
Josiah2 125
Julia A. 127
Marv Ann 126
Rachel 1 26
Rebecca 128
Reuben 127
Samuel X. 125
DAY
Alice M. 130
Betsey Ann 128
Caroline T.. 129
Charles F. 129
Edward Orville 128
Eliza 128
Emeline 128
Frank G. 130
Henrv M. 128
Hiram A.' 128
I.ucinda 128
Martha Wyman 129
Mervin G. 128
Mervin G.' 129
Phoebe C. 128
Roxana 127
Rufus 127
Samuel Comines' 128
Sylvia 128
DEAN
Fred A. 130
Herbert G. 130
DEMING
Abby Ann 136
Almira Estelle 137
Alpheus lol
Alnheus" 132
DEMING icont.)
Alvera 01i\ia 134
Ann 131
Caroline Leora 138
Caroline M. 132
Carrie Maria 136
Charles Bial 135
Charles H. 134
Charles H,- 138
Claude Hilliard 138
Clyde Lerov 138
Cyrus Pitt' 132
Daniel Grosvenor 131
Daniel Philander' 136
Da\itl EbenezT 131
Daniel Philander 133
Ebenezer, Jr. 131
Ebenezer S. 134
Ebenezer Sumner 132
Edward W. 1.34
Eliza Emily 133
Elizabeth 131,132
Elizabeth Caroline 135
Elizabeth S. 132
Ellen M. 134
Emily Ann 134
Esther 131
Eunice Ford 135
Eunice Jane 133
Francis Dwight 1.35
Fred Willis '135
George Leonard 134
George Leonard' 137
George W. 132
Hannah Taylor 131
Harry Fred 135
Harvey 1-31
Harveys 133
Harvey Clayton 137
Harvey Ford 133, 134
Harvey Jesse 137
Harvey S. 132
Henry W. 135
Herbert 137
Herberts 1.38
Horace Lorenzo 132
Horace Lorenzo' 134
Hubert Ira 138
Hugh 1.37
Huldah 132
Huldah Tucker 132
Isabel 135
Jenny Lind 137
Jesse 1.38
John! 130
John Harvey 1.34
John Milton 133
John Milton, Jr. 1.34
John Milton' 1.34
John W. 132
Jonathan Hall 131
Juda Solon" 135
Judah S. 133
Laura Ann 135
Lizzie Sarah 1.34
Lucia G. 134
Lucy 131
LucV Ella 136
Martha Ada 137
Marvin Judah 135
Mary 134
Mary Barrett 131
Nancy 131
Nancy Eliza 135
Norman Alexander 133
Norman Alexander' 137
Polly 132
Sarah 131
Sarah Winchester 131
DEMING (co/(«.)
Seth 131
Seth" 132
Seth Campbell 1.33
Seth Comings 138
Solon Harvey 132
Solon Harvey? 1.34
Stephen Bial 1.33
Stephen Bial" 1.35
Susan L. 132
Susan Matilda 135
Sybil Lucia 138
Sylvester 131, 132
Sylvester' 133
Victor Norman 137
William 1.33
William'' 131
William Elbridgc 134
William Sumner 131
William Sumner' 133
DODGE
Andrew, Capt. 138
Andrew, Jr. 138
Andrew- 130
Andrew F. 139
Asahel C. 139
Emma R. 140
Fancis M. 140
Hannah 138
Harriet E. 1.39
Lemuel P. 139
Sally 138
Sarah M. 139
DOLE
Elsie Levitha 140
Hermon Evarts 140
Ina Relief 140
Lemuel Reuben 140
Levi R.s 140
Maurice Guv 140
DORR
Abigail 141
Augu.'itus B. 141
Benjamin 140
Benj. Franklin 141
Benjamin Franklin^ 141
Benj. Kimball 141
Betsey 141
Charles Henry Adams 141
Charles Lafavette 141
Daniel F. Kimball 141
Edward 141
Elizabeth Cotton 141
Elizabeth Dresser 141
Gridley 140
Gridley2 141
Henry Brewster 141
Joseph 141
Louisa Calista 141
Martha Cotton 141
Mary 140
Mary Abigail 141
Sarah E, 141
Syhantis 141
Wm. Gridley 141
DOTEX
Elizabeth Pease 142
Isaac, Dr. 141
Sarah Jane 142
Susan 141
William Henry 142
DOW
Abbie Frances 142
Fred Henry 142
Hattie E. 142
Lucelia Eleanor 142
Lucius Harmon 142
Martha Lucelia 142
Mary Ella 142
INDEX.
447
DOW {cont.)
Maurice Harmon 142
William DemingS 142
DOWNS
Alice F. 143
Edwin Wallace 143
George Henry 143
Maitha E. 143
Nathan Parks 142
Oscar Franklin 143
Rosetta 143
DUNBAR
Alice A. 143
Ansel 143
Charles H. 143
Frank J. 143
George Orlando 143
Hannah A. 143
IdaL. 143
Luella E. 143
DUNSMOOR
Fred W. 143
George H. 144
Joseph A. 144
Osmer W. 144
Sumner U. 144
Sylvester L. 144
DUSTIN
Barnaid 144
Barnard 2d 144
Elizabeth 145
Gardner 144
Gardner Newell 145
Henry Sylvester 145
Isaaf 144
Jane Sophia 145
John 144
Lyman 144
Alary Ann 145
Nathaniel 144
Nathaniel, Jr. 144
Philander Newton 145
Sarepta 144
Sarepta 2d 144
William Luey 145
EDMINSTER
Benjamin 145
Elizabeth 146
Elizabeth A. 147
Frances Maria 146
Franklin S. 146
Henry T. 147
James Arvine 145
James Arvine^ 146
James Nathan 146
John M. 146
Maria 146
Persis 145
Philip Henry 146
Noah Bartholomew 146
Sarah 145, 146
Thomas B. 146
Thomas B.3 147
Zebedee 145
Zebedee2 145
ELLIS
Annie M. 147
Aurilla N. 147
Charles B. 148
Emeline 147
Frank P. 147
George 147
Jason 147
Joel C. 147
Julia A. 147
Louisa J. 147
Mabel M. 148
Martha E. 148
ELLIS (cont.)
Newell J. 147
NewelIJ.2 148
Seneca 147
William H. F. 147
FAIRBANKS
Abel 148
.'^bel Wakefield'* 149
Alice Olive 151
Asahel Powers 151
Benjamin 148
Betsey 149
Chester 148
Chester Abel 151
Chester Mason 149
Edwin Abner 1.50
George Ellis 149
Harriet Newell 149
Harvey 148
H.irvev' 140
HenrvHil! 149
Joseph 148
Manning Andrew 151
Mary Susan 150
Polly 149
Rufus 148
Ruf\is' 149
Sally 149
Sarah Jane 149
Zabad 148
FARNSWORTH
Addie 151
.\nn Melinda 151
Daniel, Jr. 151
Frances B. 152
Josephine M. 1.52
Lucv M. 151
M, Louise 152
Marietta M. 152
Marv M. 151
Ruth R. 151
Stephen 151
Verona 151
William P. 151
FARRINGTON
Benjamin" 152
Betsey 153
Esther 1.52
Oilman 153
Hannah 1.52, 1.53
Ichabod 152
Ichabod, Jr. 152
Jacob 1 52
Kate 152
Matilda 152
Nancy M. 153
Phebe 152
Prudence 152, 153
Rebecca 152
Samuel, Jr. 152
Sarah 15?, 1.53
William B. 153
FELLOWS
John 153
John H. 1.53
Nancy Marie 153
Sarah Ann 153
Susan Stevens 153
FIFIELD
Ernest Leon 154
Evelyn Arabelle 154
Frank .Addison 154
Fred Loren 154
Helen Inez 154
Mary Rosarah 1.54
FITCH
Aden Lovel 156
Albert Parker 156
Alfred^ 157
Almira 155
Andrew 154
Andrew^ 155
Arthur Lyman 156
Asa 154
Aurilla 155
Bernice Amy 157
Bille 1.58
Chapin Deming 155
Charles Henry 156
Charlotte Zurviah 156
Chester Bartlett 156
Chester Bartlett^ 157
Chester Deming 157
Clarissa 155
Daniel 155
Daniel' 156
Edith Maria 156
Edwin Norman 156
Elmer Chester 157
Emeline 155
Frank Palmer 157
Frank Williams 157
Frederick Hubbard 156
George 155
George Brewster 156
George Delos 156
George Washington 157
Harold Alfred 157
Harriet 155
Harrison AV. 155
Henry 157
Henry Chadwick 156
Henry Hubbard 155
Henry Hubbard' 156
Hezekiah 158
Hezekiah^ 154
Hirajn 155
Hubbard _ 155
James 154
Jamesi 154
James' 15.5
James Brewster 157
James Franklin 156
James Westgate'* 157
Jennie Mary 157
John 154
John' 155
Judith 1.54
Lena Leverna 156
Lewis Elmer 157
Lois 155
Luella 156
Lydia 154, 155
Lyman 155
layman' 156
Marcia Lavinia 156
Maurice Alfred 157
Orlan Parker 156
Parmer J. Chaffin 156
Rhoda F. 157
Ruth F. 155
Sally 155
Samuel 151
Samuel2 155
Samuel Rice 155
Sarah Gratia 155
Sophia 155
Thankful 155
William Henrv 156
Willis Clark 'l57
Zebediah, Jr. 158
Zuiviah 155
448
HISTORY OF CORNISH.
FLETCHER
Adelle E. 162
Austin Bradstreet 161
Bela Jenks' 163
Benjamin Spaulding 15S
Benjamin Spaulding"* 159
Caroline Rebecca 161
Carolyn Lavinia 159
Charles Franklin 162
Charle? Ruel 161
Cvrus Kingsbury' 164
David Dexter 15S
David Story 159
Edward Wyman 161
Edwin James 162
Edwin N. 159
Elizabeth Ann 162
Elizabeth Wyman 161
Emma Jane 163
Etta 162
Francis Ruel 161
Frank Kelley 161
Frederick Merrill 163
Frederick William 161
Guilford D. 158
Hannah Atwood 159
Henry 162
Henry Lyman 163
Hiram Comings 158
Isabel M. 159
Jael Mores 163
James WinchcU 161
John 158
John Q. A. 158
Laura May 163
Lillian 162
Luella Etta 163
Mary W. 158
Oliver Mores 163
Orpha Metcalf 16'?
Orrel 158
Quartus' 159
Robert' 158
Ruel Hasseltine 160
Ruel Metcalf 162
Silas S. 158
Stephen N. 158
Sybil Lavinia 158
TJrsula E. 162
Ursula Kelley 162
William 162
William Bradstreet 161
William Kelley 159
FLING
Augusta 164
Calvin 164
Cyril 164
Erastus 164
Fanny Watrous 164
George 164
Lemuel 164
Lewis 1 ()4
Lucia E. 164
Parnell 164
Sanford C 164
Theophilus 164
FORD
Anna Munroe 165
Daniel 165
Daniel, Capt. 164
Daniel Bradley 165
Elizabeth Dana 165
Elizabeth E. 166
Eimice 165
Harvey Goodwin 165
John Doming 165
Lydia Goodwin 165
Martha Rhoda 165
Mary J. 166
FORD (cont.)
Sarah Goodwin 165
Stephen 165
Stephen D. 165
Stephen Dana' 166
William Horace 165
FOSS
Abraham 166
Deborah 166
Dyer 167
Ephraim 167
George Hale 167
Hannah Etta 167
Isaac 160
Jacob 166
Johni 166
Lucy 167
Luther 166
Mary Lavina 167
Nellie Francena 107
Peninneh 167
Sarah Idell 167
Walter^ 166
Walter'! 160
Walter^ 166
Walter' 167
Walter Hale 160
Walter Hale" 167
William^ 166
FREEMAN
Adeline S, 171
Allen Henry 170
Angeline N. 170
Austin Tyler 169
Benjamin 168
Carsendana C. 170
Cyrus^ 168
Daniel 167
Daniel, Jr. 168
Daniel Dow 168
Deborah 168
Dora Ursula 170
F^dwin Austin 170
Francis E. 169
Francis Edward^ 170
Fred Broekway 170
Forest C. 168
Forest C.^ 169
George Chase 169
Henry Chase 169
Henry Chase^ 170
Herbert Grant 170
James 168, 170
James, Jr. 171
James G. 169
John C. 170
John Edwards 169
John Tvler 168
John Tyler^ 169
Joseph 168
Joseph G. 171
Julia H. 169
Leland H. 109
T-uflla M. 170
Mary 168
Mehitable 168
Mehitable 2d 168
Nellie EveUna 170
Ollie 168
Persis C. 168
Polly L. 171
Rebecca 170
Sabra 168
Samuel L. 171
Sarah 168
Sarah Jane 169
Susan Chase 108
Tamerson 168
FREEMAN (cont.)
Tamerson Kimball 169
Willis Tyler 170
FRENCH
Elizabeth 171
Ephraim 171
Experience 171
Hannah 171
Isaac 171
Lucy 171
Rebecca 171
Sarah 171
FURNALD
Reniamin 172
Daniel 171
James 172
John 171
Joseoh 171
Folly 172
Samuel 171
Thomas 171
William 171
William, Jr. 171
GAGE
Almira 172
Hannah 172
Hitty 172
James 172
Jesse 172
Jonathan 172
Jonathan, Jr. 172
Manly 172
Milton 172
Rebecca 172
Sarah 172
GATES
John 172
Nathan 172
Reuben 172
GLEASON
Charles Timothy 173
pjdwin James 173
Harriet Gertrude 173
Timothy A. 172
GLINES "
Carl Clifton 173
George A., Rev. 173
Willey Andrew 173
GORDON
A. Drew 173
Carmen P. 173
Charles W. 173
Eldon H. 173
Perley H. 173
Sheldon T. 173
GOULD
Benjamin 174
Harriet 174
Henry 174
Marv 174
GOWARD
Aurilla V. 176
Austin Ruel 177
Betsey Ann 176
Carrie Lovinia 170
Carson F. 177
Charles S. 177
Edwin Orlando 170
Edwin Orlando^ 177
ElbanoJ. 177
Eutell D. 177
Fidelia M. 176
Francis 176
Francis' 175
Isaac, Jr. 176
Jason 176
Jason' 177
Jennie Lucinda 177
INDEX.
449
GO W ARD ( CO/. i.)
Louisa R. 176
Lucy Ann 176
Marcus Lafayette 177
Mary A. 176
MaryE. 177
Minnie Lavina 177
Roscoe E. 177
R'lel' 176
Sally L. 176
Tama M. 177
Walter H. 177
Wa1#onC. 176
William Orlando 177
GREENE
Adelaide S. 178
Caroline A. 178
Charles H.2 178
Charles W. 178
Clara A. 178
Eliza 178
Jane Olive 178
Olive 178
Samuel 177
Samuel Munroe 178
GUSTIN
Alice 178
Edward 178
Elizabeth D. 179
Emelia Miranda 178
Henrv 178
John" 178
San ford 178
Thomas 178
HALL
Abisail 180
Adin 180
Albert Lvman 185
Asaph ISO
Benjamin 183, 185
Benjamin^ 184
Benjamin Presoott 184
Betsey 17!)
Catharine Malinda 186
Charles 181, 184
Cyrenius 184
Daniel Chase 181
Daniel Kimball 186
David ISO, 184
David Chase 185
David H. 184
David,» Jr. 183
Deborah 183
Edward 182
Edward Peters 185
Elizabeth 183, 184
Elizabeth Chase 184
Emily Dodge 185
Georse 182, 186
Gustavus Adolphus 186
Hannah 183
Henrv 185
Hittie Mary 185
Horace 184
Huldah 180
Israel^ 181
Israel Deming 181
James 186
John 183, 184
Jonathan 180, 183
Jonathan C. 184
Jonathan Chase 185
Joseph 183
Josephine 185
Judith 179
Julia Caroline 185
Lois 180
Lucy 180, 183. 184
HALL (cotit.)
Lucy Louisa 181
Lyman,'' Dr. 185
Martha Amanda 181
Mary 179, 181, 183, 184,
186
Maiy Isabella 181
Milton 180
Moody 180
Moodv^ 180
Moodv March 180
Moody March^ 181
Moses 179
Mosesi 186
Moses Chase 186
Nathan 184
Nathaniel' 185
Olive 1st 184
Olive 2d 1S4
Percival ISO
Percival^ 179
Perlev" 186
Polly F. 180
Prudence 185
Rebecca 183
Roxana 184
Sally 185
Samuel Whitney 181
Sarah 179, 183, 184
Sophria Marietta 181
Thomas 179
Thomass 179
Thomas', Dea. 180
Thomas, Rev. ISO
Thomas Henrv 186
William 182"
HAMBLET
Alice M. 187
Daniel 186
HAMMOND
Adin Hall 187
Luther 187
Luther. Jr. 187
Marcia 187
HARDV
Charles Torrey 189
Edmund 189
Follansbe Carroll 188
Hannah 188
Hannah Salome 189
James M. 187
Kezia 187
Mary Ann Griffin 189
Mehitable 188, 189
Moses 187
Philemon C.' 189
Pollv 187
SaUy 187, 189
Samuel 187
Samuels 188
Susannah 187
Tristam 189
Tristami 187
William 187
WiUiam Wallace 189
HARLOW
Abbie Augusta 193
Abbie C. 192
Abigail 192
Abner 190
Augusta 193
Benjamin Dorr 190
Benjamin Thomas 193
Bradford H. 192
Charles Franklin 191
Charles Marshall 193
Clarissa C. 191
Deborah Cushman 190
Ebenezer 190
193
191
191
HARLOW (cont.)
Edwin l.st 191
Edwin 2d 191
Elias 192
Elizabeth E. 191
Elmira E. 192
Franklin Edwin 193
George 190
George Clinton 193
George L. 191
George Marshall 193
Grace E. 193
Gracia Ann 193
Hannah 191, 193
Harriet 193
Henry J. 191
Isaac 190
Isaac Cushman 190
James, Capt. 189
James, Jr. 190
Jame.s- . 190
John Marshall^ 193
Julia Ann 192
Leonard 193
Levi 192
Levi Woodburs' 192
Louisa M. 1st 191
Louisa M. 2d 191
Lucy Jane 193
IMalachi 190
Marietta Ford
Mary 190, 191
Milton P. 192
Moses Barrows
Philander Carlos
Phoebe 190
Pollv Doten 190
Robert^ 190
Robert, Jr., 1st 190
Robert, Jr., 2d 190
Robert Svlvanus 191
Sally 190
Silas C. 191
Stella E. 192
Sylvanus 190
Svlvanuss 191
Wilbur S. 192 •
WilUam C. 191
William Clifford 190
William Cliffords 191
W^illiam Ellsworth 193
William Harvey 192
HARRINGTON
Aaron 194
Abel 195
Abel Chase 194
Abigail 195
Anna 195
Anne EHzabeth 195
Asa 195
Aurelia Sumner 194
Betsey 195
Elbert Russell 195
Eli 195
Hannah Cha.se 194
Jedediah C. 194
Joel 195
Levi 194
Levi Winchester* 195
Lois H. 194
Louisa Joslyn 194
Luoy Whitney 194
Matilda 195
Moody 194
Moses 194
Mosess 194
29-n
450
HISTORY OF CORNISH.
HARRINGTON (co,H.)
Moses Bailey 194
Nancy Molinda 194
Phebe Elizabeth 195
Samuel 195
Sanford 195
Sarah 194
Thomas Ordwav 194
HART
Etta Louise 196
George Andrew 195
Luella Eliza 196
William Carter 195
William L. 196
Willis Duett 196
HASKELL
Cornelia 196
Daniel 196
Daniel C. 196
John 196
John, Jr. 196
Lucy 196
Lvdia 196
PoUv 196
Sally 196
Samuel 196
HASTINGS
Jonas 196
HEBARD
Abbie R. 197
Ellen C. 197
Julius S. 197
I uella P. C, 197
Norman E. 197
Susan G. 197
HEYWOOD
Bradley B. 198
Eda Josephine 198
Eleazer Baldwin 197
Emilv A. 197
Frederic A. 197
Jennie 198
Lucia M. 197
Marv Frances 197
William, Col. 197
William Henry 197
Willard 197
HILDRETH
Benjamin F. 198
Betsey 198
Chloe'H. 198
George Fred 198
Harriet J. 198
James 198
James B. 198
John L. 198
Lewis C. 198
Lyman 198
Manning 198
Samuel 198
Sarah 198
Solomon 198
William B. 198
HILLI.ARD
Ada E. 210
Ada H. 202
Adnah J. 203
Albert D. 201
Albert Ford 205
Amos A. 200
Amos Avery2 199
Amy Isabel 203
Arthur Lee 204
Benjamin 199
Bonianiin2 200
Benjamin Franklin 200
Betsey 201
Burton Janu'S 203
Carlos Grout 203
HILLIARD (cont.)
Caroline 199
Caroline Phoebe 200
Carrie Eva 204
Catherine Oli-' e 200
Charles Nelson 202
Charles Nelson-" 204
Charles Sherburne 204
Charlotte 201
Chester 201
Clayton B. 203
David Hall 200
David Hall3 201
Edith Claribell 204
Edwin Hiram 203
Elizabeth Chase 200
Ellen S. 201
Emeline 201
Emma L. 204
Emma Matilda 203
Ernma S. 201
Esther 201
Esther B. 199
Ethel Lillian 204
Eunice 205
Flora May 204
Freeman A. 201
George Elbridge 202
George Elbridge' 204
George W. 201
George W.3 203
George Wallace 203
Gilbert 200
Gilberts 201
Gilbert Gross 200
Harriet Roxana 200
Harry 199
Haze! Eliza 205
Herljeit Hall 204
Hiram Day 201
Hiram Day3 203
Hiram Lorenzo 206
Ina Eli? a 203
James Madison 206
Jerome Bonaparte 199
Jeiome Judah 203
Jo.seph 199
Josephs 200
Joseph L. 201
Joseph L.3 202
Joseph Leroy 203
Joseph Lerovi 204
JuliaE. 202
LadoraJ. 203
I>awrence Joseph 205
I>eroy Hiram 204
Lester Edward 205
Lois 199
Lucinda 200
Luman Henry^ 204
Luther 206
Lvdia Goodwin 205
]\iaria Alice 206
Mfry 199
Mary Eliza 204
Marv Esther 200
Mvra Isabel 205
Nellie J. 202
Olio May 203
Pamelia 199
Pashur Lathrop 199
Phoebe 199
Pollv 199
Ray Emerv 205
Richmond 205
Roxana 201
Rufus 201
Ruth Ida 204
Samuel 199
HILLIARD (cont.)
Sarah 199
Sarah J. 201
Sarah Jane 201
Sophia 200
Sophia Marietta 206
Suia L. 201
Susan 200
Thomas JelTerson 206
HOLBROOK
Alonzo 206
Elizabeth Sarah 206
Ellen Maria 206
Isaiah Thomas 206
Susan Amelia 206
HOOK
Alice Jane 207
Andrew Jackson 207
Clara Ella 207
Clark K. 207
Dyer 206
Eilen Maria 207
Emma Eliza 207
Luette Eliza 207
Alarv Frances 207
Moody 206
Moodv2 207
Peteri' 206
Rachel Ann 207
HOWARD
Allie F. 208
Annie Irena 209
Bertie 208
Ernest H. 208
Florence Gertrude 208
George L. 209
George S. 208
Hannah C. 208
Hopy Diantha 208
Irena M. 208
Katie May 209
Leon M. 208
Mabel Eva 208
Marshall M. 208
Marshall M.2 209
Marshall S. 207
Martha H. 208
Phebe Ann 208
Ralph Wilbur 209
Roselle B. 208
W^aldo L.2 208
Wilbur F.2 20S
HUGGINS
Abbie Delia 215
Abigail Spofford 212
Adoniiam Judson 215
Almira Malinda 213
Almira R. 214
AmosR. 212
Anna 214
Asenath 211
Austin Chester 216
Benjamin 211
Bertie Edward 216
Betsey 210
, Bridgett 209
I Carlos Freeman 214
' Carlos Freeman^ 215
Charles Pinckney 213
Charles Tyler 215
Charlotte 212
Chester Manly 214
Chester Stone 214
Cvrenia 212
David 209, 211
Davids 210
Eben 212
Ebcnczer 210
Ebenezer^ 212
INDEX.
451
HUGGINS (co/i<.)
Edward Freeman 216
Ellen Jane 210
Enoch 211
Eri 212
Eri.Jr. 215
Eri'' 214
Eveline Amanda 214
Frank Herbert 216
Freeman 212
George Chester 215
George r;hester' 216
George Washington 214
George Washinpton^ 215
Hannah 209, 210
Hannah Matilda 211
Henry Tyler 215
James C' 213
John 209, 210, 211
John, Jr. 212
Johns 212
John C. 214
Jonas B. 210
Jonas B.3 213
Jonathan 209, 212
Jonathan, Jr. 210
Jonathan^ 210
Joseph 211
Josephs 214
Joseph Stillman 214
Joshua 211
Judith 210
Julia Almira 215
Julia Irena 211
Laura Levina 212
Lina 210
Liz/ie C^aroline 211
Lucia 213
Lucy Ann 211
Martha Ann 214
Mary 211
Mary Adeline 216
Mary Ann 213, 215
Mary Bin-jham 214
Mary Julia 216
Mercv 209
Morris 212
Nathaniel 209
Nathaniel, Jr. 211
Nathaniel^ 211
Nathanicl,3 Jr. 213
Nathaniel Newell 214
Nathaniel Newell' 215
Nathaniel Newton 213, 215
Newell Edward 215
Olivia 212
Orwin A. 216
Fhebe 211
Philander C. 213
Rebecra 209
Samuel 210
Samuel, Jr. 210
Samuel2 209
Samuel Luther 211
Sarah 210, 212, 215
Sarah Calista 213
Susan C. 214
Susan H. 211
Susanna 212
Susannah 210
Thomas 211
Truman Emmons 214
Tyler Newton 214
Tvler Newton' 215
Viola Elizabeth 215
Wilbur G. 216
William 210
William' 211
William Jefferson 211
HUNT
Barbara I. 217
Cvril Thomas 217
Edmund B.^ 217
George Edmund 217
George W., Dr. 216
George W.,- Jr. 217
Cirace Thrasher 217
Hariv 217
Kenneth T. 217
Leitrh W. 217
Mildred Lucile 217
Olive Louise 217
Raeburn P. 217
HUNTER
Amasa 217
Cora B. 218
Hannah 217
Harlan Pace 218
James 2l7
James Sumner, Jr. 217
James Sumner2 217
Janies .Sumner' 218
John Hnwarrl 218
John Merrill 218
Lucian Burnap 218
Lucv 217
Lyman Hall 218
Orsa 217
Zenos 217
HUNTINGTON
Elizabeth M. 218
Jedediah 218
Nellie A. 218
HURD
Beatrice Mabel 219
Fred William 218
Harrv Kenvon 219
Liz-'ie May 219
Mildred Estelia 219
HURLEY
Charles 219
Edward 219
Magcie 219
Martin V. Buren 219
J\larv 219
Willi.am 219
HUTCHINSON
Austin C. 220
Benjamin 220
Elisha 220
Ellen 220
Martha J. 220
:Moses 219
Moses H. 220
Samuel 220
Sarah J. 220
JACKSON
Abel 223
Abel= 225
Benjamin 220, 221
Bet.sey 220, 223
Caroline Matilda 223
Charles 221
Charles Abel 226
Charles Edwin 225
Charles Edwin' 226
Charlotte 223
Daniel 223
Daniel2 225
Deborah L. 222
Dexter 221, 228
Dexter 221, 228
Dolly 221
Edward 221
Eleanor 221
Eleazer, Lieut. 222
Eleazer, Jr. 223, 225
JACKSON (co'it.)
Eleazer^ 224
Ellen Louisa 226
Emily 220
Esther Ann 222
Farris 222
Forest 221
Frank C. 226
George 222
Georee B. 228
Harris 228
Heber 220, 222
Helen Maria 222
Henrv 221
Hiel ■ 221
Huldah 221, 223
Huldah Dresser 22.5
James Corbin, Dr. 225
James H. 221
James T., Rev. 227
Japhet 228
Jennie Lois 226
John 228
John Enos 228
Jo.seph 220
Josephs 221
Josephine 22S
Levina 223, 224
Lizzie Mary 226
Lora 223
Loretta 226
Louisa 225, 228
Lu-v 220
Lydia 220, 221
Marietta 225
Marshall 228
Martha 221
Mary 221, 222, 223
Mary Jane 221
:\Iary I vdia 228
Mendana 221
Michael 228
Michael, Jr. 228
Miles 222
Nancy 223
Nathan 223
Newton 224
Newton^ 226
Oliver 220, 222
Olivers 222
Otis2 228
Perez, Jr. 221
Perez,2 Capt. 220
Phebe 222
Polly 228
Prudence 221
Rhoda 221
Ruth 228
Samuel 221
Sarah 223
Sarah .Maria 226
Sophia 228
Stillman 223
Susanna 224
S\'lvester 228
Walters 223
Zipporah 228
JACOBS
Burnam 228
Charles 229
Hannah 229
Helen E. 229
Ltither 229
Margaret 229
Maria 229
JENNKY
Alfted P. 230
Ansel 229
Asa, Jr. 230
452
HISTORY OF CORNISH.
JENNEY(co«<.)
Asa2 229
Asa B. 230
Bryant^ 230
Calvin 229
Chaunr-ey PerryS 230
Cora Mae 231
Cynthia 229
David Thompson 229
Ebenezer 229
Ephraim 229
Eva Ford 231
Ezekiel 0.3 230
Frank E. 230
Fred C.^ 231
Fred Comings 230
George Bryant 230
Harry Tiiton 231
Henry K. 230
Isaac, Jr. 229
Lodicea 229, 230
Louisa 230
Mary 230
Mary F. 230
Mehitable 230
JIRAUID
Hannah 231
Martha 231
Polly 231
Reuben, Dea. 231
Sally 231
JOHNSON
Abel 233, 234
Abraham 231, 232
Abraham. Jr. 232
Alfred 2.34
Alfred 234
Alvah F. 233
Annie 23(i
Arabella Ambra 23-5
Arabella F. 23G
Arthur 234
Auren3 233
Anrin 232
Charles W. 237
Clarissa 234
Darwin B. 237
Davton F. 233
Delia 234
Eben M.s 233
Ed E. 2.36
Ed E.5 237
Edward Chase 234
Edwin Chase' 235
Eleanor 236
Elizabeth 232
Ellen E. 230
Emily 234
Erasmus Darwin 234
Experience 232
Fidelia E. 236
Frank L.' 236
Freeman A.'' 233
Hannah 231, 232, 235
Hannah W. 236
Harriot 232, 235
Helen R. 233
Hiram 233
Huldah Wyrnan 232
James W. 236
Jennie L. 236
Jesse 235
John 236
John2 232
John' 232
John Farris 233
John T.nronzo 232
John Wold 233
Joseph K. 234
JOHNSON (co/i<.)
Joshua 231, 232
Joshua^ 2.32
Judith 232
Langdon O. 233
Laurilla Cyrenia 235
Leonard 231
Lora S. 233
Lucy 235
Maroia Ann 235
Margaret 232
Martha 234
JNIarv 232. 234
Marv E. 236
Mary S. 233
Melissa 232
Mercv 232
Nathaniel 236
Nathaniel, Jr. 236
Nellie Johanna 235
Oscar Frank 237
Peninnah 232
Phebe 235
Philenda 232
Pollv 234
Rebecca 232
Richard M. 234
Ruhama B. 232
Ruhama Thompson 232
Sally 235
Samuel2 235
Samuel C. 234
Samuel Newell 236
Sarah 231, 232, 234
Seth2 234
Sophia 234
William P. 2 236
JONES
Frank E. 237
Fred L. 237
HattieE. 237
Wells H. 237
JORDAN
Ada 237
Bvron 237
Columbus C. 237
John 237
Martin E. 237
Vinnie 237
Wardner 237
Worth C.2 237
KELLEY
Abbie Jane 238
Adaline S. 238
Albert O. 23S
Arabcl R. 238
Emily R. 238
Eva M. 238
llattie M. 238
Lillian J . 238
Mania L. 23S
Marion A. 238
Marv Elizabeth 238
Orra Amos'' 238
Sabra A. 239
Simoon C. 238
KENDHICTC
Abigail 239
Anne Davenport 239
Ariel, Rev. 239
Ariel, Jr. 239
Ariel 2 240
Arvine 239
Benjamin Smith 240
Clark= 2:!9
Eliza Jewott 240
Elizabeth 240
Eva Lu<-inda 241
KENDRICK icont.)
Evelyn 240
George Nelson 239
Georae Nelson' 240
Henry Clark 239, 241
Horace Lorenzo' 240
James 239
James2 240
James Arvine 240
James Arvine' 241
Jesse 239
Kate Elizabeth 241
Louisa 239
Lucia Ann 240
Lucia Maria 239
Mary Chase 239
Mary Eliza 240
Mary Frances 240
Mary Lavinia 241
Penelope 239
Stella LilUan 241
Stillman 230
KENYON
Abbie L. 242
Benjamin Culler 242
Bernice AL 244
Betsey 241
Carroll E. 245
Charles D. 245
Charles N. 244
Charles NA 245
Daniel 242
Darwin IL 242
Edward Ayers 245
Edwin Comings 245
Edwin G.^ 244
Elijah P. 3 242
Eliza 242
Elsie 241
Emma C. 245
Enos 241
Florence M. 244
Frank H. 245
Fred P. 245
George A. 244
George Dana 242
George Dana' 243
George M. 245
Geor.'e R.s 245
Hannah P. 242
Hazel Ann 244
Hepsediah 242
Isaac C. 242
Isaac C 243
James 241
James E. 242
John Nelson 242
John Nelson' 244
John S. 244
Joseph 241, 242
Jo.*eph2 242
Leon C. 245
Lucy A. 242
Mabel S. 244
Marcy 241
Martha 241
Martin E.5 244
]\Larv 242, 244
Mary J. 245
Minnif! A. 245
Mumford 241
Mimiford2 242
Mvra A. 244
Paine 241
Phebe 242
Raymond 241
Ravmonil Fitch 244
Ruth 241
Sabra 241
INDEX.
453
KEN YON (co/i<.)
Stella M. 244
Stephen 242
Sylvia A. 245
Velma Alioe 245
Waity 241
KIDDER
James Birney 245
James G. 245
Mar>' J. 245
Nancy A. 245
KIMBALL
Abiali 249
Benjamin 249
Betsey 247
Caroline Celinda 247
Charles Henry 249
Clarissa 246
Daniel Freeman 246
Edward 249
Edward^ 24S
Edwarrl Dorr 247
Eliphalets 246
Eliphalet" 246
Eliza Jane 247
Georire FranMin 248
Harriet Abliy 24S
Henry Martin 248
James Brewster 247
Jesse 249
John Lovell« 246
Laura Ann 248
Louis Mill 248
Lovell 247
Lueia Cotton 248
Martha Abitrail 248
Mary Brewster 247
IVIary Ellen 248
Oliye 247
Phineas 249
Phoebe 249
Roxy 246, 247
Sally 246
Samuel 246
Sarah 249
Sophia 249
Tamerson 246
William Masser 249
William Ripley, Jr. 247
William Ripley? 247
Zimri 249
KINSMAN
Arthur Hahey 249
Bertha Estelie 249
Darwin B. 249
Darwin Ford 249
Helen ^Laria 249
William M. 249
KNIGHT
AIon7o2 250
Calvin 2.50
Emeline 250
Forest C. 250
Frank H. 250
Fred W. 250
Georce 2.50
Gertrude B. 250
Harney 250
HattieA. 2.50
Hollis 250
James F. 250
Jennie 250
X^ewis F.2 250
Lulu B. 250
Lysander 249
Mary L. 250
Samuel W. 250
LAMBERTON
Beverly :\I. 1st 251
Beverly :M. 2d 251
David H. 251
James H. 251
Janette 251
John C. 251
Joseph 250
Joseph Lucius^ 251
Martha A. 251
Rhoda M. 251
Sarah J. 251
LANE
Abbie A. 252
Benjamin Franklin 252
John 251, 2.52
Justus 251
Lewis 252
Lueian 252
Marcus M. 252
William 252
LEAR
Alice Levina 253
Alverse Darwin 252
Alverse Darwin^ 253
Anna Isabel 253
Annah Levina 253
Bernice Edmond 253
Charles Story s 253
Clara Adella 253
Dorothy Fletcher 254
Eleanor Rosina 253
Elmer Ell.sworth 253
Evelyn Goward 254
Fred Willis 253
Harry Clilton 253
Joseph 253
Nehemiah 2,52
Robert Hermon 253
Solon Corlis 252
Solon Corlis2 253
Syliil Gertrude 253
William Dow 252
William Dow- 253
LEAVITT
Charlotte Jane 256
Dorothy Ashley 256
Ellas S.2 255
Emily 255
Erasmus Darwin 256
Geflanena Kate 255
George Washington 256
Halsev C. 254
Hart Hooker 256
Hattie Amelia 25}
Henry 255
Jonathan 255, 256
Julius Adelbert 254
Leonard Frank 255
Marion Chellis 255
Martha Washington 256
Nathan 254
Roswell 255, 256
LESLIE
Alonzo K. 257
Alvira H . 257
Alvira M. 257
Betsey 257
Charles Edwin 258
Charles Richelieu' 258
David 257
Elizabeth 257
Frank Hubert 2.=i8
George, Rev. 256
George, Jr. 257
George W. 257
George AV. H. 257
Harrison' 258
Hepsibah 257
LESLIE {cord.)
Herbert 258
Ida Kate 258
James 257
Joseph^ 257
Joseph Lucius 258
Lillian Josephine 258
Mehitable 257
Norman Leroy 25S
Prudence INIaiia 257
Samuel Chase 257
Stephen E. 258
Thomas H. G. 258
Washington Irving* 258
William2 257
LEWIS
Alfred A. 259
Alvin A. 259
Benjamin Edward 259
Benjamin Franklin 259
Benjamin Sidney^ 259
Calvin F. 259
Charles H. 259
EUza Ann 259
Frances Emehne 260
James Munroe 259
Joseph E. 2.59
Leland B. 259
Marcia Matilda 260
Martha E. 259
Martha Maria 259
Mary E. 259
Samuel 259
Sylvester Sullivan 260
Thomas- 259
William H. 259
William Kimball 260
LINDSAY
Agnes Lucy 260
Benjamin F. 260
Benjamin Marvin 260
Helen Mary 260
James B. 260
James Barker 260
Marvin B. 260
Vcrda Blanche 260
LITTLE
Hiram 261
LOTHROP
Abirrail 261
Ansel 261
Cabin 261
Charles 261
Charles2 262
Charles D. 262
Edwin A. 262
Elmira M. 262
Francis2 261
Harriet E. 262
Henry O. 262
Jason 261
John 261
John Johnson 262
Joseph Keith 262
Mary E. 262
Nahum 262
Pashur 262
Rhoda 261
Ruel 261
Willard Frost 262
William 261
William Reed 262
LUEY
Adaline Elizabeth 263
Amy 263
Betsey 263
Clarissa Cyrena 264
Cyrena 264
Dexter 264
454
HISTORY OF CORNISH.
LVEY (cont.)
Edwin Taft 264
Elizabeth W. 263
Fidelia 263
Florence Janette 261
George 263
Homer 263
James 263
John 262, 263, 264
John Wesley 204
Martha Ann 263
Mary Mason 264
Mary Smith 263
Oliver 204
Polly 263
Ruhamah 264
Sahrina 263
Samuel 263
Samuel Sylvester 263
Sarah 263
Simon Spaidding 264
Thomas 263
William 263
William B. 264
LUTHER
Alice 265
Amos 265
Betsey G. 266
Caleb 265
Caleb, Jr. 265
Darwin S. 266
Edwin 265
Jabez 265
James 265
Martha 265
Nathan Smith2 265
Polly 265
Rebecca 265
Thomas Gates 265
William 265
LYNDS
David 266
Jerusha 266
Judith 266
Peter 266
MACE
Almon E. 266
Almon E.2 267
Angeline Huldah 266
Charles Henry 260
Clara M. 267
Daniel D. 1st 266
Daniel D. 2d 266
Edith M. 267
Emilv A. 206
Fidelia T. 266
Harry A. 267
Helen A. 266
Laura J. 266
Maria S. 266
Maude A. 267
Samuel 266
Sarah J. 267
Susan L. 266
MARBLE
Anna Maria 267
Antipas 267
Daniel Putnam 268
Elizabeth 268
George H. 268
Gratia 267
Gratia 2d 207
Hiram Dudley 267
Hiram Holland 267
Mar"h Chase 267
Sarah Almira 267
Wentworth P. 268
MARTINDALE
MORSE (cont.)
Almeda M. 268
.loanna 274
Clarissa 268
John 273
Elias, Lieut. 268
John Milton 273
Elias, Jr. 26S
Luther 273
Henrv 268
Oren 273
Ira R. 269
Patience 274
Ithamar 269
Prudentia 273
LauiaJ. 269
MURRAY
Lemuel. Jr. 208
Alexander 274
Lemuel^ 268
Elizabeth 274
Lucy A. 269
John 274
Marv Ann 208
Reuben 274
Peletiah 269
Samuel 274
Robert 268
Samuel Powers 269
NELSON
Sarah A. 269
Alice J. 274
Stephen 268
Bertie E. 275
MASON
Curtis S. 274
Charles 269
Ellen M. 274
Charles Clarence 269
Emma L. 275
Edmund \'alentine 269
Eugene C. 275
Geor(?e Peck 269
Eva L. 275
MELENDY
Guy P. 275
David E 270
Harriet E. 275
MERCER
Elizabeth 270
Fannie M. 271
Harry J. 275
Hattie E. 275
Levi S. 275
Lewis A. 275
I.uella S. 275
Mabel B. 275
Nel.ie M. 275
Nettie M. 275
Oscar H. 275
Robert H. 275
Willie S. 275
NEVENS
Alfred 275
Alfreds 276
George 270
Henry H. 271
Jane 270
John H. 271
Thomas 270
Walter 270
Walter, Sir 270
William 270
William, Jr. 270
MERRILL
Arad 271
Eli 271
Ira 271
John 271
John: 271
Polly 271
Asa3 276
Ashor 275
Benjamin F. 276
Betsey 275
Betsey Ann 276
Betsey Maria 27G
Sibbil 271
Charles 276
MITCHELL
Charles D. 276
Cynthia Arminda 272
Charles D.' 277
Eben 271
Cummings P. 276
Helen Mar 271
Cvnthia P. 276
Herbert 272
David 275, 276
Ida May 272
David, Jr. 275
Luman 272
Emilv E. 277
Marion A. 272
Frank 276
MORGAN
Franklin D. 276
Carrie A. 272
FrankHn D.^ 277
Dana N.2 272
Grace M. 277
Delia S. 272
Ida E. 276
Ellen M. 272
Irena 275
Emma D. 272
Jane Ursula 276
FarnumJ. 272
John Langdon' 276
Lucy L. 272
Julianna 275
Luette J. 272
Lena C. ^277
Nathaniel 272
Lydia 27,5
NeUie E. 272
Robert, Lieut. 275
S\isan H. 272
Samuel P. 275
MORSE
Samuel P.' 276
Abigail Helena 273
Sybil P. 276
Abiocail O. 271
Ursida 275
Aphia 273
William Henry 276
Ascenath 273
NEWELL
Betsev 273
Benjamin Comincrs 277
Clarissa 273
Harriet Atwood 277
Daniel 274
Jacoli 277
Daniel Putnam 273
Joseph Smith 277
Elionezer 273
Julia Roljipnc 277
Eunice 273
Luther Bini^ham 277
Federal 273
Marv Jane 277
Intrepid 273
Sarah Stanley 277
INDEX.
455
NEWTON
Atherton A. 278
Charles G. 2 278
Eva L. 278
Grace Mav 278
Luther 278
Rupert I^erov 278
NORRIS
Eliza Ann 278
Emilv Elizabeth 278
Philo 278
NORTON
Betsey 279
Hannah 27S, 279
James 278
James, Jr. 279
Meribah 279
William 279
NUTTER
Alice 279
Heber 279
John 279
Lyman Sewell 279
MarL'aret 279
Prudence 279
Thomas I. 279
Thomas L, Jr. 279
PAGE
Betsey 279
Billy 279
Joshua 279
Marjorie 279
Mercy 279
Phebe 279
Phelie 2d 279
Polly 279
Sallv 279
Samuel K. 2d 279
Samuel Kennedy 279
Sandarous 279
PAGET
Alice Josephine 280
Eliza Aenes 280
John Elwood 280
John Low 279
William Deminc 280
PAINE
Albert B. 280
Charles S. 281
Elizabeth 280
Emilv S. 280
Francis B. 281
Geor^re S. 281
Horace H. 280
John Bulklev 280
Joseph 280
Laura P. 280
Lucy 280
Prescott 280
Samuel, Capt. 280
Samuel-! 280
Samuel Chase 1st 280
Samuel Chase 2d 280
Thomas S. 280
PALMER
Charles Myron, Rev. 281
PARDY
AUie A. 281
Blanche A. 282
Constants 281
Cora E. 282
Elmer W. 281
Ethel H. 281
Florence M. 282
Florence M. 2d 282
Francis 281
Francis^ 282
Fred C. 281
PARDY (co/i<.)
Fred C.s 282
Gilbert H. 281
Grace B. 281
Ida F. 282
Ina A. 282
John 281
Leonard H. 282
LilUe C. 282
Marv Elizabeth 281
Ralph E. 282
Thankful 281
William H. 282
PARKER
Everard L. 282
John B. 282
Marcia Ida H. 282
Newell N. 282
PEASLEE
Louis C. 282
PENNIMAN
Alberts 28.3
Alfred 283
Amos 283
Arthui3 283
Elsie 283
George Amos 283
Hannah 283
Harold Smith 283
Marv 283
Norman C.3 283
Robert 283
Ruth Helena 283
PIERCE
Aaron, Dr. 283
Elizabeth Fowler 2S4
Harriet Jemima 28^1
Jemima 284
Josenh ^^'arren 284
Josiah 284
Judith Rosetta 284
Sarah Ann 284
Sarah Ann, 2d 284
PIKE
Chester 28.')
Chester^ 285
Chester Fay 286
Ebenezer 284
Ebenezer- 285
Elihu Hvde 285
Elihu Hyde3 287
John B. 285
John B.3 287
Julia A. 286
Lucv M. 285
I\Iarv 285
Marv Calista 287
Pliny 285
Salome 285
Sarah C. 285
PLAISTRIDGE
Amasa 288
Asa 287
Benjamin Franklin^ 288
Byron 288
Caleb 287
Caleb, Dr. 288
Charles 288
Cora May 289
Frank H. 289
Fred Caleb 288
Hannah 288
John 288
Joseph 288
Miriam 288
Nancy 288
Salmon 288
Selinda 288
Sophia 288
PLAISTRIDGE (cont.)
Su.saunah 287
POOLE
Caleb H. 289
Eri H. 289
Francena H. 289
Mercy Ann 289
Olivia A. 289
Thirza H. 289
William C. 289
William Wesley 289
POWERS
Alice Victoria 293
Betty Farris 290
Caro'line ISIatilda 291
Erastus Barton 291
Larnard 291
Lucy Charlotte 291
Marion Woods 291
Obed 290
Orlando 293
Samuel Leland 293
Samuel Leonard 290
Sula 291
PUTNAM
Abhy Woodard 296
Ann Elizabeth 295
Anna 294
Daniel Chase 294
Elizabeth 294
Haldimand Sumner 296
Isaac 295
Isabella Lyscom 296
John' 294
John David 296
John Lvscom' 295
Lucy Ann 296
Mary 295
Nettie Lonecoy 296
Sallv :;95
Samuel 294
Samuels 295
Samuel" 296
Sarah Maria 295
QUIMBV
Arthur West^ate- 297
Bertha 297
Bes=ie Josep'lne 297
Daniel I. 297
Elwin W. 29^
Elwin W.2 297
Ernest P. 290
Ernest P.2 297
Erwin W. 296
Erwin W.2 297
Fred M.2 296
Gertrude May 297
Howard E. 297
Iloyt M. 297
Mvron Ernest 297
Vera Hattie 297
Williur B. 296
RAWSON
Alvah S. 298
Carrie Olie 299
Catharine 298
Clyde Alvah 299
Enos 298
Enos Richmond' 298
Esther 298
Eva Ladd 299
Harvey 298
Henry Newton 298
Laura Ann 298
Lottie \"iola 299
Lula May 299
Lurana 298
456
HISTORY OF CORNISH.
RAWSON (.coni.)
Maiv Jane 298
Orrin 298
Raohel 298
Thomas« 297
Williams 297
William? 298
RAYMOND
David Henry 299
Hiram Phinehas 299
RAYNSFORD
Fitch 299
Jennie M. 300
Joseph 299
READ
Albert Kenney 300
AsaheH 300
Bela Philander 300
Betsev Fidelia 300
Charles^ 301
Charles M. 301
Charlotte 300
David 300
Ernest D. 302
Flora E. 301
Forest E. 302
Frank B. 301
Fred W.3 301
George E. 301
Hannah 300
Harlan W. 302
Harvev S.2 301
Hattie S. 301
Hiram 300
Jacob 300
James 300
Joseph Chapman 300
Kate D. 301
Lansin'^ A. 302
Luthera Amanda 300
Mabel E. 302
Marcia 301
Mariah 301
Mary Ann 301
NeUie A. 301
Nettie H. 301
Norman B. 301
Philip 300
Reuben J. C. 301
Rufus 300
Samuel 300
Sarah E. 301
Sarah Emeline 301
Septimus^ 300
Silas 300
Stanley H. 302
RICE
Betsey 302
Bradley 302
Dimond 302
Esther Bunnell 302
Hannah 302
Harriet 302
Lvdia 302
Sallv 302
Warren 302
Willard 302
William P. 302
RICH
Albert 303
Albert, Jr. 303
Benjamin 302
Blanehe M. 303
Ellen M. 303
Ora'-e C. 303
Henry 303
Henry E.^ 303
Joshua 303
Lyman 30?
RICE (co)it.)
Ruth I.inda 303
Sarah 303
Susan Amelia 303
RICHARDSON
Abbie M. 311
Albert A. 310
Amos 305, 307
Amos' 30t
Amoss 307
Amos' 310
Anna R. 310
Ariel 305
Ariel' 310
Asa W. 309
Asa W.*! 310
Benjamin F. 306
Caroline 309
Charles A. 310
Charles H. 311
Charles Sidney 312
Charlotte 301, 307
Clayton Joseph 311
Cordelia I. 30S
Cynthia 301
Daniel Ford 306
David 305
David" 306
David Sidney 307
Dorothy Belinda 305
Ebenezer 304
Ebenezer'' 304
Eliza M. 309
Elizabeth A. 309
Ella C. 310
Emeline 309
Emma S. 311
Eri 305
Eri' 308
Errain Alvin 311
Flora Ella 310
Frank 310
Fred H. 310
George Bradley 308
George Washington 308
George Wentworth 313
Hannah Chase 312
Helen M. 309
Henry Sturtevant 311
Hiram Day 309
Horace 307
Joseph 305, 312
Joseph, Jr. 304
Joseph^ 304
Joseph" 305
Jo.seph' 309
Joseph Orlando 309
Joseph Orlando'' 311
Joshua Bradley 306
Josiah 305
Leon Burr 311
Louisa 301
Lucretia B. 300
Marcus F. 311
Maria 305
Martha Rlioda 307
Martha Salome 311
Mary Hall 305
Mary Sophia 310
Mercy 30.5
Mercy Elmina 306
Miriam 304, 305
Nancy J. 306
Nathan 304
Nellie Salome 310
Persena 304
PoUv 305
Rebecca 305
Salome 300
RICHARDSON (co«<.)
Samuel 305, 310
Samuel' 309
Samuel Cominps 308
Sarah 304, 307
Sarah Jane 307
Sarah Maria 310
Sidney K. 310
Sidney Kirk* 311
Sophia Louisa 307
Stephen 307
Stillman 306
Victoria M. 310
William 312
William Tavlor 307
Zebadiah 304
Zilpha 304
RICKARD
Abigail 313
Alvin 313
Benjamin 313
Charity 313
Deborah 313
Eleazer 313
Elijah 313
Elizabeth 313
Hannah 313
Ira 313
Jared 313
Jonathan 313
Lemuel 313
Lemuel, Jr. 313
I,ouisa 313
Mary 313
Miranda 313
Ransom 313
Reuel 313
Sarah 313
Theophilus 313
Tirzah 313
Truman 313
Warren 313
Watson Freeman 313
Winslow 313
RIPLEY
Alethea 314
Alethea 2d 314
David Kimball 314
Ellen M. 315
Faith 314
James 314
Jennie A. 315
Minnie Velona 315
Selinda 314
William 314
ROBERTS
Asenath 315
Daniel 315
Erastus 315
John 315
Lois 31.5
ROBINSON
Arney Eli^^abeth 320
Belle 320
Cedric Bronson 320
Cynthia 316
David 316
EmeUne Motcalf 316
Everett 315
Everett^ 316
Frances Aurelia 318
Frances Everett 320
Frank Everett 319
Franklin Norton 320
George 315
George' 315
George Clement 316
Hannah 316
Helen Close 319
INDEX.
457
ROBINSON (cont.)
Horace Edward 318
Horace Everett 316
Ida Emeline 31S
Jesse Leonard 316
Jessie 320
Julia Ann 316
Julia Thanklul 317
Larnard, 315
Leonard 316
Lot 320
Lucv 316
Mabel Mimbrps 319
Mary Eliza 320
Marv Zilpha 316
Oliver 316
Oroemus Blodgett 31S
Orin 316
Orin Williams 316
Oscar David 317
Rosabella Emeline SIS
Samuel Stillman 316
Samuel Stillman, Jr. 320
Samuel Stillmans 318
Sarah 316
Williams Dean'' 316
ROOT
.•\nnie Melissa 320
Clara Matilda 320
Georse Edward 320
John M., Jr. 320
John Madison2 320
Josephine M. 320
Louisa Maria 320
Phinehas 320
ROW ELL
Alice Dora 322
Caroline Elizabeth 322
Daniel Chase 321
Effie Almira 322
Eliza .321
Ellen Ann 322
Estella Maria 322
George Berkeley 321
Harriet Louisa 322
Hilliard 322
Jonathan Edwards 321
Joseph -321
Josiah Gilman 322
Lillie Maria 322
Maria Chase 321
Martha Laurens 321
Samuel Newell 322
Sarah Emma 322
Timothy Dwight 321
SAINT-GAUDENS
Augustus 323
Louis 323
SANDERSON
Albert W. 324
Alice C. 323
Bennie F. 324
Emma A. 323
Francis P. 323
Fred H.2 324
Fred iM. 323
Henry H. 324
Henry L. 323
James Eugene 324
James F. 323
Jessie M. 324
Lerov J. 324
Levi Harlow 323
Lizzie M. 323
SARGENT
Joseph 324
SARTEL
Calvin 324
Harriet 324
Henry 324
Josiah 324
Josiah, Jr. 324
Katharine 324
Mary M. 324
Nathaniel 324
Sally 324
SHERBURNE
Clara Bell 325
Frances M. 325
Ida Gertrude 325
Inez Mehitable 325
Samuel Mills 325
SISSON
Alfred Smith 325
Alfred Smiths 326
Charles B. 325
Charles B.s 326
Cora C;. 326
Elizabeth R. 326
Emily Jane 325
Geon'e Henry' 326
John F. 325
John F., Jr. 325
Kittie May 326
Louise Mav 327
Lucy A. .325
Sally F. 325
Walter H. 327
William Henry3 325
SMITH
Aaron, Capt. 330
Aaron^ 330
Aaron Leland 331
Adelia Melvina 336
Alan P. 336
Albert Kimball 337
Alfred Munroe 332
Alvah 327
Amos Avery 331
Ann 330 '
Anna 328
Aphia 328
Arthur L. 337
Ase Kimball 337
Asenath Potiphera -328
Augusta 333
Benjamin 327
Benjamin, Jr. 332
Benjamin^ 332
Benjamin Sewall 332
Benjamin Sewall'' 333
Berwick Bruce 336
Betsey 330
Brigham 327
Caroline Elizabeth 328
Catharine Camilla 336
Charles Henrv 333
Charles Thomas 332
Charles Thomas^ 333
Chase S. 337
Clavton K. 333
Constant Webb 330
Constant Webb2 331
Cornelius Worcester 329
David, Jr. 327
David2 327
David L. 334
David .Solon Chase Hall
335
Edson L. 329
Edwin Harvey 328
Edwin Har\ eV 320
Edwin W. 334
Elisha 328
Eliza 333
SMITH (cont.)
Eliza Ann 331
Elizabeth Perkins 1st 328
Elizabeth Perkins 2d 328
Ellen M. 334
Ellon McCuUough 336
Emeline J anett 329
Emily Genevie 336
Emma Cynthia 329
Emma Paulina 333
Esther 328
Eugene Webb 332
Eugenia Clementine 329
Fordyce Harrington 328
Fordyce Harrington' 329
Fred 333
George 333
George C. 329
George Elisha 330
George H. 330
George W. 330
Gideon 327
Gideon, Jr. 328
Gideons 328
Gideon White 328
Gilbert Hilliard 329
Gratia Eliza 336
Hannah B. 334
Hannah Maria 328
Harriot 333
Harriet 333
Harriet Eleanor 331
Harriet L. 331
Harvey3 328
Harvey W. 331
Henrv 330
Hiram 330
Huldah 330
Ichabod 328
Ichabod, Jr. 327
Ichabod^ 328
Ichabods 329
Isaac 337
Ivan J. 333
James Mervin 336
Jennie Bell 329
John Derby 336 "
John Sewails 333
Joseph 327
Kate Evelyn 337
Lafayette H. 337
Laura 334
Laura Matilda 336
Lemuel 327
Lina Lucinda 331
Lucy 327, 328
Lucy F. 330
Lyndon S. 333
Mabel Janette 329
Marshall 327
Mary 328
Mary Amanda 336
Mary A. Esther 328
Mary Hill house 336
Marv Lydia 332
May Lillian 333
Moody 327
Murray A. 334
Nathan 336
Nathan, Dr. 334
Nathan Rhino 335
Nathan Rhino= 336
Nathaniel 333, 334
Paschal 328
Phebe 328
Philander Webb 331
Philander Webb3 332
Polly 330
Rebecca 327
458
HISTORY OF CORNISH.
SMITH (cont.)
Sarah 330, 334
Sarah Chase 336
Sarah Franr-es 330
Sarah M. 331
Sarah Melvina 335
Sarah Rosette 337
Sarah Whitney 329
Sula A. 332
Susan 328
Susan Maria 331
Wallace Eaton 337
Walter Preseott 336
Wentworth M. 334
William B. 333
W'illiam B.2 334
William Carlos^ 329
William H. 334
William Henry 332
Zerah 334
Zerah P. 334
SPAULDING
Abbie Louisa 342
Abel 343
Abel« 344
Abiorail 343
Alma 344
Alvah,' Re-/. 341
Ambra Louisa 342
Amos 339
Amy 344
Andrew 343
Andrew, Jr. 343
Andrew" 339
Ariel K.5 343
Benjamin 343
Betsev 345
Daniel 339
Daniels 339
Daniel Fitch 340
Darwin J. 343
David 344
David Lawrence 343
Edwardi 337
Elbert A. 342
Ellen 340
Ellen M. 344
Ellen Maria 342
Esther 33S, 344
Eunice 344
Ezra* 339
Fanny 340
Fidelia W. 342
Hannah .343
Hannah Carey 339
James E. 344
Jesse 340
John L. 344
Jonas 343
Jonathan 344
Joseph 344
Joshua 344
L. Addie 343
Lebbeus 344
Lemuel 340
Leonard D.' .S42
Leonard L. 342
Lewis H. 342
Lois 344
Lovell 345
Lucia Francena 342
Lucian L. 340
Lyman 338, 339
Lysander Tower 342
Marcia 340
Martha Ella 339
Mary 339
Nancy 345
Nathan 343
SPAULDING (cont.)
Nettie Bethena 343
Noah 343
Orilla 339
Rachel 344
Roswell 340
Samuel 344
Sanford 339
Sarah 340
Sarah Emma 339
Sarah I. 344
Silas 343
Silas" 33S
Siloam S." 34?
Sophia 339
Sydney Clarence 344
Timothy'"' 344
Wm. Bela^ 340
William D.5 340
William Dwicht 343
Zebina 344
SPICER
Amy 345
Anna 345
Daniel 345
Eliza 346
Erastus 345
Experience 345
Huldah 345
Jabez 345
Jabez2 345
Jeremiah 345
I-ydia 345
Peter 345
Peter Bradford 345
PoUy 345
Sally 345
Sarah 345
William Riple\- 345
Zephaniali 345
Zurvier 345
SQUIRES
Alice 346
David 347
Eleanor 346
Henry 346
James AV.2 346
Justus, Jr. 346
Lucy 346
STEARNS
Alanson 349
Alvira 348
Asa 347
Belinda 348
Benjamin- 347
Benjamin C. 348
Caroline 348
Charles 347
Charles Spaulding 348
Clesson L. 350
Daniel 34 7
Daniel.2 Jr. 349
Daniel 1st 347
Daniel 2d 347
Daniel P. 350
Edward F. 349
Eli B. 348
Eli B.5 349
Eliza 347
Elmer E. 349
George 348
George E. 349
George Washington 347
George Wa^hinEjton^ 348
Hamble Pomroy 349
Harriet 348
Horace 34S _
Horace M. 3")0
Horatio Edgar 348
STEARNS (cont.)
Ira 348
John 347
John B. 348
Levi 349
Lucy 347
Mary Ann .349
Mary Cordelia 349
Mary Jane 348, 319
Mima 347
Olin S. 350
Orren A. 349
Phebe 1st 347
Phebe 2d 347
Philander C.s 349
Rachel J. 349
Reuben 347
Reuben- 348
Sally 347
Sarah A. 349
Sophronia 34S
Stephen Leland 349
Stillman 319
Vonnie M. 350
Warren 348
William 347
STEVENS
Amos 350
Anna 350
Elizabeth 350
Experience 3.50
Hannah 350
Job 350
Martha 350
Mary Mall 350
William Chase 350
STONE
Abel 355
Abel, Jr. 355
Almira 351
Alvin B. 354
Alvin Benjamin 354
Amanda Almira 354
Amos B. 355
Angeline 3.56
Aurilla 356
Betsey 355
Byron Hubert 357
Charles F. 355
Charles Hardy 357
Chester 351
Chester Hubbard 352
Clara Juliette 357
Clarissa 356
Cornelius Hathaway 354
David 355
Davids 356
David Henry 356
Dianthia Jane 356
Eli 356
Enoch 356
En OS 356
Florilla Eliza 352
Frank A\'arren 357
George Dexter 351
George Dexter' 354
Gilbert 356
Hannah 351, 356
Harriet 3.54
Harriet Almira 352
Harriet L. 354
Ilenrv A. 354
Henry H. 355
Hiram 355, 356
John 356
Josiah 351
Josiah, Dea. 350
Josiah,- Capt. 352_
Josiah Franklin 354
INDEX.
459
STONE (cont.)
Kittle Louise 357
Levi 35.5
Levi Freeman 357
Lucia S. 356
Lucius Cutler 357
Lucy 355
Lucv 2d 350
Luther S. 357
-\Iartha Experience 35t
Martha Rosella 356
Mary Ann 352
Marv Cleora 351
Mary Mazelhi 357
Miriam B. 355
Moses 350
Nancy J. 355
Nancy Malinda 351
Oliver 355
Ora Anaoline 354
Phebe A. 355
Philenda :\Laria 356
Polly 356
Reuben L. 355
Samuel Harvey 355
Samuel Willard 352
Sarah A. 351
Solomon 356
Sophia 356
Stephen Dexter 351
Sylvester Ste\'ens 352
Thomas H. 355
Walter 350
Walter, Jr. 351
Walter^ 351
Walter Weld 351
William Alanson 353
William F. 3.57
William Harrison 351
STOWELL
Albert 358
Allied 358
Amasa 358
Amasa^ 359
Ambrose 358
Austin S. 359
Calvin" 358
Caroline M. 359
David2 3.57
David^ 358
DeWitt Clinton 359
Ebcnezer, Jr. 358
Ebenezers 358
Edwin 358
Elias 358
E valine L. 359
Ezra 3.58
Georjre Henrv 359
Harriet 35S"
Ira 358
Isaacs 358
Israel 35S
Joseph 359
Lucinda N. 359
Maria 358
Martha C. 359
Samuel! 357
Selinda 3.58
Syivanus B. 359
Svlvester F. 3-59
Whitney S. 3.59
STUART
Edmund T. 360
Wentworth 350
Wentworth, Jr. 360
Wentworth Cd 360
STURTEVANT
Abe! 300
Abigail Lewis 361
STURTEVANT (cont.)
Benjamin Thomas 361
Charles 360
Charles Thomas 361
Ella Idaline 361
Georpe Frederick 301
Hannah Elizabeth 301
Henry Willis .361
lliram Smith 361
Job 360
Job2 360
I-ucia Rosina 301
Luthera Eliza .301
IMary Potter 301
Matilda 300
Micah B. 300
Molly 300
Nahum= 360
Nahum Chase 360
Nahum Chase' 361
Sarah C. 360
Zadoek 360
SWINNERTON
Asa .361
Benjamin 301
Betsey 361
Elizabeth 361
TABOR
Phillip 362
TANDY
William 362
TASKER
Addison 364
Arthur K. 364
Benjamin Franklin 364
Betsev 365
Charles 364
Delia J. 301
Dennis Edward 363
Edward L. 364
George 304
George Washing;ton 305
Hannah 363
Hannah Rebecca .303
Harriet Belinda 305
Harvey D. 363
Henry' H. 364
James, Jr. 362
J.^mes' 362
James' 363
James F.o 303
John Baler 303
Jonathan E. 303
Jonathan E.'= 363
Joseph Henry 365
Joseph Henry 2d 305
Lucia 364
Lvdia 304
Martha Elvira 303
Martha Elvira 2d 303
Marv 304
Mary D. 365
Marv Loui.sa 363
Minnie E. 364
Phebe Louisa 365
Rebec-a M. 30?
Robert J. 364
Svlvester 364
Thomas Jefferson 301
TAYLOR
Adaline 366
Betsey 366
Caroline 366
Cephas 366
Charlotte 366
Ehenezer 306
Eleanor 306
Hannah 366
TAYLOR (cont.)
Joseph, Capt. 365
Josejih^ 300
Joseph Sumner 300
Marr-aret 300
Marv 366
Susan 306
Theresa 360
THOMPSON
Allen Dinsmore 307
Bezor 307
Caleb Lorins 367
Chloe Hall 367
Deborah 368
Eliza J. 367
James Riley 367
Lafayette F. 307
Lois 368
Lorin? 366
Louisa 2d 308
Louisa P. 308
Lvdia 367
Marshall -E. .307
Martha Elizabeth 367
Mary Whitten 307
Moses 308
Moses 2d 308
PoUv 307
Ruhamah 308
Ruth 308
Samuel HalP 307
Sarah Hall 307
Sarah Weston 307
Stephen Hall- 307
Susan Emeline 307
Thomas 368
Thomas, Jr. 36b
Zadock 367
THRASHER
Annette Eldora 370
Annie M. 372
Arthur Perry 370
Arthur Perry' 372
Benjamin 368
Benjamin Franklin 37n
Benjamin Franklin'^ 371
Betsev 368
Carlton W. 373
Carri<- May 370
Charles H. 371
Dorothy M. 370
Edwin 370
Ellen 370
Elmer J. 371
Emma E. 371
Ephraim 368
p:sther W. 360
Flora A. 371
Flora H. 372
Francimore 370
Frank P. 371
GeorL'e B. McClcllan 371
Gratia Clyde 372
Hannah 368
Harrv D. 372
Henry 368
Henry Hubbard 370
Ithamar' 370
Jacob, Jr. 368
Jacobs 368 _
James B. .371
John 308
John' 36'>
Katie May 372
Laura 370
Lulu Josephine 372
Lvdia 368
Mabel 372
Manton J. 372
460
HISTORY OF CORNISH.
THRASHER (cont.)
Martha 368
Martha E. 370
Marv SOS
Morris M. 372
Ned 371
Nettie E. 372
Nettie M. 371
Nina L. 372
Olive 30S
Samuel P., Jr. 371
Samuel Powers'" 370
Silvia 300
Wallace P. 371
Wallace P.^ 372
Webster T. 371
Weston M. 372
Wintield Scott 370
TRACY
Abigail Keziah 375
Alfred 374
Andrew 373
Andrew, Capt. 372
Andrew- 37.3
Andrew Averill 375
Anna 373
Calvin 373
Caroline Jennette 375
Caroline Sarah 374
Charles 375
Charles Alden 375
Charles Alonzo 375
Edwin P. 373
Elias 373
Elijah 374
Eliza Maria 375
Elizabeth Quinton 375
Ellen Nancy 377
Emily Norris 375
Evelyn Agnes 375
Fidelia Bingham 375
Franklin Bliss 375
Georse Boardman 374
Harriet N. 373
Jesse 373
Jesse- 375
Jonas P>oardnian 3740
Julia A. 373
Lemuel 373
Lemuel- 373
Levi Nelson 373
Lois Thompson 375
T.ovina Rol)inson 375
Lucy 373
Lucy Ann 375
Marv Ann Freeman 374
Marv S 374
Phebe 373
Rebec-a 374
Ruth 373
Sabra Sliepard 374
Samuel Morev 375
Sarah Eliza 377
Sarah Elizabeth 374
Sarah Maria 373
Sophronia Smith 375
Stephen 373
Stephen^ 374
Stephen Alden 374
Stephen Alden' 375
Sylvester Newton 373
Thomas Thompson 375
Timothv NuttinK 375
Vera Ann 37t, 375
William Baily 377
Willjam Newton 374
TRUELL
George Albert 377
Minnie Mitchell 377
TUCKER
Abegene 377
Abijah 377
Jonathan 377
Lucy 377
Newton 377
Per^ey 377
Rebecca 377
Seth Sumner 377
Silas H. 377
William 377
TUXBURY
Abigail 378
Abigail 2d 378
Albert 378
Almira 378
Dwight 378
Edward 378
Ishmael 377
Mary Ann 378
Sarah Maria 378
TYLER
Charles^ 379
Charles Willis 379
Ephraim5 379
Ephraim» 379
Georire E. 379
Mary Read 379
Russell 379
VINCENT
Archer VV. 380
Earl A. 380
Ethel B. 380
Samuel L., Rev. 380
VINTON
Adaline J. 382
Alice 381
Alonzo R. 382
Betsey 381
Danford 381
Danforde 382
Daniel H. 381
Daniel H.e 382
Dorothy C. 381
Gustavus Adolphus 382
Hannah 381
Harvey 382
Helen V. 382
Henry 382
Henrv C. 383
Huldah A'mira 382
James 381
John 381, 383
John, 5 Maj. 381
Jidia Victoria 382
Maria R. 383
Maria Theresa 382
Martha Jane 383
Mary Ann 382
Mary Slisan 382
Nancy 381
NancV E. 383
Phebe Ann 382
Susan 383
Susan M. 381
Susanna Louisa 382
Sylvia J. 382
WAKEFIELD
Charles Austin 384
Dana 384
Eliza 384
Ja<'ob Judson 384
Jonathan! 383
Jonathan'' 383
T-eland Howard 384
r)r!ena 384
Relsecca 384
WAKEFIELD (cont.)
Roxana 384
Sarah 381
WALKER
Amy I.. 390
Anna Gertrude 387
Arthur M.» 390
Asa Obadiah 391
Carlton W. 390
Charles N. 388
Chester 389
Clara Almira 389
Clarence C. 389
Cvrus 387
Cyrus B. 387
Edith Bertine 387
Eliza Ann 388
Ella Louise 387
Ethan 387
Ethan' 388
Ethvl Emily 387
Frank Cvrus 387
George Albert 387
George V.s 389
George Barstow 388
Grover II. .390
Hattie 389
Henry W.s 389
Henry Warner 388
Herman L. 390
Homer Newton 389
Ida Isabel 387
Ina J. 390
John 387
John J. 389
Joseph Smith 385
Lavinia S. 388
Lizzie J. 390
Louis B. 389
Louis N. 388
Lucia E. .390
Lucinda 389
Luella L. 388
Maggie 389
Maria R. 388
Marie Etta 387
Martin L. 388, 390
Martin L.s 389
Mattie Olla 390
Maude Estella 390
Melvin A.'' 390
Melvin Alanson 388
Moses 387
Mosess 385
:\Ioses7 388
Obadiah' 385
Obadiah< 385
Orren 391
PeterS 385
Ralph Arthur 390
Robert W.5 390
Ruth L. 390
Stella E. 390
Theodore 387
Thomasi 385
Thomas2 385
Truman Ransom 389
Walter E. ,390
William Joseph 387
Willis P. 389
Zelia D. 390
WATSON
Carlton 391
Coralinn 392
Cordelia 392
Fannie Louise 391
George 391
Grace Burke 391
Helena Jerusha 391
INDEX.
461
W ATSO'N (eont.)
John 391
John Cvnis 391
Martha Ann 391
Rhoda 391
Sophia Helen 301
William Lawrence 391
Wilham M. 391
WEU.D
Achsa 393
Achsa Jane 397
Ada Alice 401
Ada E. 401
Ada Mav 30S
Addie A. 397
Albert 395
Albert' 399
Anffie Eliza 39S
Anne 303
Austin Fuller 397
Bela 401
Betsey 393
Charles Dresser 390
Charles Henry 399
Chailes Stevens 395
Chester 392, 393, 401
Chester" 393
Chester Franklin 395
Cornelia A. 394
Cvnthia 393
Daniel 393, 394
Daniel' 394
Daniel^ 397
Daniel H.s 400
Daniel Hamblet 398
Deborah 392
Deborah P. 395
Eben 393, 395
Ebenezer 392, 39i
Edna L. 396
Edson M. 397
Eliza 395, 396
Elizabeth 392, 393
Emily M. 397
Emma Geneive 396
Foster Maynard 396
Frances Ida 400
Frances Maria 400
Frank E. 396
Frank E.s 400
Frank H. 39.S
Frank H." 401
Fred D. 306
Fred Hewett 39S
Fred Norris 399
George 396
George, Jr. 400
George' 400
George W.. Jr. 397
George W.8 397
George Washington 395
Georgiana 400
Gratia 393, 394
Hannah 392, 393
Harvey 395
Harvey 2d 395
Hattie A. 398
Henrv A.s 39S
Henrv Hilliard 401
Hiram B. 396
Hiram M. 395
Hiram M^ 397
Horace 393
Horace' 396
Horace Plj-mpton 396
Ida Mav 400
Israel Foster 394
Israel Foster' 396
Ivan Comings 399
WELD (cont.)
James M. 397
Jennie Maria 306
John 303, 301
John,6 Dea. 302
John' 305, 396
John A. 395
John Fuller 394
Joseph' .392
Katharine F. 394
Katie 398
Lizzie A. 397
Louis Edward 400
Louisa Maria 39r., 40o
Lucinda 393
Lucinda 393
Lucinda Jane 395
Lucy 393, .394, 401
Lucy Jane 400
Lvdia Fuller 397
Martha Etta 400
Martha W. 394
Martin 395
Mary 395
Matilda 393
Milton 393
Minnie A. 397
Miriam 393
Moses 392, 393, 394
Moses" 393
Moses Faulkner .393
Needham A. 394
Nehemiah 392
Nellie Judith 400
Newton 393
Os^ar Deane 400
Pamelia 304
Peleg 302
Pelea^ 394
Peninneh 394
Ruth Mav -101
Sarah 392, 401
Sarah Abbie 400
Sarah L. 394
! Sophronia 395
! Stella Mary 396
Sukev 393
Susanna 394
Susanna B. 394
Timothy 392, 401
Walter .392, 401
Walter, Jr. 401
Willard 393
WiUard' 395
William Pitt 304
Zebina 401
WELLMAN
Albert Erasmus 404
Albert Erasmus' 406
Althea 403
Barnard 403
Catharine Hamblet 404
Clara Emily 406
Eliza 401
Fidelia 404
Gracia Adeline 403
Horace Barnard 405
lsaac2 403
James, Rev. 401
James2 403
James Albert 406
James Ripley 403
James Ripley, Jr. 404
James Ripley^ 404
Joshua 1st 403
Joshua 2d 403
Joshua Barnard 403
Joshua Barnard' 404
Joshua Wyman 404
WELLMAN (cont.)
Lemuel 403
Loui.se Caroline 406
Lucy 403, 40)
Martha 403
Mary 404
Mary Sophia 404
Phebe Aurilla 404
Sarah 403
Solomon 40.J
Solomon, Jr. 404
Solomon- 404
WESTGATE
Abigail 40S
Adoniram J. 409
Ahial 408
Ahial^ 410
Anna Waite 408
Benjamin 407
Betsey 407, 408
Brownell 407
Daniel Cole 410
David 407
Davids 409
David G. 409
David GilTord 409
Earl 407,408,411
Ear!^ 407
Earl' 407, 409
EarP 409
Edward J.' 411
Eliza J. 410
Elzi Randall 410
Elzi Wardner 408
Elzi Wardner' 410
Eri 408
Eri Kendall 410
Florence Mav 411
George 406. 407, 408
George^ 400
Gertrude Elizabeth 411
Hannah 407
Harriet R. 409
Harvey 408
Isaac Stratton 408
Isaac Williams 409
Isaac Williams'' 4-11
Jabez H. 409
John 407, 408
John' 406
Joseph 407
Jo,seph-i 408
Joseph Earle 409
Joseph P. 409
Julia Annie 410
Lucy Ann 409
Lvdia 407, 408
Marcia A. 410
Maria L. 409
]\Iarion Alice 411
Marion E. 411
Martha 408
Martha Elizabeth 410,411
Mary 400, 407
Mary Emma 410
Marv Jane 409
Matilda Jane 409
Moses W. 409
Nathaniel Waite 408
PoUv 407
Priscilla 406, 407
Rebecca 407
Rebecca W. 409
Sallv 408
Sarah Edith 4 10
.Stratton Wri^'ht 410
Simie Livona 411
William 407
William E.^ 411
462
HISTORY OF CORNISH.
WESTGATE (cont.
William Earl 410
William Svlvani.s 410
Willie Edward 411
WHIPPLE
Benjamin 411
Harvey 411
Jacob 431
Rhoda 411
WHITE
Aaron 412
Aaron- 413
Aaron Smith 413
Aaron Smith' 414
Abicail 412
Achsa 413
Acbsa M. 41o
Benjamin 413
Betsey 412
Betsev L. 414
Calista 413
Caroline E. 413
Chester H. 414
E.iza Wanlner 414
Ellen 413
Esther 412
Esther E. 413,415
Frank Lorenzo 414
Franklin F. 414
Freeman 413
Georpre A. 415
Hannah 412
Hannah A. 414
James 412
John 412, 413
John= 413
Johns 414
Lavinia 413
I,eonard 412
Lizzie S. 414
Lois 413
Louisa L. 415
I.uev E. 413
Marria M. 415
Marsvlvia A. 414
Marv 412
Moses 412
Nellie A. 415
Newell Delevan 414
Noah P. 412
Noah P. 3 413
OlivcrJ 412
Or.-on 412
Phebe E/eline 414
Reberra 413
Reuben B. 412
Reuben B.3 413
Roxy 412
Sabra Ella 415
Samuel I>. 415
Sarah E. 414
Sarepta 413
StillmanB. 413
Stiliman B.^ 415
Susanna 412
Thomas 412
Viola M. 414
William 415
WHITING
Elijah 416
Nathan 415
Nathan, or. 416
Phebe 415
Sallv 416
WHitTAKER
Adaline CJladys 410
John 416
Jonathan Clark 416
Marv Lillian 416
WHITTEN
Anna 417
Eleanor 417
Hannah 417
John 416
John, Jr. 417
Mercy "417
Samuel 417
WHITTLESEY
Anna 417
Carohnc Hall 41S
Ellen 4 IS
Esther Mills 417
Harriet Maria 4 IS
Helen Maria 418
Henrv Newton 418
T,ewis Alfred 418
Lur>v Ann 417
MarV Lvdia 417
Newton 417
Sarah Jate 418
William 418
William Mills 418
WICKWIRE
Samuel 418
WILEV
Fitch R. 418
Frank D. 418
George E. 418
Harrv A. 418
LoisM. 418
Marv E. 418
WILLIAMS
Abijah, Jr. 419
Abijah2 419
Abiiahs 420
Albert Gordon 420
Almira 420
Ann Janett 420
Anna 419
Asenath 419
Betsev 420
Carrie Ardella 422
Charles' 420
Clarence Herbert 421
Edena 421
Edward 420
Ella E. 421
Ellen 420
Elvira 419
Emma 421
Frances Hawes 420
Francis 420
George Henry 421
Geortre Philander 420
Geor.TC Philander' 421
Hannah 419
Harvev Beriah 421
Hazen 420
Henrietta E. 420
Henrv Beriah 421
Joseph P. 421
Julia 421
Keziah 419
Marcia Luthera 421
Marv 420
Marv Ida 422
Mattie H. 420
Nancv i22
Nettie Gates 422
()r\-ille Brewster 422
Philo 421
Pollv 419
Rebecca 419
Samuel 419
Sarah 419
Stephen 419
Stephen^ 420
Stephen' 420
WILLIAMS (cont.)
Stephen, Jr. 1st 420
Susan 419
Sylvester 421
L'rsula 422
Wilham 421
WILSON
Joel 422
Patience 422
Robert 422
Stephen 422
Tamison 422
Zadock 422
WITHERELL
D. Gerrv 422
Elwvn W. 422
Harrv D. 422
WOOD
Ande L. 427
Ariel K.2 423
Arthur L. 42-v
Arthur L.' 427
Benjamin 423
Bert A. 427
Blanche E. 427
Constant 423
Egbert O. 425
Emejine Eliza 425
Ernest C. 427
Frederick L. 427
Hannah 423
Herbert E. 427
Jacob P. 423-
Joseph, Capt. 427
Julia Ann 425
Lucy Ann 425
Lucy Duncan 423
Lyman 423
I;yman D. 42^
Lvman D.' 426
Mahala 423
Marv Ann 423
MarV Atm 2d 423
Mer-v 423
Minnie S. 426
Reuben 423
Reuben, Jr. 423
Robert 423
Susan 423
Willard 423
William S. 423
WOODBURY
Isaiah 427
Isaiah Eldridw 427
John 427
Lois 427
Louisa Jane 427
Martha 427
WRIGHT
Amos B. 428
Andrew P. 428
Charles F. 428
Ella F. 428 .
Horace 428
Horace L. 428
John B. 428
Mariam S. 428
Marv Jane 428
William H. 428
WYMAN
Addison Pinneo 430
Ann Elizabeth 431
\rthur Milton 431
Beniamin 434
Betsev 434
Betsev C. 430
Charles Edward 431
Chester Leander 431
Edward 429, 431
INDEX.
463
WYMAN (cotit.)
Edward Dorr 434
Edward Newell 430
Edward XewclP 431
Edward W. 429
Erastus Newton 431
Frances Louisa 431
Francis' 428
Georae M. 431
Hannah 434
Harve\- 434
Hiildah 434
Jesse 434
Jesse^ 433
Jesse Orville 433
Jesse Orvill.-s 434
Joanna 434
Jonathan 433
Jonathan^ 433
Jonathan* 434
Joshua 430
Joshua^ 42S
Joshua" 429
Joshua Barnard 429
Lizzie Levina 434
Lucy Marietta 429
Martha Abifiail 433
Mary Dorr 434
Marv Loiiisa 433
Milton 429
Milton'' 431
Miriam 429
Miriam Althea 429
Nellie lAicy 434
Orvilla A. 431
Pamelia Frost 429
Phebe 429, 434
Phebe G. 433
Pollv 434
Sallv 434
WYMAN {cont.)
Sarah H. 433
Sarah Wellman 429
Saul 429
Saul" 430
Sophia 429
Warren 434
William F. 433
William Gridley 434
YORK
Addie M. 436
Allen3 436
Amos Hiram 437
Arthur W. 436
Benjamin^ 435
Betsey 435
Charles 435
Charles E. 436
Clayton Elmer 437
Collins 435
Daisv L. 436
Elizabeth 435
Ella E. 436
Elmer Ellsworth 436
Elmer Ellsworth^ 437
Emma Laura 436
Esther 435
Ethel 437
Fanny 435
Fred 436
Geortre 436
Hattie L. 436
Hattie M. 436
Hiram H.^ 436
Ida Eldora 436
Ira J. 436
Jennie E. 436
John Q.'i 436
YORK (cont.)
Lillian R. 436
Lui ia May 436
Lyman 435
Maria 435
Maria C. 436
Marion Alice 437
Martha I.avina 436
Raymond 437
Sabra 435
Sarah J. 436
Tirzah 435
Uriah- 435
WiUiami 435
Zebedee 435
YOUNG
Abigail 437
Alice 437
Amos Stevens 438
Ann Sophia 437
Bernice Olive 438
Christopher 438
Elizabeth 437
Emeline E'^perience 437
Frances Caroline 438
Georee Abel 438
Georie Sanford 437
Hiram Chester 437
Irl Vincent 438
Lyman 437
Marv r.uthera 437
Mehitable 437
Pollv 437
Ruth Alice 438
Sanford? 437
Sarah Elizabeth 438
Thomas 437
Weslev Allen 438
William Elmer 438
William Henry 438
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